Bilbo Lander?

It's Thursday, Thursday, Thursday! To all my faithful readers (I have those, right??), you know what that means! A NEW BLOG POST! Now, not to disappoint any of y'all, but this one will have to be a little bit shorter. Why, you ask? Well, against my own will, I slept in late today... Until 11:45! I absolutely detest getting up any later than 9 usually, and it seems as if I broke that little chain as of lately. But not this morning...

So immediately after doing this, I am going to jump in the shower, go to work, file me some insurance papers, get off work and pick my little brother up, head to the band hall for practice, head to the ag barn for FFA stuff (duh), then head home to both pack for my upcoming weekend excursion to College Station and finish up my summer reading assignment.

Maybe I'm still a little too analytical of my British literature, but I think I am quite like Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit! You see, before the thirteen dwarves and one wizard show up on his doorstep, he wasn't quite sure he was capable of any adventures. He was far too timid, preferred staying home with his food and pipe, and was much more likely to have a nightmare about going five miles from home than plundering from a sleeping dragon. But alas, he got involved with this quest and was very much the hero throughout the book.

Now, I'm not saying that I'm a hero, but I do feel that I have become a person with a much more active personality. Prior to becoming involved in FFA, really, I was perfectly content with just staying home and either playing video games or reading a book. I, like Mr. Baggins, wasn't all too keen on adventure unless it involved cake or something of the sort. But once I got dragged into "adventure" (FFA) by my brother and first ag teacher, I discovered that I was meant to be a much more engaged individual. I love being busy and if there isn't more than three things on my schedule, then something is wrong!

I still enjoy eating cake, and a day off is fine if used in careful moderation, but I must say that I love the new me rather than the old me! Once you find what adventure is calling you to attention, then take hold of the opportunity and look back with no regrets! Who knows - you may find your own magical ring or Arkenstone in the process!

"'Go back?'" he thought. "'No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!'" - Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit