Countdown: (Hope & Jim Joe, Snapshots of Home)

7 days until Vassar

I managed to pack only 20-something pairs of shoes

I call that skills, and restraint

besides missing all the shoes I'm leaving behind,

I'm going to miss Jim Joe, his wisdom

and his knack for always having the perfect message for me

wherever I go, he's like that best friend that gives the greatest advice,

he always reminds me to keep on truckin',

even on the most unbearable days

Beau also keeps me smilin',

I always have my camera

just in case one of my favorite men pay me a visit

IloveyouJimJoe

Inspirational messages might be at their best in Willyb

At Vassar I get all of my hope and inspiration from

the ladies at the Deec (my surrogate moms)

or whoever is making omelets,

I can't complain, I miss those egg white dreams.