I Am

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My name is Amanda.
Amanda Marie Heck.

I am currently 20 years old. I was born October 8, 1996. I love October. Not just because I was born in that month, but because October is a time of autumn breezes, smoky skies, orange and red leaves, crunchy twigs underfoot, ghosts and black cats, costumes and cadence, magic and mystery, birthday cake and hot chocolate.

I love multi-colored pens, mochas, and making stories.

I love visiting new coffee shops, driving with the windows up and music loud.

I love books - the smell, touch, presence. I love Bibles.

I love leather-bound journals, locking diaries, rustling pages.

I love shoes that click, boots that crunch, heels that primly clip across tile.

I love cobblestone paths, pine-needle forest floors, sticky sand beaches.

I love the whispering waves of the ocean, the caw of seagulls, the kiss of salty air.

I love the coolness of sheets, the blinking of the stars, the cradling of the moon.

I love cloudy days, rain speckled windows, and coffee mugs.

I love latte art, the color blue, and the printing of words on pages.

I love pretty handwriting, freewheeling doodles, and purple ink.

I love Disney, particularly Winnie the Pooh.

I love pencil pouches, stickers, glasses, and inky fingerprints.

I love synonyms and adjectives and swirly calligraphy.

I love text messages with meaning and my name being used.

I love castles and sparkly dresses and glass shoes that fit. 

I love pink pencils, scattered notebooks, colorful sticky notes.

I love the eyelashes of horses, the spots of cows, the whiskers of cats.

I love dolphins and owls and foxes.

I love silver rings and opal stones and the image of jewels braided into hair.

I love writing letters and stamps on envelopes and 'I love you's.'

I love smiles and freckles and crooked noses.

I love hard-packed earth and a good pair of running shoes.

I love Owl City and poetry and jotting notes down.

I love remembering names and drinking water and sifting through old books.

I love. I live. I am.

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