Accidental Reunions and Other Ramblings

Ever had one of those days when seeing a friendly face is all you need.  Where you had a weekend of feeling like you were run over with a steam roller and even though it's a Monday, you know today is going to be better because your stomach feels the teeniest bit better.  No?  Just me?  Well then...awkward

BUT!  I had one of those Mondays.  I was recovering from the weekend from health...heck.  To put it quite mildly.  My body decided that starting Thursday it would wage war against me.  Did I decide to recognize this?  No.  Not until Saturday.  And even then I didn't really understand why my body craved my bed so much.  However, I didn't mind it...until 5:30 Sunday morning rolled around and I began contemplating if it would be worth having a stomach implant.  Still a though...wonder if they do that...hmmm...research time...

But I digress.  Today I just knew I needed some friendly faces.  And the day started out well.  I got to see some of my lovely Divine Comedy friends and received happy news and loving thoughts and tons of gratitude.  Which made my day, to be sure.

Then, as I was rushing to get to a test review, I saw my lovely friend Stephanie, who just has the ability to make any day a little sunshinier because that is who she is.  Seriously, if the sun stopped shining, we could put that girl up in the sky and she could keep the earth going with her happy, bubbly personality.

THEN, after I got out of class I LITERALLY ran into my good friend Sara.  Like, on purpose I collided with her just for funsies.  And we talked and chatted and giggled like we are five because well, let's be honest folks, I am, and I just had a lovely time.

Oh, and I got to spend some quality time with my lovely roommate Lynette tonight.  I am going to miss our quality time.  Silly girl, thinks she has to graduate.

Now how, you are asking, is this a success?

Well, BECAUSE I contemplated not getting out of bed this morning.  I thought about just revelling in my illness-filled life and wallowing.  Wallow wallow wallow, that is all I wanted to do.

BUT, I decided that not only are my grades more important than that, but I am more important than that.  I don't have to let this stupid illness control me.  I can decide to go out and live a day and not let life get me down.  Darn it all.  And I can do it and look good too!

So I got up, got dressed, put on my "amazing" pin (thank you final cut film festival) and I braved the world.  Because I am brave and I am amazing and I can do this.

So thank you lovelies for reminding me of that.

Success

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