God is good. Life is good.
Flashback: Please squint your eyes until the screen goes blurry and hum some flashback music to yourself...
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The long weekend was pretty darn fantastic! It was wonderful to see everyone again and I got to spend some quality time with Grant before he had to go back. I am really thankful for that mini-break in the midst of school chaos. It even helped me with my assignments! Even though I skipped my classes on the Tuesday after... Seriously though, I'm not even kidding, the long weekend helped me with school! Not even for the rest, but for the experience. I had a short story due the Wednesday after the long weekend and I had tried for weeks to get it done but it just wasn't working. Eight different attempts with completely different plots and ideas later... I said good bye to Grant at the airport. Seemingly unrelated, right? Yes and no. I'm really quite awful when it comes to goodbyes. It didn't help to know that I wasn't going to see him again for quite some time. Anyway, we said goodbye at the airport and I left and headed home. I was a mess! I hate crying, but sometimes it's unavoidable. I got home and I had this assignment looming over my head and I still didn't have any ideas that would work... I nearly gave up. (It's harder to write fiction than you think!) In a desperate attempt to both feel better and get my homework done, I started to write about my experience at the airport. After changing some minor details and using up a lot of Kleenex, my story was finished and I was satisfied with it. When I got it back the following class, my entire workshop group had loved it and my prof did too. It even made my mom cry when she read it. I find it kind of funny how something so discouraging and unhappy (such as saying goodbye to someone you love at an airport) can have such a positive outcome, indirectly.
Back to now... (to end flashback, repeat directions above - same for beginning flashback)
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So there are only 7 days left 'til classes are over... YAY! That means I only have one french class (BIGGEST YAY EVER) left and one french lab, two english 209 classes, and two english 212 classes left. The end of the semester is so close I feel like I could almost reach out and tangibly touch it. The only thing that mildly puts a damper on things is that I still have exams after that. Though, in all honesty, I have a lot to be thankful for there too. I am taking three courses, but only 2 have final exams. My english 209 final looks like it's going to be fairly straightforward, but I am absolutely terrified for my french exam. Given the class history, I say I have reason to be scared. It's in God's hands. We'll see what happens.
Christmas is coming! People are almost coming home again! A bunch of us are going to see Trans Siberian Orchestra this Friday! My mom is loving her new job and she's really interested in making Christ a bigger part of her life! My mom's been coming to church! She asked for a bible for Christmas (which is totally happening)!
All in all, I think I've got a lot to be thankful for. It might even snow today! I think the best way to end is the way I started.
God is good. Life is good.
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God is good. Thanks for the reminder. I loved your story. Thanks for letting me read it. Yay for snow and Christmas and TSO! God is doing some exciting things in your family. It makes me more excited to see what he's going to do next. See you tonight!
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