Feelin' Fine

You know that moment when you have a lot to do, but it all seems do-able, and you feel energized about it all? That was me 15 minutes ago feverishly writing this blog post in my head. So here's how today has gone down thus far.


*This entry is full of me finding joy in the little things. Seriously, prepared to be enlightened.


This morning, I woke up at 7ish. Since I have been back at school (Tuesday) I have woken up before my alarm every time. I think this is an awesome little treat! I have some anxiety about being late, and my body wakes up, looks at the clock, and says "Hey, just wanted you to see, you have another [2 hours, 30 minutes, 2 minutes] left to sleep. Enjoy!" It's great! Like a nap you don't have to plan any more time for and since I'm not in deep sleep, I know I won't miss the alarm. That happened this morning  before my 8:30 appointment in the health center. I was prompt and bundled because it is extremely windy and snowy here today. I don't know how much snow has fallen though because it's whipping around like a rodeo. I sat down with a very kind nurse practitioner, who's name, regretfully, I did not learn, and explained everything to her. 


I kind of enjoy the freedom of a doctor's office. When I'm talking to my friends about being sick, I never want to tell them what's actually going on so they don't have some horrific mental image of me. Euphemisms are entirely unnecessary in a doctor's office. You just say what the truth is and it's their job not to giggle or make a face about it. That's pretty cool. Not long after that, I was out of there and headed to my 8:55 math class. 


I had emailed my professor the day before and told her I would be late and why and she was so sweet about the whole thing. I had been in her class once and in her email she said she would be praying for me and my whole team to be feeling better and that she would gladly take my homework at the end of class. [another point for Christian universities]. 
I was nervous about class because we were one seat short last class period. The fear was that I would have to loudly drag a chair over and squish around an already full table and make a big scene while she was trying to teach. 
Last time, I sat in the back row (of 3) on the left side so it was like this:
{edge of room} [seat] [me] [seat] [seat] {aisle} [seat] [seat] [seat] [seat] {edge of room}
Of course, all those seats were full around me. 
So here we go, I walk in maybe 6 minutes late and the seat I was in before was empty. My heart was warm! I liked that a lot because we are all creatures of habit and how great it was not to have to scan the room awkwardly for an open chair. To me it said, "Hey you, welcome to the class! We left a seat for you!" Perfect.


Then it was time for chapel. I sat with me very good friend Malesa and my suitie Liz. Dr Jim "Umfundisi" Lo spoke about complacency in our hearts from Amos 6:1 which says, from the NIV, 
"Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come!"


Then, I went to CVS to get my prescription filled. I didn't have a snow scraper in my car and I was nervous about having to drive around for a parking spot upon returning. I know that's stupid, but that really gets me for some reason. Slowly but surely, I made it to CVS and got Gatorade (electrolytes), pens, pretzels (carbohydrates), beef jerky (protein, baby), my prescription, and an ice scraper for my car. I drove back and to my surprise, my spot was still there! I don't know how many other crazy cats are driving around campus today, but that was a primo spot. 


All of these dorky, warm, fuzzy moments to say that God has really been looking out for me in ways that speak to me. He's pretty awesome like that. Also, because it's cold today, I wore my new Carhartt jacket, the Carhartt hat I got last Christmas that is so comfy cozy I sometimes sleep in it, my favorite t-shirt, and a good old flannel shirt. All of those things, Manchester Orchestra's album "Simple Math" playing while I blog, and sipping on Gatorade makes for a pretty awesome Friday. What can I say, I know how to party. Also, I know my head is in a weird place but I was trying to eliminate the glare from my glasses. 


I have one more class today and it's history. This class scares me quite a bit but I am willing to buckle down and do the work. Unless I have a D in there in 3 weeks, then I'll probably drop it. But hey, we will cross that bridge if we come to it. 

This weekend, I am going to finish my application to Arrowhead to see if I can work there this summer. During Dr. Lo's sermon he was talking about floating downstream in a kayak. Arrowhead has a lake not a river but thinking about being out there on the still water in a kayak is the most peaceful thing. Wonderful. Also, this weekend I will write at least one post about the Dominican. I Promise!