Some say life is a beezy.. maybe she's just misunderstood

So what I should be doing right now: studying.  What I should not be doing right now: blogging.
Glad we're clear on that.

This quarter has been a bit different than the others.  The polarity of the good and bad times was often painfully apparent and it seemed that all of my dear friends have had their own struggles.  Struggles ranged from mild annoyances to major life-identity issues.  We had to deal with living situations, workloads that were completely more than we ever thought we could handle, illnesses, family circumstances, our immediate and distant futures, to name a few.  Not to say this is harder than anything the world faces on a daily basis.  It was just new to us.  We all felt like we started growing up about twenty months ago and that the world insisted that we finish growing up-- now.

As cliche as it sounds, the victories were sweet.  They could not be overshadowed by the problems we faced, even if it felt like it at the time.

Today (like this past hour), I received what feels like the best news I have heard in awhile.  I may have a lab research position for summer and/or fall.  And it was all because I decided to go to a professor's office hours to review a midterm.. and happened to ask about research as I was walking out the door.

I often felt bitter towards God this quarter because the lows felt so low.  And when things were good I felt extremely grateful.  I know that as a Christian and as a person I need to work on this.  I need to learn to accept and deal with the bad times more efficiently.

The bad times, however, taught me so much about my family.  By family, I mean those related to me by genetics and those related to me by choice.  Everyone was so incredibly encouraging, loving and caring to me (and each other) through these times.  So to each and every one of you who I called to cry to or to tell good news to (while I talked at the speed of light), to those who have hugged me on a bad day, sent me a text to make me smile, or just listened to me babble, THANK YOU.

"Hold on to spinning around, Confetti falls to the ground, May these memories break or fall" --Taylor Swift.  And, yes, I have had the time of my life "fighting dragons" with all of you.  And it's just the beginning.