Here comes the sun.

"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

So you know how you have those days where everything goes wrong, one thing and after another? Your alarm doesn't go off, you spill your coffee, you leave an assignment in your room, maybe you argue with a friend or find out some devastating news. Well, its interesting how bad days can be SO bad, and the bad keeps coming.. but what is more interesting, is how good days can be so good and the good just keeps coming.

Like today, for instance. Today is my favorite day so far in March. And I'll tell you why. My brother is better, today. Not yesterday, not the day before, but today. Just like a light switch, he's back and he's better. That is the most important part of today.

My fridge is fixed. The metal plugs are out of my wall. (both, thanks to Samir from Johnson B). My assignments from the beginning of the week which made Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday a living hell.. are complete.

Also, out of all the days we've had so far this year.. today speaks Spring. Sure, we've had a few other days that were a little warmer than most.. but today is the warmest, sunniest day we've had all year. SPRING IS HERE.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week were 3 of the worst days I've had in awhile. I didn't get sleep one night for staying up late to finish something and then experienced anxiety due to having to be up in 3 hours for desk. I can't sleep if I know I have to be up in 3 or 4 hours. The combination of being bogged down with tests, papers, and work all in the same week combined with coming off my Spring Break high and also my family worries made Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday horrible. BUT - today.. today is wonderful.

I feel in my heart this may be the beginning to better times. I feel hopeful, happy, and a little more content about the future (near future, at least). It is true though, that we never know what the future holds. So, though I have a very positive outlook, I want to focus on now. Because, I LOVE today.

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift. Thats why they call it the PRESENT." - Lil Wayne

And what better a way to celebrate today, than with St. Patricks Day? No, I'm not Irish. No, I'm not Catholic. But I will celebrate and partake in this wonderful holiday.. maybe not the way it was intended to be celebrated, but I'm celebrating the way they will at Dill tonight, and at every other bar in the country.

Today could not be better.

Like we used to.

Last night was a refreshing, fun, and and hilarious time. I spent time with my dear friends Christa Clouse, Katie Yonts, Stevie Carnes, and Malia Duty. We missed Holly and Jenni Reynolds.. or wait, Jenni Verstraeten! But had a blast nonetheless!

When we used to get hype off Monster and sugar, we now got hype off.. well, more adult beverages.

With the all the conversation, laughter, and quotes from the night.. the best part was simply being with these friends I've had since elementary and junior high school. It was like the old days in junior high with nights spent together. This makes me smile. And though we've all done different things and had new experiences, last night wasn't much different than those nights in junior high. We still had food, we still laughed, and we still enjoyed being together. It seems even as we go different ways and don't see each other as often, we still always find each other and find time to be together. And that, makes me very happy. :)

A taste of home

This afternoon, I enjoyed a wonderful lunch with my good friends Greylor and Natasha Charles. We decided to try Sitara, the new Indian cuisine restaurant in Muncie.

I couldn't help but smile when I walked in the door - it smelled like the homes of my good friends Krupa Dave, Chirag Patel, and Darshi Bosamia. This warmer weather mixed with these smells made me think of summer days spent with friends from home and days past enjoying the outdoors and then eating together. The food was lovely and such a nice treat from the monotony of campus food.

I'll definitely be eating there again.