Yesterday was not my best day. It's kind of like God laughed when I said I had perspective, and sent me a few minor meltdowns to prove, once again, that I am a mere mortal. I got overwhelmed by my many tedious deadlines (ironic thing is I've met almost all of them between work and school), and was telling this to Amy on my way to Athens when I got flagged down by a cop. During a confusing situation of cars stalled on the interstate, I apparently made the wrong choice, and pissed off this cop royally. He yelled (and dropped the 'f' bomb), but thankfully, he let me go. However, I couldn't stop crying for almost the whole ride. I almost cried again when I stopped by a woman's office for a signature at an agreed upon time, and she was already in a scheduled meeting. All of that, plus the rain, and the sweat, and the wandering around campus stalking employees, and my already foul and stressed mood did not make for a winning combination. I came close to telling off a pretentious Honors student, and then got stuck in another accident on the way home. All of this griping is to say, that even when I can't get past the little things for one day, I am surrounded by great people. Not only did Amy listen to my petty complaints, she comforted me during my rain of tears, and sent me gorgeous flowers to cheer me up. She's a good sister. Ted took me to Willy's (my favorite, his less than favorite), and let me watch Muppet Treasure Island even though I'm sure it was mildly painful for him. The rain continued for the night, but when their power went out, he sat on the porch with me and held my hand and watched the rain with me.
1/17/12 I'm Thankful...
1. for small problems rather than big ones and people to care about me enough to listen to them.
2. that it wasn't me in those accidents. I think everyone was alright, though.
3. for rainy nights, and the relative calm that can come with them.
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