I feel very content, and it feels very good.
I also feel very proud of myself, which is probably silly.

My birthday was yesterday (Friday), and I didn't get mad at anyone (well, I didn't STAY mad at anyone). I didn't get upset or cry irrationally ONCE, and I generally had a good day. I got up for our lovely family tradition at six something in the morning.. and quickly went back to bed. I then proceeded to sleep until around one, which felt amazing. Once I got up, I got a phone call from a flower place and had to wait for my floral delivery from my dad.. That was a nice surprise. :) Once the flowers arrived, I returned my long overdue movies to Blockbuster and finally mailed my transcript request to Canton. I also went to Old Navy to get a new pair of jeans, since I ripped my favorite pair. After I got home, I got ready and went out to dinner with my family + Jessica (Paul's girlfriend) and had a surprisingly pleasant time. Paul and I got along really well, which is always nice, and I enjoyed Jessica's company more than I ever have. We then came home and watched the Wings' game, and I opened my presents.. My mom got me a really nice bag, a tablet that I really wanted, and a crochet pattern book for adorable Japanese animals.. Pete gave me a 16 gb USB drive and some cash.. Paul gave me a PostSecret book, a Bob Dylan CD, and a hoodie from my really embarrassing, favorite TV show (hahah).. Jessica even got me a couple of books: The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically, both by A. J. Jacobs, who I just found out shares my birthday, oddly enough. They were all very kind gifts, and I was actually kind of surprised at how much I appreciated them all.

Priya had asked me to text her when I got up this morning, to see if we could grab breakfast, but I slept until two in the afternoon, so I assumed she had already left for IU.. That was dumb on my part, however, because she apparently hadn't.. Anyway, I slept until two and then cleaned my room. I got an arm chair that no one was using in our house and it's in my room now. It's currently a really hideous shade of mauve, but I'm hoping to learn to reupholster it sometime.. Maybe a nice zebra print.. ;) I also did some laundry, hung everything up on my walls, played with my tablet, and started reading my new PostSecret book.. Very eventful day..

Tomorrow I plan on sleeping as long as I want yet again, finishing my laundry, and making headway on my Spring Arbor album. I really want to finish it soon. I've taken a rather long pause, and I need to finish it up.. I think I only have ten pages to go.

This week I should be working tons, but I don't want to jinx myself.. Hah. Aside from that, I may be going to Ann Arbor at some point, I will hopefully be able to watch some HP with Anthony, and I'm heading back to Spring Arbor on Friday for Blue G'Noo. I'm excited to spend time with my Core more than anything.. Kyle won't be there, which is a huge bummer. I've been kind of disappointed in a few of my Spring Arbor friends lately, and I'm trying not to be.. Hopefully seeing them will remind me of how much I actually like them... Hahah.

I really miss Jessica Werth these days.. I miss talking to her about stuff that she just gets. I can't wait for it to be summer so that I can see everyone again.. It'll probably be a strange summer.. I have a feeling it will be weird, but I'm hoping it won't be. I don't even know how much I'll really be around.. I'm officially going to Dallas in May, and supposedly Seattle in August or September.. I'm really excited about those things. :)

I'm making good progress on my list-writing.. I'm hit kind of a block at around 50 things.. If you have any suggestions, PLEASE, let me know!