Finals are upon us and you can tell everyone is just itching to shed these heavy burdens and skip towards spring! Spring Break! The sun! A new Quarter! (Well...maybe not 'skipping' toward that last one), but still: a sense of newness will refresh.
I really need to be preparing, studying, writing that last paper, cramming some more and hoping it coherently falls onto my blue book tomorrow. But as I attempt to pry winter quarter's icy fingers from my arm I get simple, yet life-giving, blasts of fresh air in the meantime:
*friends willing to listen to late-night anxieties
*friends putting off 10 page papers to indulge in some Wii Rockband with me
*a ridiculously understanding boyfriend who is willing to sit and color with me when I've all but lost my marbles and patience with life
*prayers that remind me of what a blessing it is to be able to study and learn - and that I really do love it (however, I will never admit that I love finals...)
*and said boyfriend...coming over this morning to make me breakfast so I could focus better on my studies with Smarties because I'm smart and can make it, and vitamin water to help sustain me through the rest of finals week...I was almost teary-eyed.
Love. Love is bigger than my groanings and moanings about finals and it's nice to be reminded of that every once in a while.
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