the blur: what a week.

this has been an extraordinary week of people.  the first week of school is always a reminder of how much i simply love to see so many different kinds of people every single day (in hindsight that is).  you see, while i love being flung into that consistent byu culture, which feels more like a melting pot to me than it probably does to most people, it's also a week of unusual adjectives.

this week, i laughed so hard i cried; i ate the most glorious breakfast - twice.  i almost brought a hammer to campus just so i could smash the microwave (jfsb basement) that i could not for my life figure out how to use.  there was a day that made me so sick to my stomach that i sprawled on my bedroom floor for over an hour before crawling into bed.  i reconnected with a few potential kindred spirits (on that note, i think it's about time for an anne of green gables marathon soon, don't you?).  although a huge improvement from last year, i found myself almost entirely lost three times.  i made several chillingly large decisions, with only the threat of tears.  i realized the possibilities tied to the fact that my twenty-first birthday is in two months, and the potentials almost made me hyperventilate.  i experienced that knife-to-the-back sensation when you understand that no matter how much you want something, the obtaining is completely out of your control.  i scheduled an appointment with the internship coordinator for next tuesday - talk about scary!  i awoke to a quarter-sized black spider directly above my nose, and i probably would have died if beth hadn't come along.  oh yeah, and i ran four miles (yay, me!).

i think that gives at least a feel for the emotional roller coaster this week has been.  after all was said and done, i now know where all of my classes are (not to mention the indoor track and weight room).  luckily, there were a few blessed people that stabilized my week a tad bit:

sprint boy: we could never really decide upon an approximate age, but he was hysterical.  after natalie's subconscious made the choice to put her phone through the washer, we found ourselves sitting for nearly an hour listening to his bored ramblings (on a friday night).  i very nearly gifted the flower sticky notes in my purse after he asked for the needed number fifteen times.

julia:  meet the beautiful italian waitress (who, of course, works at olive garden).  she gave us way more cheese than was wanted or needed and i loved her for it.  she called us "my love" in italian (we think), "her pretties," and told us more than once to "enjoy life and hold on to our credit cards!"  truthfully, through her incredible accent and flamboyant eye makeup, i caught only about two-thirds of what she said.

allison: a new friend in my advanced family processes class in a very similar life situation with the portrayal of an entirely more firm grip on life than i can admit to possess this week.  a short little conversation after class and my motivation and confidence in my decision-making ability bounced back up to a little above normal.  don't you love when you need someone to just show you that it's possible to take the next few steps and they land right in one of your classes?  i do.

so that's the week!  and now that i'm slightly more settled in a routine, i won't be doing anymore week-long sum-ups {hopefully}.  now to conquer the world!  ...and do some homework.  :)