I just got off of one of the best 12-3 shifts I’ve had in a long time. Not that they aren’t always exciting, but this time around I actually had people to talk to. Thanks to Jimmy and Kristen for hanging out for some good conversation.

For the first time in a long time everything seems to be going right in my life. I’m actually working hard for my grades, I’m enjoying all of the activities I do for my various organizations (for the most part), and I’ve met a great girl. After some not so fortunate events, I spent so much time last year–and especially last semester–trying to figure things out and make them alright again. The thing is, once I finally stopped trying to figure everything out and make stuff happen, things took care of themselves. Isn’t that the way it always goes?

Conversations like the ones I just had at the desk really help me to realize how much the last few months have helped me grow as a person. I finally feel like I have a grasp on my life and what I want, something I haven’t felt in a long time. Sure classes are really starting to get on my nerves, but there are things that make it all worthwhile. And for a change I’m actually appreciating those things rather than taking them for granted.

I’ve started–well OK, I’ve been headed–down the path of a new relationship recently. I’ve had a habit in the past of jumping from one thing to the next without really taking time for myself in between. The last several months I’ve spent trying to figure out what I want and where I want to be in my life. I’ve come a long way from my low points of last semester and in that time I feel like I’ve really been able to get my head on straight. Then this new relationship came out of nowhere and it couldn’t be better. It just feels different somehow. It’s new, exciting, wonderful, and yes, if I’m completely honest with myself, a little bit scary. But I’m taking everything one day at a time and waiting to see what this grows into. I have a good feeling about this one. Ok, enough pouring my heart out for one sitting. I just had to get that out before I couldn’t. G’nite.