Crazy few days....

I just got back yesterday from a VERY quick trip home to St. Louis and then on to South Bend for some visits with friends. It's always good to have a break from school and to see the people I love. There are also some times you need it more than others too...this was one of those times!

There's been a lot going on in my life recently resulting in a lot of stress and decisions to make. Some of these situations are due to decisions I have made, and some are situations that came looking for me that I've had to deal with. Either way, regardless of where they came from, it's been an exhausting semester so far (not bad, just exhausting) and I really needed a break away from everything.

That's one of the reasons it was great to just be at my parent's house for a few days. I literally did NOTHING and it was wonderful. I was able to relax, recover, and spend time with my family. It was also nice because there were four other people who thought Bentley was the cutest thing on the face of the planet (see the picture below for proof) and were more than willing to take care of him, which meant a little more of a break for me! I seriously feel like a mom sometimes with this new puppy....he's always in the back of my mind, I schedule things around taking care of him, etc..... :)

Early Friday morning, Laura and I left to head to South Bend for a few days and a short trip to see her family and catch up with friends. It was great to see a few people this weekend, and have some really great conversations. Honestly, though, the best part of the weekend was not what I expected it to be. I knew I'd have fun, and I thought hanging out with a bunch of friends was what I needed to relax and recharge. However, the best part of the weekend was actually two separate situations. On Friday night, four of us girls just hung out and talked and I ended up talking about some things that I've been thinking about recently and realized a lot of things that I hadn't before. Then, on Saturday night, I was able to see Melissa Key who I haven't seen in so long and we were just able to talk for a while. It's amazing talking to this girl, because when we sit down and talk, it doesn't matter how many people are around, we're both completely focused on the other person and time flies! It was so good for my heart just to sit there and chat with her and talk about things going on in each of our lives.

Even though this weekend wasn't necessarily what I expected, it was what I needed. I got a lot of things out in the open for myself so I can face them. The new title of my blog is from a Superchick song they sang at GCC this weekend. The lyrics are exactly the words running through my head and my heart right now and I'm really identifying with it.

I'm sure I'll have more to say on this in the future, but for now, I should go. I've got to start studying some renal (the new section we started today) and take some more Dayquil....this cold is lots of fun that's for sure! :)

Oh yeah, and I didn't take a lot of pictures, but I'll post the ones I did later!