'We Hoped For the Best and Let Go of the Rest"

Today, I woke up.
From a dream. A lovely dream. Someone was playing me the song 'It Had To Be You' by Harry Connick Jr. Such a nice song. Such a nice dream...

And then, I got up.
I was humming the song. My family was grumpy. The usual morning grumpiness. It was okay though; I'm used to being the only bird chirping at 7:00 am. We were in a hurry to get out the door--more grumpiness. We arrived on time for my mom's appointment, but missed my first class all together. Even more grumpiness, and a little on my side too. I really do like Latin. But, there was nothing I could do, so I satisfied myself by dissecting two fish. It was icky, but we did it outside, which, even though I was shivering from the cold breeze, made the experience sort of actually enjoyable. When we were finished, I had no lunch, so I settled for wondering aimlessly, looking for my mother to beg food from. To my greatest pleasure, her and my brother had gone to Arby's and brought me back some food to snack on. Then, I picked flowers. Beautiful little flowers--the kind that remind you of orchids, but much more delicate. They were a lovely shade of lavender, which faded in the center to white. I picked a bouquet, and, after trying various different methods, finally managed to tie it with a long piece of grass.

I tried learning how to sign a new song, but we ran out of time. I volunteered in ASL 1, though. They took a test. While waiting for them to finish, I discovered that there are 19 hanging stars,13 door handles, 12 lights, 6 air vents, 5 light switches and 4 windows in the classroom. I helped someone with their presentation.

Then, I went home.
And back to sleep. I wasn't really tired. Actually, I think I slept about a quarter of the time I spent in my bed. I just thought. When I decided I should get up, I went on a run. 2 miles. I wanted it to be a sprint, but I wasn't feeling very motivated. It didn't turn out as well as I hoped. I ate dinner when I came home. Did the dishes, made cookies.

And now my day is nearing its death. I wish you all a good night. Don't have bad dreams, and wake up singing. You are more loved by this little girl than you will be by many of the people you will ever meet in the entirety of your life.