Silver Lining

Well...this is another post with no pictures. So, if you don't like reading, you can just stop here.

I spent all of my Thanksgiving break STRESSED. I feel like I've never been this stressed in my life. I probably have, but I feel like I haven't. I went home for Thanksgiving, which was fabulous in theory...and somewhat in real life, but because of my nature I spent the entire week having mini freak-outs in my brain. I had a huge paper due in my Persuasion class, a huge project to start for my Persuasion class involving going out into the community, finding a non-profit organization, conducting surveys and making a media kit/grant proposal (with very little time to complete it in the three weeks left after the break) the final project for my Visual Media class due involving programs such as InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, none of which I, or anyone in my family has, two papers due in my Mass Media class, and several articles due in my Journalism class...ALL due this week. Part of my freaking out was due the fact that I was supposed to go on an internship expedition to Phoenix, Arizona...which would last 3 days starting Wednesday at 5:00 a.m. and ending on Friday at 9:00 p.m. All of these things consumed my brain the entire time I was home, and no matter how hard I tried to forget my responsibilities...I could not forget about my stress longer than 30 minutes to an hour.

During this week-long break, several people had the desire to spend time with me. And I had the desire to spend time with these people as well. The thing that won the majority of my attention, however, was my homework. I did get to spend some time with my mom, brother, and sister...participating in our yearly shopping trip down town Portland prior to Thanksgiving. This was tons of fun...but my mind was still plagued with homework worries.

Then, the day before Thanksgiving, as I was hunched over the computer once again, I discovered a little mucus in my throat. Oh goody. A cold. I took vitamins and air born...trying to beat it before it started. Lucky for me it didn't hit too hard on Thanksgiving, allowing me to enjoy the taste of the delicious food my family had prepared. But as the days progressed...it got worse and worse. Finally, yesterday, I realized that my left ear had been throbbing for several hours. YESSSSS...and ear infection! Right in time for me to go to Phoenix to try an impress a bunch of companies and convince them I'm the girl they'll one day want as an intern. RIGHT. Obviously that didn't happen. I couldn't get in to see a doctor until today, who in fact confirmed I have a flaming red ear infection. Is this a blessing or a curse? Well...I'm hoping my teachers will take pity on my because of my illness and I'll receive a few extensions on a few assignments. Specifically my Visual Media assignment that's due today...because it is NOT done.

So, where's the silver lining? Well, I suppose it could be the fact that I MIGHT get extensions for my assignments. But that's not a known fact yet. The silver lining is my roommate, Naomi. Yes, I posted about her before. But seriously, if you have to be sick, having her around makes it bearable. She's a little mom. She'll make dinner for you, go to the store and pick up tissues and medicine for you, and yes, she'll even go out into the FREEZING COLD weather and brush the snow and scrape the ice off of your car so you can drive up to the health clinic instead of having to walk. Yeah...I might have one of the three Nephites as a roommate. Except that she's a girl...hmmmm. Well, all I know is, she's a blessing from Heavenly Father. Seriously. I am going to miss that girl SOOOO much when she goes home this winter.