Things Are Looking Up

It is such a great day today!

I've loved so many things about today.

It is weird how you can feel completely different on days that are right next to each other.

Yesterday was a lot of crazy stuff.

I went to the amusement park Lagoon!

I also picked out a quilt until one in the morning.

Things that you love aren't as fun to do when you're up that late...

Nevertheless!

It was absolutely worth it.

Yesterday, and practically this whole past weekend has looked like this ^^^^

It contained a lot of busy stuff.

But, I've gotten past it all and I've smiled more than I have in a long time today because I chose to.

Some great things about today:

• I can finally take my quilt home!  It's not finished yet.  I still have to hand stitch the binding.  But I was elated to actually be done in that class and to bring home my treasure.  My teacher was a lot more kind and patient than I thought she would be and comforted my fear about my grade. 
• I got invited by my math teacher as the one girl to go to a special math activity week in Park City!  I love my math classes and so I couldn't be more pleased to go.  I'm also going to an engineering camp in the summer.
• I completed another final, which means I only have two left.  I aced this one.  Things are looking up.
• I'm reading great books.
• There are only 3 days of school, but only one "hard" day of school left.
• I have great friends that I got to talk with today.
• Our pumpkin sprouted in our garden!
• I'm grateful that I have gotten an education and am able to have all of these great experiences.

You can make today as good as you make it, no matter what happens.  Try a smile out for size.  Act the way you want to feel.  Go out of your way to make someone else's day.  And before I go...YOU.  YOU are GREAT.