That's beautiful to me.

Summer is here. Yes, it is finally here. Just reading those three words makes me smile...and want to jump forjoy. But then the unbelief sinks in. The school year is over. Staying up 'till the wee hours of the morning to finish that paper or study for that test won't be necessary for the next three months. Surrendering to the tortures of the dining hall? Not for another three months!
Happy thoughts, right? Agreed. My mind then wanders, which it is a master at, to all that has happened. So I figured you'd get a front row seat as to just exactly what I've learned these last few weeks...

I've learned that May means warm weather and sunny days! ...except  when you're from a place called Waukegan, than it means 40s and overcast.

I've learned it's okay to be a perfectionist, as long as you have the time it demands as an offering....and that if you start a blog, and there happen to be people who read it, they expect you to update it, no matter what. (That one's for you Rebecca! :P )

I've learned that there is a difference between a lightening bug and a glow worm...one flies and one plummets, but they're both still happy bugs. 

I'v learned that Panera's  Chicken Almond Salad Sandwich can be a large motivator in getting you to wake up early on Sunday mornings, that and Pastor Gary's well placed jokes. 

I've learned that Rebekah Hill has a talent when it comes to getting songs stuck in my head...Who Says, I Think I Want to Marry You, That's Beautiful to Me, Ryan Started the Fire.

I've learned that no matter how hard you study for Spinney's exam, you'll still walk out of it feeling like a complete dumbo. And that finals in general can cause for an extreme amount of stress, which has a funny way of expressing itself, including very odd nightmares. 

I've learned that the best way to stick it to finals, is to sell back the books you studied with right after, making a small fortune and then knowing that you never have to see those text books ever again. 

I've learned that I am an expert at taping pictures up on walls...but am terrible at taking them down with out ripping them, poor Alyssa's wall!

I've learned that the Office will always, always make me laugh, and that I am going to marry Halpert. 

I've learned that a town named 'Friendsville' doesn't necessarily mean a place where you would want to make friends at. It might actually be the perfect small town for the first-ever Croatoan Virus outbreak. (And that friends, would be a Supernatural reference...and even if it takes you a whole two semesters to make it through five seasons, it's completely worth it.)

I've learned that the best kind of Ice Cream Giant sells is indeed the Coffee-with-Heath-Bar-pieces-in-it kind, and that this Ice Cream has the power to make any stressful day a better day, and it will also attract the spoons of the two lovely people sitting next to you, cough Sydney and Rebekah cough. 

I've learned that goodbyes will always be hard, but that they always make the next hello a tiny bit closer.

I've learned that the Lord has blessed me with an amazing life, filled with wonderful people and very entertaining experiences.
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