just keep on smiling.

i feel as if when you go to extraordinary lengths to make sure all things are in order, that you, yourself, is in order, and that you have set yourself up for success - that is when something goes wrong. it's comical actually. i made myself a to-do list last night to make sure i didn't forget anything this morning. i got up at 6 o'clock instead of the normal 6:45/7ish to make sure i showered and still had time to pack my car and put everything together. (yes, i am going home today!). i also bought a brand new pair of boots last night with my new Payless employee discount - 50% off equals the cutest black boots, for $20. naturally, i wanted to wear them today. so i picked out the perfect outfit to accompany them. yes, an outfit really can start with only a pair of shoes. :) well. i left my house extra early to fill up with gas to save time after class, and splurged on a triple venti non-fat vanilla latte from starbucks, totalling $4.84. i was 5 minutes late to class because of it, but that was okay - because i had my saving liquid in a cup, and i looked cute. half way through glass, the girl sitting next to me elbowed my coffee and in a matter of seconds i was now wearing my four dollars and 84 cents, hot liquid ALL over my shirt and pants. the girl felt bad; and she gave me four dollars. i said it was fine, really, i was just laughing to myself. it seemed ironic. something like that would only happen when i really wanted to wear what i was wearing, and when i had spent a dollar more than normal... lol.

needless to say, i had to go home and change, and spray my clothes, so i can soak them tonight when i get home. as a result, i missed my nine o'clock class. but it's okay. because its a beautiful day, its going to be almost 57 degrees. and after chemistry (which i have in fifteen minutes), i am heading to Fort Collins, picking up Cam, and heading home! and that just makes this day still perfect. and i have a new latte in my hand, and the world is okay. no reason to get upset over little things. i mean, its annoying, but not upsetting. there are worse things. and i think that is the important thing to remember. that things could always be much worse - and sometimes we get so worked up over things that don't even matter, and we end up just wasting a lot of energy to be negative when really, there isn't any reason to act that way. i don't know. i'm just grateful for all this day has to offer, and the beginning of it just adds something comical.

its friday people! thanksgiving is less than a week away. its that time of the year when christmas carols start playing, and everyone is bright and cheery (or rather, is supposed to be). it's time to give people a break. smile instead of frown. and live life. get into the holiday spirit. smile at a stranger. just be THANKFUL for everything you are given. family. friends. beautiful november days. God is good. and if you just look around, i'm sure you would see that. loves!