Ordinary Day: The Amazing Little Things

I know, I know, it's been awhile since I last posted anything. To be fair, I've been fairly busy keeping up with schoolwork for the past couple of weeks. (Yay, essays!) But honestly, everything's been pretty routine here. This past week was a gigantic roller coaster, but it ended on a high note, so I'm not complaining.

Now that I'm thinking about all the things I've done since last Wednesday, there WERE some things that made the last week and a half pretty awesome (or at least extraordinary). Here's a few of those:

• Gushed to a friend about a guy. Haven't done that in awhile.
• Got letters from three awesome people. (This happens fairly regularly, but not usually all in the same week.)
• Saw my parents! (Yes, Mom, Dad, I still remember you were here last weekend.)
• Went to my first Sun Devil football game (with the aforementioned parentals). And we won! The Sharks fan in me loved the "Beat LA" hashtag that dominated Twitter (we were playing USC).
• Watched several Snapchat wars between my best friends. I don't think that'll ever get old.
• Watched Breaking Bad for the first time with the aforementioned best friends. (Yep, it's really ironic - first episode I watched was the series finale. Don't judge.)
• Got a hug from someone (other than my parents). I have no idea why, but hugs are a lot rarer in college than they were in high school.
• Threw together a short piece for flute and piano. (And by short, I really do mean 1'19".)
• Had a really cool dream. No, I'm not sharing. (Not in this post, anyway.)
• Discovered new music.
• Got paid for a gig I played over the summer.
• Watched the season premiere of Revenge. Heck yes.
• Went to a composition concert and heard my friends' pieces performed.
• Stayed up until 1:30 playing video games with the guys. (Don't get the wrong idea, I suck at CoD - the four kills I got were definitely an accomplishment - but hanging out for seven hours was pretty fun.)

So, yeah, the last week and a half has actually been pretty good, even though it didn't always feel like it. And the best two things about next week are that I have my first concert here at ASU and I get to go home to my family and friends for the weekend. :) I'm definitely really really excited about that, especially since I get to see my brother. Eight weeks is a long time to be away from home, and I'm excited to be heading back (especially since I get to see the new marching band uniforms in action). I'll have my fun for a long weekend (and eat LOTS of Mexican food), then I'll happily return to college and all the amazing people here.
Love you all,
Megan