Friendly Friends

I will have to admit that today was a good day, in spite of the fact that I woke up 10 minutes right before I had to be at work at 8 a.m. Not exactly a good start, but that just really seem to matter much about how the day would ultimately pan out to be. Granted that the day still isn't over by the time I finish this post, but as of right now, I don't think that is going to matter. It really started last night, when I received a call from a long time friend and chatted up about random topics and went out to a steakhouse in town with my good friend from the past 4 years.

Before I go any further, there is a bit of a back story to the steakhouse. The first time I ate at this place, there was a waitress, I will have to admit, I was flirting a bit with (who hasn't done this before, especially the guys) and quite honestly was trying a little to hard to do so. And to her, I apologize for any uncomfortable moments that I may have created. But it was a little fun for something that was hoped to be a one time experience and to never see that person again. Eventually I did see her again, this time while I was at work. She needed a few supplies and it turned out that she was short about $27 and she "needed those items immediately." So what do I do? Being the nice person I am 50% of the time (lol), I spotted her that $27 just so she could have it, with the promise of repayment. Well, I guess she did try to come back a repay me the following week, but just had missed opportunities. My friend and I went back to that steakhouse last night and the bartender that was serving us was a good dude and I asked him if so-and-so was working at the time and gave him the low down on inquiry. He said "Yeah, in fact she's actually working right now. I'll go flag her down for you." So he did just that. Turns out she was so embarrassed at the fact that she completely forgot about that, she gave him $40 as an added interest to what she did actually owe me. Now, I wasn't exactly going to ask the full $27, but just only $20 to help pay for the meal, but since she did that I used it to pay the meal off and expected her to take back $7. She apparently didn't want that $7 and chased me down as soon as we left just to give that money back to me. Just some funny story for as short as it is drug out over the course of 6 months. It was just something funny that I didn't expect anything in return for my favor 6 month ago, and it was something that I had joked about going in the place that night.

Other than the fact that I had to work this morning, and showing up late due to a failure to reset my alarm. Oops. It was a good day, I felt like I accomplished quite a bit in what time I had there. But what I really appreciated was going to Chipotle with a couple of friends and just chat it up about completely random things. That is one thing I do like about my certain group of friends where we can just talk about anything with no point to it all and just have fun with it. To me, it just seems like conversations that are completely pointed and one dimensional are just boring, although, I do not mind them at all, I just feel that there is a time and a place for them.

I really don't say this enough, but I really do appreciate all the friends I have. All the time I can get with them is valued whether it be in person or just a simple phone call. I know this sounds simple, but appreciate what you have. Sure it may seem like you waste some days here and there, but think about what you did that day and who you interacted with in that day. And then think about whether or not it was really that bad and what could be worse than what you did. Things really are not that bad, it is what you take from the little things that can make your day.

2012 So far...

2012, sadly enough, didn't start for me until 8:00 A.M. Jan 1. Is that lame? Some of my friends were harping on me for not partaking in any of the festivities on New Year's Eve, but I just wasn't feeling it and just was not in the mood. I did spend most of the day cleaning and reorganizing my room. As I was doing so, I did do quite a bit of thinking and reflecting what kind of 2011 I had. Needless to say, it wasn't the greatest... I found myself to be contempt leaning towards frustration and anger. And let's just face it, that's just not a healthy way to live. I know that this is something that we all experience at one point in our lives, and that's okay. I just found it weird that I was stuck there for the whole year and a couple of months leading up to 2011. It was one of those 'What am I doing?' moments, something that I expected to occur while obtaining my first degree in the first couple of years of college, but it just never came. What was the cause of this? I did notice that I was stressing the little things more and more. This was something that I never really did or did on a frequent basis. This subsequently lead to being more short tempered, less patient with others and just overall confused about what I wanted and expected from my decision making. While all this was happening with me, I was also returning to school. What a decision... While I am very happy with the decision of returning, at the time upon return, it was difficult. Difficult to return to school form, organizing thoughts and work and just keeping my personality in check. Often I did question myself about this decision in there early stages of the semester, but as it progressed, things did get better. I found myself to be more focused and more worried about given tasks that were productive and constructive. As I was reflecting, I realize that this is something that I needed, an 'Ah-ha!' moment. A something to do, whether it may be cleaning and organizing, mowing the lawn, working a part-time job, reading a book, etc.; whatever it may be, I needed something to keep my mind on the straight and narrow. Having nothing to do or taking your time and using it in a deconstructive way can ultimately lead you be crazy or just a bitter person to be around. Going into this winter break, experiencing the year change, looking forward to the new semester and thinking back about this past year made it seem as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. And I have never felt better about myself since this realization. I am really looking forward to what this coming year has.

Extra: I found cleaning to be therapeutic. Maybe it could work for you! I find myself thinking back on things and having realizations while cleaning. Kind of weird when you think about it, being this is one thing that people tend to groan about.

Opening Statements

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