I have this friend, Erin and she is like lemonade...No matter how you feel or what is going on in your life, she makes everything better. One time, when everything at work was really stressful, she, her husband Gary (who is also rad), our friend Forrest (radness continues), and I went to a baseball game. We all just needed a break from life and grad school and stress. Before the end of the game Erin had started dancing (to which of COURSE I joined her and then Forrest and Gary joined in). We were on the jumbo tron OVER and OVER that night just dancing and going general shenanigans. The next time we went to the game, the whole stadium was doing our dance for every run scored. Anyway, it is this carefree attitude and unwillness to NOT be happy that makes her so amazing to have, especially in stressful or sad times.
So in light of my recent post I've been really stressed just trying to get ANYTHING on that list done. Erin come into work tonight with a juice in her hand (she is really into juicing veggies and has gotten me into it to). It's green and totally a "plug and chug" variety. She also sat in my office and just talked about life and listened. We laughed, like REALLY freaking laughed. By the time she left, I felt more myself and proceeded work this extra credit assignment with my students, grade everything, finish my letters for paper 1, and outline how paper 2 figure 2 is going to get done. Pretty much I came back at this whole problem with more vigor and fight. I am so glad I have her in my life, cause it's nice to just have someone who can remind me that laughter is still the only way I'm getting through this.
xoxo
Lauren
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