What a Week!

This is a twist of my normal "Things That Make Jeremy Happy Today" and "....Sad..." blogs. This time, they're mixed together. And if you care enough to read it, you get the fun of deciding which emotion each thing makes me! It's like a mystery of cheesy confessions. Not unlike a common soap opera... And so, like the sands of the hourglass, here are some things that have made me happy and sad this week:

* Peanut Butter Oreos
* Late night trips to Wal-Mart with Melinda
* Feeling proud of productions I've directed and/or music directed
* People who claim to be something they're not
* Six Feet Under- and not only the show itself, but getting other people hopelessly addicted to it.
* Salmon and shrimp......*drool*
* Jeremy Camp
* Having relationships with most of my nieces and nephews that are unlike any I've had with any of my aunts and uncles
* Feeling like I've trusted someone I shouldn't
* Co-workers that I absolutely love and who make me love going to work
* SPORTS NIGHT!!!!
* Kids that I absolutely love and make me feel like the future career I've decided to shoot for is a great idea
* Wig shopping! hehehe
* Judgmental people
* Being introduced to a new TV show that a certain friend has talked up for YEARS- and having it live up to the hype! (Thanks, Matt!)
* Feeling that God has "got my back"
* Reading the Book of Mormon and not having to struggle to keep my mind from wandering (At least not as much as it used to...)
* Actually being excited to go to Church tomorrow
* Realizing that I'm SO much more emotionally mature than I thought
* Knowing that even though there are people out there who will trample my heart, there are SO many people that love me and care about me and will literally be a safety net

Okay- so there are MANY more good things than bad. I'm REALLY grateful to all of my friends right now. The last few weeks have been REALLY hard for me, and because of good friends, I've come out not only fine- but better than I was before. I love all of my good friends, but this week, I especially love the following:

* Melinda - for being my peanut butter & chocolate buddy, and for being so easy to talk to and so willing to dispense with so much free psycological advice
* Anastasia - for making me laugh whenever I need it, and for SoR and BoG
* Teri - for making me feel like such an amazing person every time I talk to her, and for not mocking me for almost crying at the series finale of Six Feet Under
* Matt - for making me feel like I'm not the only completely anal person in the world when it comes to DVDs, and for being as big as a pop culture freak as I am
* Dave - for just being there, and for special closet time- although it doesn't happen as much lately...
* Lindsay - for fast becoming one of my best friends EVER, and for licking my Batarang- ROWR!!!
* Ender - for helping me have one of the most fun afternoons EVER this week (along with Lindsay & Lillian)
* Lillian - for being willing to TP the house of anyone who hurts me
* Heather - for being such an incredible example, and for being so fiercely loyal and protective

There are SO many other people that I could list, but these ones made an impact on me this week and reminded me why I'm friends with them to begin with.

I'm going to bed now. Despite all of the stress, this week has been one of the best in my life, and I thank God for everything right now. I love my life, and as of this moment, I wouldn't change anything. Except, maybe it would be nice to be done with school already. And as scary as the thought was a year ago, it might be nice to have someone who I want to spend the rest of my life with. And lots of money would be GREAT...

Thanks for reading!