Lesson 2

Last night, the thought of returning to school in less than 48 hours horrified me. I was dreading it. I needed more time. This morning, I woke up early, got my hair cut, stopped at CVS to refill a prescription, then went over to Target--strangely, the exact same routine as one of my mornings only a couple days before returning to school this summer. This was definitely unplanned and dawned on me when I walked into CVS and wondered why it looked so unfamiliar. I figured that before I had always gone through the drive-through, which reminded me that the last time I was there I visited a Big Red Twisty Slide and took pictures while waiting for my prescription to be filled. Anyway, this combined with various other sights and smells of home were like total deja vu and compelled me not only to remember, but to feel that inexplicable excitement and anticipation I had about coming back to school only two months ago. Where did that go? If the mid-August me could see me now, the former would be pretty angry at the latter for not making the most of this year so far. It really woke me up to how much I have to be thankful for. I know I love being at school, and now I can honestly once again say I'm really excited to go back.