Simple Gifts

Last night I went to an SI pre-graduation party at a local brewpub and had a wonderful time. I had free beer and food and was reminded of just how nice my fellows SIers are. We're all so busy that even though we see each other a lot, we're usually buried in school work. This was a nice chance to just hang out and talk and realize that we're near the end.

After that, I ended up walking over to a fun Ann Arbor festival called Fool's Moon. I took some pictures and saw lovely lanterns, adorable little kids dancing to music. It just made me so happy. Today I slept in wonderfully late before doing a fair bit of RP. I also discovered that my tax refund came in so I can go grocery shopping and not worry about straining my budget.

Also I had a great time today when I went to one of my favorite little cafes and just read Rosemary and Rue for a while. After how Late Eclipses tied up a lot of things, I decided to do a reread to see the plots come together.

At the moment, I'm feeling immensely relaxed as it becomes obvious that while I have tons of stuff to do, my actual classwork is starting to let up. My two Monday classes after this week are either not going to meet or not have any readings. Which is nice as my group projects are coming to a head in my other two classes.

I think I'm going to make it through this semester and do all I can to keep myself open to the good and not let the bad drag me down.

The two memes I have on this post for pictures and prompts are still open.

Since its poetry month, I'm adding the lyrics to Simple Gifts here as its one of my favorite sentiments.

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,
'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gain'd,
To bow and bend we shan't be asham'd,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come 'round right.