Thank You!

First of all, I want to hug and snug everybody who left me comments on my last entry. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your comments really helped me feel better.

Today was a very good day. I had class this morning and wrote a really long and Grinch-y, bitter rant, which you can read ( here )

Needless to say, I was feeling pretty bitter and cynical this morning. However, after Japanese class and being picked up by Alex, I talked to him about it...and I immediately felt better. We talked about stress and how we need to spend more relationship-maintenance time. We talked about Christmas, my fears, and some of the upsides. I got out my anger and stress and PMS, and Alex listened. Then he offered some suggestions, and that helped a lot.

I think that the previous rant comes from me having too high expectations of myself. I don't think that anyone else expects me to be perfect, but I expect myself to be perfect. I expect myself to be the perfect friend, the perfect wife, the perfect daughter, the perfect sibling. I was really worried that I'd hurt arianadream and brightshadowsky yesterday with my semi-grouchiness, because they invited me to hang out with them, and I wanted to be more personable and social, and I knew I was being a bit brusque, no matter how hard I tried to hide it. Then, I got home and read the comments that people left for me on my previous entry--and I realized that, even if you guys realized that I was being cranky, you still love me and understand that I have a bad day once in a while. Thanks, you nifty people. *snugsnugs*

I'll still do my best not to be bitchy, but it may happen occasionally. Grah. It almost feels like being "Bridezilla" again. Too much stress! Ah, well. After finals are over, things will settle down a bit.

Today, after school, Alex and I met up with Jonathan, a friend of ours who went to China to study. He came back for his sister's wedding, and we got together with him and another friend of ours, Dave. We did a little Christmas shopping. (Yes, my Christmas Spirit has returned. Thank you, everybody who helped me find it, even if you didn't realize I was looking for it!) We went to Euphoria Chocolates--danger, danger! Jonathan got some chocolate for some of his friends back in China, and Alex and I both got a truffle. Mmmmmmmmmm...treats also help me feel better.

After that, Dave had to go to a party or something, so Alex, Jonathan, and I went and picked up yet another friend of ours, Bobby. We all hung out for a while and talked while Bobby played "Kingdom Hearts," and then I insisted on some food (low blood sugar again...I learned my lesson!). We all went out for pizza, talked, laughed a whole lot, and then went home. It was altogether silly and unplanned, and it was nice to see these people that I haven't seen in such a long time. I really need to get together with people more often--they make my life so much better. *snugs all friends, including LJ friends*

Well, I should probably go. I have all my papers and final projects done, and now all I have to do is study for finals. No studying tonight, though. I think a hot toddy would be a perfect ending to this day...mmm...