Rejuvenation and Some Homesickness

     Taking this week just for me has made a huge difference, and it is not even halfway over yet. I have had time to do the things I love. I have had time to sit and just laugh with people I love. I have had time to watch some of my favorite shows that I have put off the past couple weeks. I have had time to spend time with friends. I feel so much better. Last night I made dinner with a BYUSA friend, we watched Studio C which was so funny, and he helped me study for my Stats test. Yesterday I also took a nap on the couch in the office. I did not mean to, but I was sitting there curled up in a ball with a pillow. Gotta love naps. You have to love them more when people say you looked cute when you wake up. Today I primped before and after class and even when I came home for the day. Why not? I watched the presidential debate (I got really worked up), and let the ex-political science major in me come out. I watched the latest episodes of my three favorite shows (Castle, Revenge, and Once Upon a Time). I walked home with a couple of BYUSA friends, and one of them was a cute guy. For some reason dating came up. It came up that I do not date very often, and he said we are going to have to fix that. Well, if you insist. I also did all of my homework, I learned how to work my BYU email and got an official BYUSA signature, and I have enjoyed every minute of my time. Even the time in classes is more fun. I am actually learning rather than looking at the clock every couple minutes. I even feel refreshed when I wake up each morning. I love it.
     I really miss my family right now. I miss being able to talk to my dad, hugs from him and my mom, getting to talk to them and see their faces, and so much more. Phone calls and Skyping just does not cut it. I miss my puppy even though all he does is sleep all day. I love his snoring. It is so cute, and it helps me sleep. Oddly enough I even miss the smell of his insulin. I miss that ridiculous spotted dog and her hyper self. I miss being hurt by her tail because it is wagging at 100 mph. I miss my rabbit and how she acts like she is starving every time she sees you in hopes that you will give her a treat. This may be weird, but I miss my little brother the most. Sunday I watched the first half of the extended version of the third Lord of the Rings. I cannot wait to finish it. I think watching these movies makes me more homesick than anything else. The guy I watch them with is so much like my little brother. He scares me in the intense parts, he likes all the same things Ryan does, and he acts the same way. He just reminds me of Ryan. A lot. I do not know why I miss that kid. All he does is torture me and hang on me when I am home, but I miss our wrestles, our water fights, laughing at Glozell until tears come out of our eyes, watching movies that I would never watch voluntarily without him watching them first, and eating innumerable Oreos in one sitting. I will admit it. I miss him. I just love my family and all of the craziness that comes with them.