Perspective

It's pretty crazy that I had a truly great week since some really difficult things happened therein. Please understand that I had a fabulous first week of school and some really positive things happened, but here's a short run-down of this week's more negative events:

Monday: First after-school practice=rain. Afterward, met Brad for some dinner and then decided to look for an apron with Chad and Jessica throughout the city of Barnesville=unsuccessful. We ended up taking pizza to our former guard assistant's house and sat outside talking=awkward. He lives in a difficult neighborhood, so we didn't want to keep my car on (because the lights come on when the car is on and I didn't want it to look like I was putting a spotlight on a large group of people in the middle of the street). So, I turned the key just enough for the a/c to come on=dead battery (Brad=rescue!!).

Tuesday: After school, looked for an apron throughout the city of Zebulon=unsuccessful. No lines on the field in the stadium=practice on small field. Found out during practice that one of our band member's parents had a heart attack as she dropped the girl off=scary and My brother-in-law's mom's BF (follow that?) had a heart attack and passed away=devastating

Wednesday: My sister's house was broken into=scary and frustrating. The scariest part was the realization that she apparently came home during the attempt and scared the people off, then left and when she returned they had thrown a brick through the window.

Thursday: Guard uniforms came in and I didn't like them at first=stressed (Brandon=calming influence). Then, once I got settled from that, the girls looked at their shoes=orthopaedic. Practice turned out to be the most stressful one yet for my girls=done. A soda can got too hot and exploded in my car=a sticky mess. Had an amazing time at Big, Loud, and Live, but the theater was extremely hot=nauseous.

I know this sounds like a big blog of complaints, and believe me, there were times this week that I referred to as "weight of the world moments" because I was stressing. But, the beautiful thing is that I decided not to get stressed about everything as a whole. I guess it's all about perspective: I can reflect on certain things and be sad or confused, but I consider this week a good one. I had a great first week of school and got to spend all of Friday night on a date with my fabulous husband (albeit to dinner, Wal-Mart and Home Depot). I have an amazing God, fabulous husband, great family and friends, and an awesome job--so much for which to be thankful!