my awesome present

Well the last couple blogs have been a bit tense, life has been pretty crazy lately. The past couple days I've been trying to get my mind and heart straight, and I think I'm finally just about settled on where I'm going to college. I don't know exactly who I heard all those fun stories of senior year from, but they must have had a couple personal assistants because there is way to much work to be having as much fun as there was in their stories. Seriously, it is crazy. Why is there so much to do? I don't really care about all this other stuff, I just want that diploma! So I guess I'll just keep making myself crazy 'till I get it.

But today was great! So nice to have one of these days, or really just this one little moment in the day that brightens every thing up and reminds you what is really important in the madness.

I went with my mom and little sister for a 'quick' run to get a few grocery things. I walked into the house, which was great because it was freezing and snowing out side, and my little brother, Will, gives me a hug. Awww. Then, he gives me M&M's, M&M's he bought with his own money just for me. Awww again! He didn't even ask me to share them with him! So sweet in every way, I'm very blessed to have such an awesome little brother. He also just got his very own little guitar today. I'm so proud of him! He's a prodigy I tell you!

So today I'm learning to appreciate the simple things again. My little brother saves and saves change and dollar bills in his little safe, then he used his money to buy me something. It wasn't anything extravagant, but I know for his little six year old heart it was a great, big, loving gift. He's learned about one thing to play on the guitar, it's so simple and repetitive but the most beautiful music to this big sister's ears. It doesn't really matter what you give or share with some one, the truly great and special thing we give is the love that is represented in what we give. Love is the only thing that gives anything real, beyond material value.

One last thing. My little sister said yes ma'am to me earlier! How cool is that? Despite all my goofiness I actually had a little authority for a minute. Awesomeness is my life at this moment.