I would just like to say that analyzing Schubert’s Erlkonig (a piece of German lieder) is probably akin to eating glass and drinking acid. But I digress.
My day has been pretty good. I passed my final test in my class piano proficiency, so I don’t have to go to that class for the remainder of the semester. I now get to sleep in till 11:30 every Tuesday and Thursday morning. Yay! 
I didn’t have Undergrad Seminar today either, so I got to go home for lunch. I had to go all the way back to campus for my 3:40 class, which is Chamber Singers, but that’s okay. Now here I am, attempting to do music theory homework that I never understood during class. Oh, the joys of being a music major.
With Thanksgiving on the rise, it is appropriate to discuss the many things in my life that I am thankful for. God has been blessing me the past few weeks or so in ways I could never even imagine. I never realized how good I have it with my family and friends until they were all there for me with the whole thing where I found out an ex-friend of mine had raped his previous girlfriend. My friends were so supportive and patient with me. I made stupid decisions like continuing to talk to this person until it was imperative to my personal safety that I walk away. Nobody once said “I told you so,” which I am quite thankful for. That was the last thing I needed to hear. And that decision to get that guy out of my life was one of the healthiest I’ve ever made in my life. Knowing you just did something incredibly wonderful for yourself gives you a certain amount of happiness and relief that can be gotten from nothing else. And the moment I walked away from that incredible source of evil, I bounced right back to God. I am able to hear Him so much better now, and I am truly trying to get back to the point I was at before I met Sean. I enjoy going to church again… no longer do I have the desire to sleep in on Sunday mornings. It’s nice going to place where the whole gathering of people truly love and care for you.
I feel loved by so many people, and that’s all thanks to God. I have a good life with good people in it, and I am prepared to love as freely as my friends and family do. So here’s to the best Thanksgiving I’ve ever had. Praise be to God! =)
