Rockstar

Today rocked.  Let me clarify the ways in which it did not rock: It did not rock in the I've fallen in love sort of way or in the all the lights turned green when I was late for something important sort of way or in the aimless wandering through Ireland sort of way or in the I just found $20 in my coat pocket from last year sort of way.  The day didn't rock in any of those ways.  Instead it rocked because I was reminded of the incredible people I have around me.  I am convinced that if, for some strange reason, my life happened to be a television show, people would not tune in to see me but rather because the supporting cast would be so stellar (and quirky).  That's the way in which today rocked.  There is so much to be thankful for.  A few highlights:

1 a.m.: I decided to check my email one last time before bed.  So, I pulled up gmail and, well, nothing new.  But then I looked over to the side and noticed a green camera next to Sara's name.  This is not overly exciting generally but Sar has been in Indonesia for almost three weeks.  She's still there.  And I haven't talked to her.  But we got to talk!  It was great.  We decided to video chat but her camera wasn't working so she could see me but I couldn't see her.  That's a little weird but it was fantastic to hear her voice.  We talked for about an hour and, while I was physically exhausted, I felt emotionally alert.  It'll be even more fun when she's back stateside and there's only a 2 hour time difference instead of 13.  Woohoo!

1:30 p.m.: Who doesn't love meeting a friend for coffee??  I met Brooke at Delice and enjoyed two hours of catching up.  You know what type of friend I love?  The type you can talk about cooking/food with.  Those are good people to have around.  This automatically makes Brooke a good person to have around.  Plus I'm a pretty big fan of the way our relationship has progressed since my freshman year at Creighton and her first year teaching there.  It's neat.

6:30 p.m.: Sue, Dave, and Katie were driving through town on their way to Colorado for the week so Laura and I met them for pizza.  I knew they'd be coming through at some point but I didn't know if I'd get to see them or not.  It was nice to chat over pizza and relax a bit.  Also, I'm fairly certain I didn't see Katie over Christmas.  So, seeing her was a definite plus.  I'm constantly amazed at what a beautiful young woman she has turned into.  I remember meeting her when she came home from the hospital.  I would have been 5 at the time.  I also remember thinking that she was pretty boring because she didn't do anything.  Now she's a sophomore in college and a world traveler.  She grew out of that whole doing nothing stage.

I discovered this site while browsing a few days ago: 29 Gifts.  I'm going to try to do this for the 28 days.  I started today with bringing dinner to the family who recently lost their husband/dad.  I'm excited to see how this goes.