Ryan

I suck at daily posts, but this is mostly because my life has been crazy busy. College stuff, homework, and family stuff have taken up all of my time lately. I haven't written a whole lot these last couple of weeks, either. :/

But! On to the happiness!

1. The scholarship recognition day at Hendrix went really well and I'm glad that my dad got the chance to tour the campus (it was my mom's second time to be there, and my third).

2. I had a really nice birthday lunch at Juan's Mexican Restaurant with my friends on Saturday (the 20th). It was nice, but simple, which is what I really wanted. My cake was AWESOME. I'll tweet a picture of it later, but the bottom layer of it was covered in white chocolate shell instead of icing. It was my idea, and when I asked the pastry chef if she could it, she said she hadn't ever done it before. But it turned out really, really tasty. (The top layer was covered with cream cheese frosting and had Snoopy drawn on top with regular frosting and fondant.)

3. My great-grandmother's funeral was Tuesday (she died on Friday the 19th), and while this doesn't seem like it should be a happiness, it was nice because it was exactly what she would have wanted. It was nice to see some family whom I don't see very often, too.

Umm...that's all for happinesses at  the moment. I have a few big projects to work on right now, but they're not due immediately, so tonight I'll be watching Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice even though they're re-runs instead of new episodes! :D

4. Oh yeah, I almost forgot! We got my financial aid award letter back from Hendrix, and I'm eligible for a $2700 Pell Grant, which, if I remember correctly, can't be taken away even if/when I do get the governor's distinguished scholarship. :D :D :D

I'm going to try my best to start updating again, and daily happiness posts seem to be the best way to do that. And it's just plain positive thinking, which I advocate. :)

1. We finally got my enrollment deposit sent off to Hendrix. (I did an overnight visit a couple weeks ago and decided I do want to go there for sure.) It was $350 for the deposit, so my parents wanted me to be absolutely sure that I wanted to go there. I do, and as long as I get the Governor's Distinguished Scholarship like I hope I will, everything is on track for Hendrix. :D

2. I had a birthday last week, so that involved getting some good stuff. My parents bought me Stephen King's new book, Under the Dome, so that I would have something tangible to open. We did that and had cheesecake (I'm not a huge fan of normal cake) on the night before my birthday, because my birthday was on a Wednesday and Wednesdays are always hectic because of church. My Granny and aunt Sandy came over and had cheesecake with us, but my Memaw wasn't feeling well so I took her a piece on the night of my actual birthday.

My Granny gave me $100, as usual, and Sandy gave me $20. Memaw also gave me $20 when I took her her cheesecake. My parents are going to get me another gift besides the book, but I'm not sure what I want yet. :/

3. I've been enjoying the new (to me) iMac! I've written about 3000 words since I've gotten it, and this is good, because I had gotten out of the habit of writing regularly. I'm about to finish up the third (and final) draft of my first novel, so this boost of productivity is just what I needed. I've just been using TextEdit on the Mac, and I've found that it's an extremely capable writing tool. It's a lot nicer than WordPad without being too feature-rich.

I am not a Mac convert, though, nor am I a hardcore PC. I am now both a Mac AND a PC. I don't even know which commercial to be in favor of now. :p Thanks again to seishun  and her aunt for giving me the computer! :D