Gratitude

In no particular order, I'm grateful for...

• New clothes from awesome roommates who have great taste
• Shakespeare plays
• Professors who smile eagerly when they see me, meaning I'm actually a good student occasionally. :) 
• Well-thought-out dates where someone's actually paid enough attention to me to figure out what I like without having to ask me
• Getting a call to interview for a job that I really really really want, which means that that editing test that scared the crap out of me didn't actually do much damage
• Kristopher Lange, for a million reasons, some of which involve bailing me out of awkward situations, staging a faux breakup on his doorstep, just to mess with his roommate's head, being tenacious enough to wring the truth out of me about how good or not-good my days are going, and cheering me on when life seems like it wants to eat me
• Brothers who have the Priesthood and are getting all mature, even if I'm not sure I'm ready for it
• Late night talks (way, way too late) with people who mean the world to me
• Peaceful temple experiences, both on the grounds and doing work inside. I've spent a portion of most days there recently
• Back rubs, massages, hugs, and snuggles from various people who just want to show they care
• Apartment prayer, which has turned our ghetto apartment into a home, and my roommates and friends into family
• Ice cream cakes and berry smoothies
• Surprise parties thrown for someone else
• That post-aching strength that you feel after beating your body up with physical exercise and realizing that you can do a lot more with it now
• Inside jokes about fire and, on that topic, an awesome quote wall that always makes me smile when I read it

And, of course, I'm ever grateful for the Atonement and for the Savior, whose love patches up every single hurt, no matter its size.