Onward and upward!

1) I got to spend time with my family for my sister's birthday. It felt amazing. I love my family so much!
2) I have a lot of work to do for grad school, but I seem to have gotten into a rhythm now. Every other week I have two papers due and the off weeks I only have one paper due. So far I have been able (if even only by ten pm the night before) to keep up on my homework.
3) I am having a game night next Saturday and it sounds like a lot of people are coming!
4) I was able to pick up my place. There wasn't a TON of stuff around, but enough that I could tell I had had a hectic week. I feel a lot more peace when I am in a clean environment so I am feeling happy now!
5) I haven't had any of my papers graded yet (and I've turned in four!), but I am feeling pretty confident that I will do well because I worked hard on them.
6) I had a really great conversation with one of my professors this week and she gave me some GREAT advice for how to make my class into what I want it to be. 
7) I put my first assignment and video lectures up on the class website and feeling awesome and tech savvy! 
8) I am currently at home watching football. I'm so grateful it's football season!!!
9) I saw Dre (BFF) tonight at Red Robin. It was awesome to talk to her in person! <3
10) I am going to add an institute class to my schedule. (I'm not doing enough with yoga workouts, gym workouts, and three jobs... HAHAHA!)

happiness quote: “How simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. . . . All that is required to feel that here and now is happiness is a simple, frugal heart.” ― Nikos Kazantzakis