The Person I Admire Most

I was thinking today about my husband and how much I admire him. He has loads of good qualities that I lack. One of the things I love the most about him is that he likes to challenge himself, and he perseveres. I, for one, really dislike hassle, and I dislike that I dislike hassle. There is much to be gained by trudging through inconveniences. I'm really impressed with how he has taught himself to play piano, and taught himself so much about computers, video game design, and all kinds of other things. He's really done a great job in his doctoral program in school psych. He's got publications coming out, he's presented at conferences, he won an award at school... I am just so proud of him! I wish he could see himself as I see him. He is such a good person, with a kind heart and generous spirit. He always tries to help people. I'm so grateful. ♥

Sad

Tonight I had dinner with some friends/former coworkers, and found out that someone I knew killed himself. I won't say his name because it's not my place to go around telling someone else's business, but it really bothers me. He was a very nice man, and gave me good advice about becoming a librarian while I was still in library school. Apparently he wanted to avoid being a burden on his wife. This makes me so sad for him and for his wife. I don't really know what to think, I just wish I could have told him that I really thought he was nice, and cool, and worth knowing, but now it's too late. God bless him, and God bless his wife.

Excuse my French...

It's been a crappy couple of days. I actually had a very productive and restful weekend but things in general have been hard lately. I've been trying to stretch myself and step out of my comfort zone and it just really takes a lot of energy to try to make a change. My ego has really been put to task, too. It's very humbling to try to make a change and make it stick. I'm not handling it very gracefully. I guess I just need to buck up and deal with change head-on. I've also been reminded this week that everyone is going through something; we all have our problems, and you can't always tell just by looking at someone what their problems might be. I need to be patient. Patience seems to be a recurring theme this week. I always like to end on a good note, so I just want to say I had a great time watching the Super Bowl with friends this past Sunday. I was hoping the Giants would win, although I confess I don't feel very strongly about the Giants or the Patriots. I happen to not be a Tom Brady fan, so that was why I was cheered the way I did. The company for the game was great, though. Where would we be without friends, eh? :)