"If you were coming in the fall, I'd brush the summer by..."

Today was a wonderful day. I went on a platonic lunch date with Zack Jones & realized I've missed him way too much over the past two years. It's weird how college can make you grow apart from your best friends from home extremely unintentionally. We even went to the mall afterward and SHOPPED which really is a struggle for me, apparently, and I'm blowing my road trip money. But it was really fun and I just needed to hang out with an old friend.

We walked around downtown Chattanooga, too, by the art museum and the aquarium fountains. I adore that part of town - if I ever live in Chattanooga again, I hope I can live down there. It's so beautiful and it feels alive. I hope I can always live somewhere with a constant buzz of energy.

Then I called Jordan Lewis & talked to her on the phone for nearly an hour. It was so great and I don't even like talking on the phone! I've just really missed my friends this summer and I loved being able to talk to her about life & God & worries & excitement for the future. It keeps me excited about being alive.

But Nashville, I cannot wait to see you again.

EDIT

Okay, this is how great my day was - today, I found out that two of my dear friends have been saying some pretty hurtful and gossipy things behind my back, but all of the positives so made up for it that this is the first time I've even THOUGHT about that in a good 12 hours.

That's what I call a successfully joyful day - when the good so overwhelms the bad that you practically forget about it.