1,2,3,4 (Plain White Ts)

When I was in 4th grade I remember wanting a dog more than anything. My parents were always reluctant and I just knew that the very idea was out of the question. Then my sister brought home Dinky. My parents gave into her crocodile tears and said we could keep the puppy. I remember feeling on top of the world. Like nothing could feel better than finally getting a puppy.

When I was a freshman at OC, I absolutely despised cheering. I wanted nothing to do with the girls I cheered with, and to be honest I couldn't have cared less whether the basketball team won or not. We played nineth-ranked OBU one Saturday, the tension in the gym spoke enough for the rivalry. The game got intense and came down to our 1 pt lead. The only thing standing in the way of us and a monsterous upset would be the 2 foul shot attempts given to OBU. When that kid missed both, every student, fan and person in the gym stormed center court. I remember feeling ontop of the world. Like nothing could feel better than winning a huge game, and finally caring about the school and team in general.

About 7 months ago I was at work while my sweet niece went through her 2nd open heart surgery in a 4 month span. I remember watching my phone for random texts sent from my mom, praying that we could just get through the surgery. This surgery was so much different then the first because we had all fallen in love with this little girl. She had a personality and we knew her. It was scary because they were going to have to stop her heart int order to preform a big part of the surgery. When my phone lit up with the final text from my mom saying "Lia's off bypass, did perfect!" it was like the weight of the world was lifted off of my family's sholders. I remember feeling ontop of the world. Like nothing could feel better than having prayers answered and our sweet girl on her way to recovery.

In about a week I get to pick up John from the airport. For the past 2 years we have been doing what so many people call impossible. "The long distance thing never works" "Are you just using this as the 'easy way' to break up?" And in a week we get to put it all behind us. We get to focus our attention on better things that are sure to come. I can't imagine what it will feel like to know that I never have to leave him like that again. I can't imagine what it will feel like, knowing that he did it! All I can really say is that right now I feel like I'm ontop of the world. I'm not sure anything could feel better knowing that it's almost over.

My point is that life never really seizes to amaze me. Ya, things suck sometimes. You run out of money, you get run down and stress, you find yourself stressing over things you have no control over. But every once in a while you get hit with something that makes you feel better than you have ever felt. It just seems to make the low times in life worth it.