Not going to lie, this week was one
of the most stressful weeks here so far. With a research presentation in my
writing class on Wednesday, a world civ final on Thursday, and a chemistry exam
on Friday, I was drowning in work. Not to mention having a late night lab on
Wednesday and work on both Thursday and Friday nights. Oh, and finals
next week. All of which made the relief of Friday afternoon feel like Heaven.
My Friday began before sunrise, at
5 AM, with wind and rain foreshadowing the chem exam I didn’t exactly study
for. It NEVER rains here, but on Friday morning, I rushed to class with my hair
and my Toms shoes sopping wet. I was unusually calm considering I’m usually a
nervous test-taker. I suppose I had accepted the fact that I would need a
miracle to save me on that test. Anyway, after I walked out of the classroom, I
felt like I was floating. After lunch I ran back to the dorm with Megan,
barefoot, worry-free, and with a cookie in my hand. Once in the dorm, we filled
up our water bottles and changed into our shower flip-flops, eager for our next
adventure!
So of course we thought it’d be a
great idea to walk down to the cliffs on a rainy day, and we were right!
Sometimes all it takes is a breath of fresh air to brighten your day. The smell
of rainy pavement and the gloomy ocean in the horizon were finally setting the
atmosphere we all wish for in the winter (if you can call it that here in SD). As
you’d expect of California girls, unaccustomed to rain, we didn’t think about
the cliffs being muddy. I took the first fall for the team, nearly sliding down
the cliff in the splits, and getting the entire backside of my jeans muddy.
Once I was able to get back up, and once Megan and I were able to recover from
laughing, we decided to find an easier cliff to walk down. Unfortunately, all
of the cliffs were equally as muddy, and our plastic shower flip-flops made it
extremely slippery. The entire way down, we continued to slip and slide in the
mud, laughing until stomachs ached with happiness.
We finally arrived muddy but
unharmed to a small lookout on the side of a cliff overlooking the ocean. The sound
of the crashing waves and the view of the brooding gray clouds casting their
shadow over the ocean were breathtaking. A feeling of peace washed over me—a
certain peace that you only get in those rare, joy-filled moments when every
worry in the world leaves your mind. Needless to say, I am so grateful for
moments like these when I’m able to just sit back and take in all the blessings
in this life, including going to this extraordinary school and having my amazing roomie as a best friend.
Love and blessings,
Lisa
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