Life is Great.

So, first off - I'm on day two of wisdom teeth extraction recovery. I got my wisdom teeth removed yesterday, and it really truly was not as bad as I kept thinking it would be. I even went to Wally-land later that day, and got a free yogurt sample, for which I was very grateful for. And believe it or not, I even went to a movie party last night, to the surprise of all my friends there. I brought a 'nutritional smoothie meal' along with me, made at the last second with strawberries, raspberries, mango baby food (which it just blended mangoes, and cheap, so it's not bad at all), cherries, plain yogurt, wheat germ and spinach. Believe it or not, you can't taste spinach at all in a smoothie. It looked gross, but filled me up, and tasted great, so I didn't feel bad while everyone around me had chips, spaghetti, and such. Plus, I even got to have dessert - chocolate cake mixed with some vanilla & honey greek yogurt in order to make it nice and soft, as well as finding out that mixing black cherry soda with root beer tastes almost just like Dr. Pepper. Yummy.   (I also enjoyed watching HP 7 pt. 1 - still haven't seen pt.2 - while on Vicodin, something my friends found really funny, and one of them asked for some, to which they recieved their just reward: a bop on the head from their girlfriend) The pain hasn't been all that bad (I have been on 800 mg at a time of ibuprofen and a prescription of generic-type-vicodin, so that likely contributes to my pain tolerance as well), although I apparently do have an infection, and am taking an antibiotic to help clear it out (I mentioned to one of the nurses that I'm allergic to amoxicillin and bactrim, and how funny it would be if the next medicine I became allergic to started with a 'c'. I don't know if they thought it was humorous or something, but the antibiotic they prescribed me is called 'clindamycin'). Pain is supposedly supposed to be worst on the third day or fourth day, so hopefully, things don't go poorly too quickly. Even if they do, my plan is to bring swelling down as much as possible

In other news, I've picked my college. If you haven't heard, I'll be going to Brigham Young University and majoring in Computer Science with an animation emphasis I'll apply for at the end of this school year. I'm excited and at the same time nervous about this decision, but I feel like it's the right one to make - when I visited campus, it just felt right. On my tour, I simply felt peaceful. And that was how I knew it was right - even though it costs more; even though I'll have to work harder to keep my scholarship - I just know that it's right.

I'm working on packing right now - the sooner I start packing, the more likely I am to have what I need. I'm also working to pay off my braces, as well as have a little bit of money in addition to my Pell grant (which will be able to pay for my housing, luckily) - and it's going great. My old boss - who was a bit of a bully and micromanaged people, including me, to the point that I was going to quit come summer - left before I had the chance to, so I ended up keeping my job, getting a raise, and getting to know some great people at work. I'm very blessed at the moment, and am just trying to keep being grateful for every blessing I have. Life is difficult, it's full of parts that no one likes, but it still is our life, and no one can take the experiences we have and the things we learn away from us. There are lots of things I wish hadn't happened to me in my life, but the strength I've gained and the things I've learned make me grateful for every one of those trials.

It's been a long time since I've made any art on deviantART, and it's about time I did again, so expect to see more from me in the coming months as I head to school, try to learn art form better, and take my shot at animation. Also, there are a few of you in the LDS group that I owe a prize for a contest we had many months ago. I just want to let you know I haven't forgotten. It may be belated, but you will get your prizes. I promise.

Thanks for your prayers, well-wishes and kind advice - to those of you in Provo, Utah, I'm excited that I may get the chance to meet you someday soon. See you in August!

P.S. Just noticed how similar the title of this journal is to my last one, in which I was complaining about life, and was really stressed out. How life changes - I think I'm going to leave this title.