Today didn't start off so bad, but it ended kind of crappily. I won't even talk about it. It doesn't matter to me anymore. I have to apoligize to Joe later, because I totally ignored him at lunch. I had to finish my math homework, so I was feverishly trying to get that done, and I couldn't concentrate on much else. Micheal kept distracting me because he was telling a story about how a bat got stuck in the hood of his sweatshirt, and then he was trying to bite my arm while I was writing. Silly boys are always so very distracting. He kept making me laugh when I should have been working. Anyway...after school I went to watch Gus, and it was a nice change that he was happy for once. He was laughing so much today, and that made me happy too. I mean, how can anybody stay upset when a baby is laughing? I know that I can't. I came home after that and did my homework and ate supper. I am afraid that I am getting fatter. I was really thin when I came home from Spain, but I think I gained a few pounds because I didn't eat all too much over there, and when I got home I was so happy to have normal food again. I don't want to be chunky!! I think I have probably gained a good two or three pounds since I got home. I must stop this at once. Summer is fast approaching.
I have finally gotten my foot in the door with reading Beloved. It took me a good few weeks, but I started it. It is such a confusing book though. I can never figure out exactly who or what is being talked about. I read the cliff notes in conjunction with the book though, and now it makes a bit more sense. I forgot that I am also supposed to be keeping a notebook while I read it, which I forgot about. I'll have to get on that sooner or later. I think the book is supposed to be finished by Monday, but there's no way that is going to happen.
When I walked home from school today, I saw that the magnolia tree next door is blooming. It was so beautiful that I stopped to look at it for a moment. I just had to go over and pluck one of the flowers off. I took it upstairs and put it in a little vase of water. The dogwood trees around here are blooming again too. I love those trees; they're so beautiful. Flowers are happiness, but much like happiness, they only last for so long. Thinking on those lines, I shall have to use the example of my corsage from last year's semi formal. It was beautiful, as the night was while I was going through it, but now that I look back, the roses are all yellowed and crunchy. Hmph. Still, let's end this entry on a happy note. I'll be getting a new corsage on Friday! And uh, it will be of roses and have blue ribbon on it. How good is that?