Another year, another storm weathered.

This weekend was like every other weekend. I loathed at the amount of homework I had to complete and the ever growing stress of the coming up week was making me very unhappy. I went down to Houston Saturday night to visit with Jordan's father and stepmother for the night. We ate at a Mexican food restaurant, shared a few stories, and even managed to laugh a few times (a rare occasion).

Still, something just wasn't right.

I was quiet and feeling a little down for most of the weekend. I believed it was just the stress taking its toll on me. When we returned to College Station I realized everything that I had to accomplish this week, and took some of my frustrations out on Jordan. I was tired, had no desire to sit on the computer and figure out math problems I didn't understand, and read 50+ pages over abolitionism. Jordan left for campus a little annoyed. I was perturbed and upset.

While I was doing my homework this evening, a storm began to roll in. I mean, we haven't seen a significant amount of rainfall here since probably April. I had begun to forget what thunder had sounded like. Suddenly, the skies opened up and the rain fell, and it fell hard. Lightning flashed ferociously and the thunder wailed. Car alarms were sounding throughout our street and branches were flying off the trees. The wind howled, and soon enough, hail began pelting our roof and windows. I watched in awe as mother nature took out its fury on our street. Trying to relieve the stresses of the drought.

Suddenly the rain stopped. I walked outside to survey the damage and upon reaching our driveway, was confronted with a full blown, double arced rainbow sitting in the sky over my house. I just stood there and couldn't help but smile. A thought crossed my mind at that moment. Here I was worried about school and getting things done. I was fretting about the amount of work I would have to weather in the coming week and had forgotten about my rewards.

Sometimes you have to be reminded by the ones you love that even though times may get dark and stormy, there will always be someone waiting for you on the other side, ready to greet you with a rainbow.

Thanks, and Happy Birthday Mom.

until then,

I love you always.