Overload

It was in Apopka, the day before classes started at MVA. We had just picked up some new uniform items to replace beaten up old ones. When pulling out my camera and snapping photos of this ridiculous way to haul one's life around, I was unaware how closely I could relate to the situation months later. On Friday, my life felt like this photo. How exactly, you may ask? I was overloaded, in almost every way possible. There were tests, homework and other commitments I was obligated to. It was the last day of the week, and my lack of sleep was getting to me. It was known that there was less than two weeks until I would get a week long break with my parents (whom I love and miss more than I could imagine) and my lifelong friends, relaxing and laying in my perfect bed in the room that I spent hours painting and making my own before I left it alone.

And I guess it was my fault, for letting everything get to me just that day. It worked out okay though. Because I live at this school with amazing people, including the gorgeous young lady who also serves as my teacher and a group of crazy boys who I refer to as my brothers. A short talk and assurance I would be great, I finished everything I needed to do for the day. And to help me forget everything else, I went out and spent hours learning dances to Thriller, Grease Lightning, the Rocky theme song and Kung Fu Fighting. We may have been the oldest people on the dance floor in front of the DJ at Downtown Disney, but somehow that didn't matter. Ignoring the world and just dancing felt like the perfect thing to do...so I followed along and attempted to punch the air, imitate Michael Jackson and John Travolta, and move my body in ways it's not used to. I'll tell you now, I wasn't thinking about anything but dancing. Out there among careless kids, anything less satisfying in my life was forgotten and I could just dance. 

And today you'd think that it would all be back. But the test are written and I can't change that. I slept for eleven hours last night and feel totally rejuvenated. I am going home in twelve days, and I am going to survive until then. God's taking care of me. I know he's not going anywhere, so I can do anything knowing that.