This is the dog my little brother FOUND at work today. He “named” him Rain. That is, if the dog doesn’t already have a name. I’ve never seen anything like it. If Jonathan moves, the dog follows him. Rain can be totally passed out, and if Jon gets up or goes outside, he’s suddenly AWAKE, and waiting for him to come back. It’s almost kind of heartbreaking, really. I told Jonathan tonight that he is really, really good at loving things. I think the girl that marries this boy is going to be quite lucky. And I’m not just saying that because he’s my brother.
ANYWAY. It’ll be interesting to see what happens. We’re going to put forth some effort to see if anyone is missing a dog, and then try to place it with family, and then see about some other options. But like I said, we’ll see.
In other news…let’s see. Well, I went to school again today. The natural disasters class. We were asked a few questions to get us talking about our feelings about the Tsunami of two Christmasas ago…and a few other disasters, and the class began to share comments like, “Sometimes Heavenly makes these things happen so that people can learn to love people, and reach out, and be more charitable. I know a lot of people who didn’t pay fast offerings, but then, after the Tsunami, they did.” All I could think (and something I DID say to a certain extent, without the condescending tone) was, “If there were a person, sitting right here in front of you, who lost her entire family, home and all of her belongings, her livelihood, her security, and even her faith because of this Tsunami, would you really thank her for providing your neighbor with the opportunity to gain a testimony of fast offerings?” It just seemed so, small. I don’t believe that everything happens for a reason. I think some things, just sometimes, just happen. It’s not for punishment, it’s not to make us remember, it just happens. This is a tempestuous world. We are fragile beings. I DO believe, however, that God can GIVE things a reason. He can take bad, such bad, and consecrate it to our good. And that takes some big effort on our part, and some big open-heartedness, and more strength than you could possibly imagine without having to muster it. It was interesting.
The class was interesting. Interesting in the way that there were a lot of things to talk about, but they weren’t things I hadn’t thought of before. Interesting.
SO, the rest of the day. Work is good. I have a new workspace. I’m not at the front desk anymore, which is nice. We made some pretty aggressive goals, and hopefully I’ll be able to keep the momentum up. I think it’ll be fine. Not too bad at all- and I’m getting excited about the end goal again. It’ll be crazy this semester, with all the reading and writing, but hey, I claim to want to make this my life. So I should just work harder, and see how far I can go.
Tonight I also had the chance to go out with Becca- we went to the Olive Garden and had the unlimited pasta bowl. We actually did that same thing last year around this time…and it’s amazing to think how much everything has changed. It was so nice to talk to her, about EVERYTHING. We don’t even keep it too coherent, just jump from topic to topic, and I love talking to her about my book ideas. She’s always so supportive. I’m lucky, I have a lot of people who support my ideas, but it’s different when it’s someone who isn’t part of your family- and who can readily understand the point you are trying to make. We are simply, often, on the same wavelength. For instance, this evening I was wearing a new sweater, I told Becca, “I got this new sweater, it kind of makes me feel like, uh” and she finished, “DEVIL wears PRADA!! Cerulean blue!!! I KNOW!” and I said, “But am I the before?” and she said, “NO! And even if, she was still pretty!” And if you were able to get that conversation, it probably means you’ve seen the movie. It wasn’t that she understood me, it’s that she READ MY MIND. That’s all. It’s nice to spend some time with a good friend.
Ok, well, my husband is almost home, and it’s almost sleep time so I can wake up tomorrow and do it all again. Night 
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