Crazy, Leafy Days

Ok so I am really behind on my posts (woops!) and I am really sorr ok so just to give you an update, I went kayaking 2 weeks ago, its has already flurried (yes, like snow), and I am finally cleared to row again! I have been working on a post about the 1st two things but unfortunately my friend has not yet given me his photos from the trip, and I know you want photos.

But anywho, the weather has turned warm again, around the 60s and 70s, which is very nice when I don't feel like bundling up.

For some reason my teachers have decided that it is a wonderful idea to give students tests, papers, and projects due around parent's weekend. Maybe it is a ploy to show those who are paying for this lovely school, how hard we are working. That's just super! Plus, this is also when I finally get to return to crew, which takes up another 2 hours of my day, yippee!

But besides the tidal wave crashing on top of me, I have to admit, I am extremely lucky to go to such a wonderful school. Yesterday Sophie and I walked to the bookstore in between classes. Yellows, reds, and oranges enveloped us as we passed through the quaint town of Hamilton. The Victorian houses, the leaves on the ground, the fresh smell of fall perforated my hardened exterior, letting my body absorb the beauty around me. For that moment, I didn't feel the stress of school work or life. I was content and at peace.

If only those times would last forever, then maybe there wouldn't be sadness and pain in the world. But I'm not a philosopher, no do I want to be one. So I will just stick to knowing that that calm did not last, but that it is important that I find those moments throughout the day, in order for me to not go mad. And even if I do, at least it's somewhere beautiful.