"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

So I got to go to Auburn last Thursday and Friday. It was really the first time I had been there since Beth and Claire lived there. I had been back a few times for a wedding and a couple football games but this is the first time in 6 months I was able to go and visit with people. It was SO great to see everyone. Just being in Auburn gives me this sense of peace and comfort. You can't understand that "Auburn" feeling though unless you've lived there. I call it the Auburn experience. It's so nice though that after all this time I can go back and I still get that same feeling. I mean I know it's different and I can feel that it's different but there's still the same "home" feeling I get when I'm there. It's even weird now to think I use to live there, that seemed like so long ago. But I will always have a special place in my heart for Auburn, I did a lot of growing there and have so many wonderful memories.
There are many many many reasons Auburn and Atlanta are different but 2 things I thought about this weekend....
1-In Auburn when you walk out and your car is gone you know it was towed. In Atlanta if you walk out and your car is gone you know it was stolen.
2- In Auburn the bar is full of classy people. In Atlanta finding classy people is like searching for Waldo.
I feel like I'm slowly getting back to my old self again. It has certainly been a process though and I'm not quiet there yet. Sometimes I feel like it's a one step forward 2 step back process. I do feel a little stuck though. I have many wonderful close friends but yet I still can't seem to find much comfort. I think it's suppose to be that way though, at least for now. I can't believe how much time has gone by though. I'm thankful it has but at the same time its a little discouraging that so much time has gone by and I'm still struggling a little bit. But this is a growth period for me so I need to just let it be and not be so caught up on time.
Despite the horribly rough semester a lot of good has come from it and there's been a lot of wonderful experiences. I got to watch the birth of a baby, I became a Godmother, Auburn is undefeated and hopefully going to the SEC championship, I met some new people, I tried new things I wouldn't usually try, I love my jobs and the people I work with, I am seeking God now more than ever and that is something I have so desperately needed to do for a while... just a lot of good has so far come out of the semester despite the bad.
I am looking forward to the holidays. I'm excited to be home, to be with family, to see friends, to work on all that holiday stuff I love to do... buy gifts, cook meals, wrap gifts, watch elf, bake goodies, send out the Christmas newsletter, exc. Also, I'm ready to end this year and start fresh next year. I'd hate to think my year was define by a negative situation that I've been dealing with for 8 months... but maybe I should just look at it as a big learning and growing experience and just look forward to what the next year will bring!
I'm going to end with a quote Claire shared with me a quote today that I really needed to see.... "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." -Theodore Roosevelt