Champagne Life

The past two weeks have probably been the most relaxed two weeks of my life for the past decade. And it is telling that it also happened to be the first two weeks of my post-college life. Haha.

I can’t remember the last time I have been this relaxed and excited. Well, my Christmas breaks in 2009 and 2010 were also stress-free. Thanks to the trimestral schedule in AMACU, those holiday breaks were also school breaks, so I didn’t have any school-related dilemma that would linger at the back of my mind that would prevent me from truly relishing the euphoria of the season. What is different with the past two weeks though is the fact that I actually won’t have to go back to school again. It’s not just a temporary hiatus from academic stress. It’s actually for good!

The past two weeks have also been jampacked with various activities and appointments that catered to different facets of my life. There was the job application appointment that went quite well. There were the many times I spent at church as a member of our parish’s ComLec Guild, rightfully serving for His glory. And of course, those numerous social get-togethers that I had with high school friends, housemates, orgmates, playmates and guildmates. It wasn’t quite easy on the pocket, haha, but I was more than happy to shell out more than I usually do – it was worth every single penny. It was vacation time after all, so I also was able to finally accomplish some of the things that I’ve been meaning to once I get the ample time. Catch up on some of my favorite TV series (as if doing this took a back seat, even at the busiest point of my most recent trimester, haha). Give my pets a bath and finally address their lice problem, haha. Take my jogging/running habit more seriously – got to jog 5 times for this two-week period, which is more than twice than the usual in the same amount of time. And lastly, sleep without have having to worry what time I should wake up the next day. Yeah! Haha!

I’m just over the moon right now. And the best is yet to come. More wonderful things are coming up for the next few weeks and the excitement just compounds the bliss and contentment I feel right now. I’m usually wary and skeptical whenever I experience extended periods of peace and happiness, haha, but this time, I know deep in my heart that it’s going to be a while before this wonderful season passes.

My life isn’t exactly perfect. There are still many things that I need to address, and a lot more I know I will have to face in the near future (these are new challenges!). There are still many things that I want – both material and not. But I guess I’ve learned to be more confident of myself and trust that whatever happens in the future, there’s nothing I cannot handle.

Besides, I sooo deserve the pleasure the past two weeks have bestowed on me. Considering how much shit life has thrown me for the past years, I say that this just pretty much covers for it, hehe. More generously even, than I have ever hoped.