Bittersweet symphony;

Haven't blogged since Tuesday. Well not a lot has happened, really. But let's see what I can remember:
Wednesday was a reaaally good day. Started off with a chance encounter with Alex's family in which Brendan and I ended up riding with them to school, Alex's father and I talking about math & science :) Then Calculus went by really quickly, and in Tutorial we had our disaster drill. Can you say CATASTROPHE? No one knew what they were doing. And I guess that's kind of a theme running through our school. But whatever. After 35 minutes of standing on a flammable field to escape a "fire" (yes, I noted the irony), we finally gained some structure and were able to leave. Break, then history. Fell asleep, as always. Lunch was incredible because Mr. Max Oglevee brought everybody In n' Out to celebrate him getting his license. Then, not 7 hours later, Mr. Oglevee totals his car. Yaaayy Max! After lunch was Lang, which I can't remember. All the days seem to blend together in that class because we really don't do anything important. After school I was preparing myself to stay until 6, waiting for Brendan to be done with practice when Briana Baptise comes in the gym and asks me if I need a ride home. I gratefully accept. Her, her dad, and I all head back for Talega, talking about the most random topics. They drop me off at home, and I finish out the night studying for AP Bio and texting Alex<3 However, when Mommy Terrell got home, I knew there was a "talk" coming. Of course, she had seen my changed FaceBook status and had a few questions for me. She wanted to know why I didn't think it was a big deal that Alex and I were going out, and I explained to her that it was only because she didn't seem to care when Andrew and I were together, so I thought this would be the same kind of situation. I think she's okaay with it now, as long as I talk to her about everything and don't leave anything out.
In retrospect, Thursday was good too. Started off with the test in AP Bio. I think I freaked myself out thinking about it too much. After the test was over, I felt pretty happy about the 88% I got on the multiple choice part (ended up being a 95% after the essay!!). French was fun, as always. And I came to the conclusion that it's one of the many ways I express myself. I mean there's the clothes, and the way I act and all that stuff, but in my opinion I think speaking French defines who I am as a person: traditional, romantic, and refined. No matter how hard I try, I can never explain why I love it so much. Alex left early that day because he didn't want to take a math test (wimp) so he wasn't there at lunch, which admittedly threw my day off a little. 6th period was fun, Chelsea and I watched commercials en francais, then had some lovely talks with Madame. Those are always the highlight of my week :) Je t'adore, Madame Schmitz. On Thursday I actually had to wait until 6 for the boys to be done with basketball. It seemed a lot longer than it usually does. Maybe it was because I had nothing to do? I don't know. I just remember being cold, tired, and bored. Came home, slept for 3 hours, ate dinner, then went right back to bed. Friday wasn't good until school was over. All day long I kept dreading the timed write we had to do in English 5th period. Calc went by, then tutorial, then break, 3rd, lunch, and then 5th. Vocab test was easy, the timed write was boring. Then it was finally Thanksgiving break!! Called Mommy Terrell to come get me, and of course, she refused to pick me up until Brendan was done at 6. Soo, I went with Cornpop back to her maison avec Jakybear et Logan. Heard some funny stories about Logan getting in trouble during the car ride, then hung out at Corryn's. Alex ended up coming over for about an hour, and we (Alex, Cornpop, and I) talked about almost everything. Then, all too soon, he had to leave. But before he was gone, he gave me the most incredible goodbye kiss<3 Perfect ending to a perfect night. Well, not so much an "ending" because not too long after that Logan and I ended up wrestling over a spot on the couch. And you may think we were just playing around, but this was honest-to-god wrestling. With headlocks and tap outs and everything else imaginable. I think he also had some pent-up frustration from when I bit him earlier. Whatever, he got over it. Came home, watched a scary movie with Mommy Terrell, and eventually went to bed after laying restlessly for a few hours.
Today was kind of the same situation as yesterday. Started off bad, ended up being pretty good. Mommy Terrell woke us up around 7 this morning because we were all leaving the house. Brendan was going to practice, she had a doctor's appointment, and Trenton and I were going to our grandparents' house to see my father. Ohh joy. I was not a happy camper. But I knew it would only be for a while because I was going to be leaving for Corryn's LAX game. When I finally ended up leaving, it was about 12:30. Mother and I went to the field, and then Mommy #2 stayed with me at Cornpop's games. It was freeeeeezing. But sometime after the first game and our adventurous trip to Pavilions, Mommy #2 and I had a talk about everything. And when I say everything, I mean it. It started off with ethnicity, then she asked me about Alex and me and how that happened (not an easy story to tell when I didn't even know how), then about boys in general and how they affect girls, then family, back to ethnicity, some background information about both of us, retelling some parts of our lives, a little bit of culture and society, back to family (where I started crying for a few minutes), then boys once more. It was fantastic. I love her so much<3 It makes me so happy that I can have a friend whose mother cares about me so much to have these conversations with me. Since Alex ended up not being able to come over, after the games we went to Michael's to get a new sketchbook for Cornpop and some yarn for me (which I ended up leaving at Corryn's house), then Panda for dinner, and headed home. Once there, Logan and I had another wrestling match, but I don't remember why. Father came and picked me up a few minutes later, and we had an awkward car ride home.
Now, I'm finally able to just lay in bed and relax for a little while. Really wish I could be starting my scarf, but I need my yarn :/ I don't know what it is, but these past few days I've been really happy. Actually, I do know. And I'm sure everyone reading this knows too. But I need to talk about it for just a little while :)
Alex is phenomenal. Everyday I end up learning something new from him or about him. And then I realize how much we have in common. And then I realize how much I like him. Which is weird, because 3 months ago I never would have imagined even talking to him like I do now. And I never would've gotten to know this different side of him. But I'm soo glad that I did because I would have been missing out on a person that has the potential to know me better than anyone else already does<3
On that sappy note, I'm going to stop. This is probably the most I've written in a very, very long time. But I guess I just had a lot on my mind :)

superstars of the week:
Alexander
Chelsea
Mommy Terrell
Mommy #2
Corryn
Madame Schmitz
Stefan Maxwell

quote of the day:
"The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: If you pursue happiness you'll never find it." -- C.P. Snow