Have you ever considered the amazing effect of hugs?

I'm not just talking about immediate consequences, you understand. I'm talking about the fact that one good hug, at the right time, can set you up for the next week or so.

I had a hug like that yesterday :)

As a result, I went to bed happy, I woke up happy and I've been happy all morning, even through an explanation of the aorist passive and a lecture on philosophy in Virgil's Aeneid.

Some might say this is not entirely attributable to one hug. I might agree. But the point is, that life is pretty groovy at the moment.

Lots of exciting and groovy things are going on over the course of the next week. I'll give you a rundown:

today - rehearsal. Floreat Exon! Also today - no training - YES!
tomorrow - Friday. Need I say more?
Saturday - My sister's birthday. Race on the Isis. Rather exciting stuff.
Sunday - mum, brother and sister paying me a birthday visit, bringing lots of edible goodies and other such delights. Don't have to go to Wallingford. Win!
Monday - tech rehearsal. Eep! Also, ballroom dancing. Good stuff.
Tuesday - subject family dinner. Posh tea with all my favourite classicists :) (and some English students too, but they don't count :P )
Wednesday - first ever Crew Date! Woop! at Magdalen. Maybe it'll be deer on the menu ..
Thursday - What a combination. We get our hoodies for rowing - YAY - and we also have our ACTUAL PERFORMANCE of Brief Brief Encounter. It's going to be amazing. Promise.

Basically, things are pretty awesome at the moment. Or so they seem.

I wonder how long this burst of optimism will last?