Welcome to singles, relationship-ers, and even those "it's complicated" misfits!
Today was Red-Velvet-Cupcake day. It was either filled with love, mush, anxiety, or ice cream. Here in the Fantastic 500, we had a combination of all. Erin has a wonderful beau (however, he lives real far away), Sara is single and loving it (but where all the hotties at?), Daphne is her ever cute self (a boy would be nice though...), and I have the flu (so it was sherbet instead of ice cream). However, none of us really let that get to us. Except me, but Tylenol can only get you so far.
As I told you yesterday, Erin and I made a bunch of cupcakes (with home-made cream cheese icing! You're jealous, it's okay). Today we went around delivering the ones that were left from last night's attack to some friends, and people in our classes. It just felt good to see other people smile, to be reminded that today was a holiday of some sort, and we can take a moment to relax and enjoy it. There are two stories that I want to share though, and neither of them are actually my own.
The first is a girl in my class, Carly, who's boyfriend broke up with her not long ago. She's an avid student and believes firmly in "work first, play later." She is also an firm believer in "work hard, play harder," so I don't know what the boy's problem was. She seems pretty neat to me! But she's in two of my classes and so I brought her and another girl in the class a little cake and they were SO HAPPY! I was so glad to see Carly's face brighten- 'cause she def had the V-Day blues going on. Just a simple little piece of let's-not-count-the-calories and life is a tiny bit better.
The second belongs to a group of people. I have a huge lecture class, and in it I sit with four cadets. I met one of them, Marshal, through Sara, and then the other three through sitting with Marshal. They don't talk too much, but they're pretty cool individuals. So today I brought them each a little cupcake (Sara added a message-heart on each one for extra-adorable-ness). I carried them in, but I was a tad late so I couldn't give out the cakes until after class, plus that was probably better so they didn't get any crumbs on their uniform. Anyway, so after class I offered them each a cupcake. One of them didn't want it, so Eva, the only girl, took his extra. They were just SO CUTE.
"Are those really for us?"
"Yep!"
"Are you sure?"
"Pretty sure... there are four cupcakes and four of you, haha."
"But... you're sure?"
"No."
"Oh."
"Just kidding, yes of COURSE they're for you, take one or I'll be insulted!"
Apparently, the cadets are not often remembered on mini-holidays. I found out later that they may been breaking a rule or two by eating not only while moving, but also a sweet offered to them by an outside source. But I didn't do anything naughty to the cupcakes, I promise. They ate those suckers so fast though, I almost worried they had dropped them or something. It was good to see some red-crumbed-covered smiles out of those serious dudes.
So I learned what everyone relearns every year at Christmas (or whatever gift-giving holiday you may celebrate). Making others feel good makes YOU feel good. So on Valentine's Day, when you could just wallow in your single-ness or far-away-from-loved-one-ness or whatever-ness, do something for a girlfriend. Get her that double-chunk ice cream and bring over her favorite movie (NOT a chick flick- we do not go that corny at F500). You'll be with her, she'll be with you, and even if y'all are both still a tad lonely, at least you won't be alone.
Life is good with a tub of extra icing!
Curl Girl, out!
Lecrae made it to the Grammys (hooray!), so even though silly Switchfoot beat him, I'll let him comment on (lack of) relationships, à la Paul: "See, your money, your singleness, marriage, talents, your time / They were loaned to you to show the world that Christ is divine." Which is to say, in this case, all about some giving.
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