Silver linings

This morning I woke up in time for school, looked out of the window and felt like crying because it hadn't snowed very much and I was so in need of a snow day. I fell back to sleep, woke up forty minutes later and panicked a little because I was really late. I got ready in record time, grabbed my bag and tried to run (but ended up cautiously power-walking in an attempt to not fall over on the ice) to the bus stop. I missed the bus. So I walked back home hating life, dreading school and resenting the snow for deciding to turn up when it was too late and arrived to two grumpy parents and the inevitable "well why didn't you get up earlier?" lecture that they decided to reward me with. I was in a bad mood to say the least. My dad dropped me to school, which was pretty rubbishy as usual and just a general 'meh' day of nothing exciting and not much fun stuff happening and got home with nothing to look forward to but an English essay for the next day.
Mood = 1/10

That's when it started to get better. Here's why I've had the best evening ever:

Firstly, My mum bought me Galaxy Cookie Crumble. Just for no reason at all, I arrived home to a bar of the world's best chocolate lying on my bed. And then she made me a cup of tea without me asking.
Mood  = 3/10

Then Jack rang me and told me all about how his day had consisted of getting lost in London, being slaughtered in a university interview and making no friends.
Mood = 5/10

After that I sat down at the computer and wrote an English essay. I actually wrote all of it, in one go, and didn't have a break down/procrastinate/give up. I finished before 8pm which is like a whole 6 hours before when I usually finish and I'm actually pleased with it. Such a good feeling.
Mood = 6/10

Then, and this is the highlight... I didn't have any more work to do so had a little flick through Facebook as ya do, only to stumble across a post about me by We Are Augustines (my favourite band)! They made a picture with my blog logo (below) and linked a post I had written about them last week saying how humbled they were. I don't think I've been that surprised/excited in a while - it was the loveliest thing ever ever ever. This is the picture:

Cute, right?

It well and truly made my day/week/month/year/life.
Mood = 10/10

Oh, and then I found an envelope of Christmas money that I'd forgotten about. Cherry on the top!

The funny thing is that when I woke up I was in such an incredibly bad mood and so very adamant that it was going to be a hilariously awful day. I think it just goes to show that, as Hatts put it, "things always get better." Silver linings and all that!