I really love chocolate-covered blueberries.
I remember having them when I was younger, and then they just sort of disappeared from my life for a time, occasionally popping up to surprise me with a couple delectable bites. Then, once I got a job and had the money to buy my own stuff, I eventually remembered that I enjoyed them and bought some for myself.
It's like being reunited with an old lover. Or so I assume. I've actually never experienced that.
Anyway...
Because BYU-Idaho has a three-track system, the schedules are pretty different from the other schools. This meant that when almost everyone I knew was back in school in the middle of August, I sat comfortably in the knowledge that I still had another month.
Don't get me wrong; it was a little boring sometimes. But I really learned how to manage my free time when I only had myself to entertain me. Many days involved watching a movie while eating a cream cheese Danish and/or chocolate-covered blueberries.
And I'm not quite sure why, but there's something oddly fitting about eating chocolate-covered blueberries while watching the fifth Mission: Impossible movie. Maybe it was a life-changing experience or something that's stuck with me ever since.
But I digress.
So, in the middle of September, I headed up to BYU-Idaho with about half a bag of chocolate-covered blueberries (besides all my other possessions). For the first couple weeks, I'd snack on them occasionally, but once I'd gotten to about a quarter of a bag, I decided to save the rest.
Well, I sort of forgot about that.
Then, one day, in what was probably November, I suddenly remembered that I had not yet finished my blueberries.
Finishing that back was one of the most comforting moments I experienced during that first semester.
What was the point of this tale, you may ask? Well...
I like chocolate-covered blueberries.
"So count your blessings every day. It makes the monsters go away. And everything will be okay.
"You are not alone. You are right at home. Goodnight."
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