Celebration Continues
Nov. 15th, 2005 08:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aamusedinatxI hardly know what to say in the face of all this.
I arrived to work this morning, after being in bed with a stomach bug yesterday. Flowers covered my desk as did boxes and bags, gifts from friends and relatives near and far. So my desk looks pretty, and smells really good too!
I called my father today to wish him Happy Birthday. Today he turns 70 and 2 years ago we were told we'd only have him around maybe 6-9 months. I feel very blessed to have him around for this mile stone birthday--in relatively good healthy and in terrific spirits. For as bad as my relationship with my mother has always been, my relationship with my father has always been very good.
The weather today could not be more perfect for my mood. I can't think of any recent year where our weather was so gorgeous in Mid-November. Usually by now we're being lashed by a series of winter storms. Cold, wet, blustery is the standard this time of year. Yesterday the high hit the mid 60s. It was sunny with hardly a cloud in the sky. Last night was positively balmy hardly scooping down into the 50s.
This morning there was no fog, no clouds, just a warmish light wind and sunshine. I came to work in a lightweight sweater and sun glasses. I didn't even bother with a coat. I haven't looked at the weather forecast...and I may yet regret the 'no coat' decision, but oh it felt nice today! I bumped into Lori and her seeing-eye dog this morning and she enthused about the weather too (so it's not just me) and said she went swimming on Sunday. If it continues this warm she plans to go swimming after work today, too.
I brought Miso soup and some crackers to work with me today...too soon to abuse my poor tummy just yet. HOWEVER, unlike yesterday, today I *MUST* have coffee...and so it has just finished burbling in the pot and I'm about to pour myself a steaming, fragrant mug of Joe with a shot of Moo.
Here's to mornings, to friends, to family (as weird as they get). This having a birthday 'week' thing--it's a really good idea! Trust me on this.
I arrived to work this morning, after being in bed with a stomach bug yesterday. Flowers covered my desk as did boxes and bags, gifts from friends and relatives near and far. So my desk looks pretty, and smells really good too!
I called my father today to wish him Happy Birthday. Today he turns 70 and 2 years ago we were told we'd only have him around maybe 6-9 months. I feel very blessed to have him around for this mile stone birthday--in relatively good healthy and in terrific spirits. For as bad as my relationship with my mother has always been, my relationship with my father has always been very good.
The weather today could not be more perfect for my mood. I can't think of any recent year where our weather was so gorgeous in Mid-November. Usually by now we're being lashed by a series of winter storms. Cold, wet, blustery is the standard this time of year. Yesterday the high hit the mid 60s. It was sunny with hardly a cloud in the sky. Last night was positively balmy hardly scooping down into the 50s.
This morning there was no fog, no clouds, just a warmish light wind and sunshine. I came to work in a lightweight sweater and sun glasses. I didn't even bother with a coat. I haven't looked at the weather forecast...and I may yet regret the 'no coat' decision, but oh it felt nice today! I bumped into Lori and her seeing-eye dog this morning and she enthused about the weather too (so it's not just me) and said she went swimming on Sunday. If it continues this warm she plans to go swimming after work today, too.
I brought Miso soup and some crackers to work with me today...too soon to abuse my poor tummy just yet. HOWEVER, unlike yesterday, today I *MUST* have coffee...and so it has just finished burbling in the pot and I'm about to pour myself a steaming, fragrant mug of Joe with a shot of Moo.
Here's to mornings, to friends, to family (as weird as they get). This having a birthday 'week' thing--it's a really good idea! Trust me on this.
