Hopefully now that the month of March is over and my non-stop journey from finals-to-London-to-Palm-Springs-back-to-school-to-hosting-visitors-to-Robin's-wedding is over, I'll find some time to breathe. To gather my thoughts.
In the meantime, a hodge podge list of some of the things that I've been loving and celebrating in their own rite over the past month:
- Acai bowls from Backyard Bowls. Oh my gosh. Since I discovered them, I think I go 3,4 times a week.
- Wicked. I saw it in London and when it ended I immediately wanted it to start again. It was kind of like Mamma Mia in that way. It was absolutely incredible.
- My new Theology and Culture class. Amazing professor, interesting subject, engaging conversation...you know it's a good class when 3 hours fly by and you could care less whether or not you get a break.
- The incredible, monochromatic art of Mark Tansey.
- Re-reading The Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist, and Persuasion by Jane Austen. Having time to read (and re-read) for fun is a welcome new pasttime.
- The chickens. My friends got some chickens in hopes of farming their eggs. For some reason those little ladies make me so happy. Although it's been over a week and they still have yet to produce an egg, I love the thought of those boys doing everything in their power to make sure the chickens are comfortable and taken care of. It makes my day whenever I think about them building that coop, Saur and Micah getting them as a surprise, Griffin perching on his chair in there so they are comfortable with him, or Paul building and re-building a ramp so the lonely chicken would roost with all her buddies.
- Daylight savings. I love love love the extra hours of sunlight at the end of the day. That, combined with the fact that it's been warm enough to lay out at the beach here in SB. I can't complain.
- The Tower of London. As much as I'd like to be a good blogger who updates everyone on what I did over there, I'm not sure it'll happen. So I'd like to say that while it was one of my more touristy endeavors, I loved the Tower of London. With it's history, sordid past, interesting stories, crown jewels...
- I've said it before and I'll say it again. HGTV. I love it.
- George Strait being recognized by the ACM as Artist of the Decade and just sitting there, cool as ever in that hat, saying he ain't done yet. Keep on cranking out those number ones, George, and I'll keep buying them.
- Laying out by the pool in Palm Springs with a best friend for a last minute, much needed mini-vacation.
- Hump day dinners. My friends and I make dinner together on Wednesday nights. While we see each other plenty of other times during the week, and even share other meals together, there's something special about hump day dinner with those people. It is intentional community that feels more like family as we organize, prepare, pray for, and eat a meal together.
- Cadbury Flake bars from London. I'm not usually one to favor milk chocolate, but I brought home about 30 of these delicious, melt-in-your-mouth, slices of heaven and can't get enough of them.
- Farmer's market.
- Whale watching on the Double Dolphin with Captain Ron. Best ten dollars I ever spent. If any of you want to go, anytime, you let me know. I'm there.
Once I started listing, I became overwhelmed by how much I have to be thankful for at the moment. My mental list keeps growing, but, well, I'm at work and now I finally have something to work on. So I'll do the responsible thing and get to it.
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