Life is Good – October 24, 2008

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This week’s blessings and simple pleasures…

One of my photos was published in the newly released, fifth edition of the Schmap Minneapolis Guide! Ok, so it’s not like it’s a big, famous publication. Then again, maybe it is. Regardless, I’d never heard of it before I was asked permission to use my photo, but STILL! It was a thrill to be asked and even more thrilling to see that it truly was published. I took this photo of the Landmark Center last year about this time, while wandering around downtown St. Paul. Last week I received an email in my flickr account asking permission to use it and I happily agreed. Pretty cool, huh?

I spent Thursday, my day off, being sick. My head was threatening to explode out my eyeballs. Why do I consider it a blessing to be sick on my day off? Because I didn’t have to waste a PTO day calling in sick to work. I had nothing pressing going on. I ran a few errands and realized I was too drained to carry on as usual, so I came home and sacked out for the afternoon, guilt free, with a purring cat along side me keeping me warm.

I know I said this last week, but I just can’t get over how much I love the fall. I complain incessantly about the winters in Minnesota. Winter absolutely drains on me and contributes to a general feeling of depression. But fall? Oh my gosh, the fall is GORGEOUS here. I wish it could stay like this all winter long. I wanted to take some pictures that would show what an amazing display of color we have here, but then there was that whole exploding eyeballs feeling and I had the chills, so being outside simply wasn’t appealing. I only managed to snap a few pictures from the front yard and these really don’t do justice to the abundance of colors.

I had a great time last Saturday on a girls’ night out with my best friend, Gina. Our friend, Dan is a karaoke D.J. and we went to watch him host the evening and help celebrate his 40th birthday. Dan is a great D.J. and an awesome singer too. We had so much fun listening to people sing (some good, some not so good and some amazingly entertaining) and just hanging out laughing and talking. Gina and I shared our table with Tony, an amazing, energetic 90 year old man who really knows what life is all about. He spent a good part of the evening smiling and talking with us and sang a few songs too before he made his departure before midnight. (He told us he didn’t dare stay out any later for fear of being late for church in the morning.) It was just a really relaxing and fun evening.

And as always, I’m happy that the weekend is upon us once again!

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