The Ninth

I had to laugh this morning when I got to the office.

It suddenly hit me that today is the ninth of October.

A dear friend of mine loves the number nine, and is always looking forward to the days with nines in them.

I booked my flights over a month ago. I've been thinking about and anticipating this day for a while.

And yet, it didn't hit me until I turned over the page on my quotes calendar this morning, that this long awaited day, this day when the vacation I've much anticipated and needed, is the ninth!

And that made me chuckle indeed.