Things that are Making Me Smile
- clean jeans after wearing the same ones nearly every day for close to five weeks
- long shower
- the possibility of taking a shower and a bubble bath in the same day, without adversely affecting anyone's water bill (thankful for utilities included in our rent)
- Matt Redman's song "Salvation" which kind of defined chunks of my trip
- slow, lazy schedule
- an email from Shelley
- a fortune from the fortune cookie that came with my Vietnamese food last night "your lucky number this week is nine" - kind of an inside joke, but a great smile reminder anyway!
- quiet, empty house while my roommate is at work
- the prospect of purchasing a new journal today
- a house where you don't have to wear 5 layers of clothing indoors (no marble floors in sight!)
- central heating
- my own bed
- prospects of reconnecting with some friends and family now that I'm home
- no need for socks for sleeping (or for walking around the house) - bare feet are where it's at today
- fresh snow outside - that I don't have to go out into unless I want to, but it sure looks pretty!
- a beautiful rosary and crucifix purchased in Rome, and an icon purchased in Malta
- go to the bank and exchange currency back to Canadian dollars
- buy a new journal
- buy a baby gift
- sort out the gifts from my trip for various people
- unpack
- burn a cd for a friend
- get over jet-lag
- buy cough drops
- laundry
- change voicemail message to indicate I'm back in the country
- call my best friend, M.
- call my baby brother, T.
- learn how to use the chat feature in g-mail
- write a blog post (oh, wait, that one's nearly done)
- cook - food that is post travel upset stomach friendly
- light candles
- burn incense
- long walk in the park
2 comments:
Welcome home! I can't wait to hear all about your time away!
thanks Natalie! thoughts about the time away coming eventually - lots to process for sure!
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