- A long phone call from my former roommate L, to start the day. It was so good to laugh and talk and catch up on each other's lives. I really miss her.
- Standing in the kitchen, chatting with my dad and chopping vegetables for a veggie tray together, to take to tonight's big family Mother's Day gathering.
- emails from a few different friends today
- giving and getting a hug from my mom
- Making my way through a significant list of tasks this morning.
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Daily 5 - Day 269
Today's Daily 5:
Roast Beef at Dawn
It was already Sunday when I went to bed.
After the murder-mystery bachelorette party, which was both every bit as awkward as I expected, and not quite as painful as I expected.
I woke again for the first time around 6:30.
Can I just say that the smell of roast beef cooking at 6:30 in the morning is a little incongruous?
I lay there in the dark, trying to figure out why the whole house smelled like roast beef, or if, perhaps, I was still dreaming.
I woke again a few hours later to the buzzing of my phone.
L was calling from England, and we passed about an hour laughing and talking and catching up on each other's lives.
There was something truly lovely about starting the day laughing and talking with a dear friend far away.
Eventually, after getting the laundry started, I ventured upstairs to make breakfast and discovered a leftover roasting pan.
Clearly, Grandma was making roast beef at 6:30 this morning.
The question of why this was a logical time to make a roast, remains unanswered.
Maybe it's just because she's 80.
There are a lot of things that happen in this house that seem to only happen because she's 80.
Roast beef before dawn is only the most recent installment.
You stop asking after a while.
And with that, I'm off to tackle the rest of the usual Sunday morning chores before heading out to spend the day celebrating my mom.
After the murder-mystery bachelorette party, which was both every bit as awkward as I expected, and not quite as painful as I expected.
I woke again for the first time around 6:30.
Can I just say that the smell of roast beef cooking at 6:30 in the morning is a little incongruous?
I lay there in the dark, trying to figure out why the whole house smelled like roast beef, or if, perhaps, I was still dreaming.
I woke again a few hours later to the buzzing of my phone.
L was calling from England, and we passed about an hour laughing and talking and catching up on each other's lives.
There was something truly lovely about starting the day laughing and talking with a dear friend far away.
Eventually, after getting the laundry started, I ventured upstairs to make breakfast and discovered a leftover roasting pan.
Clearly, Grandma was making roast beef at 6:30 this morning.
The question of why this was a logical time to make a roast, remains unanswered.
Maybe it's just because she's 80.
There are a lot of things that happen in this house that seem to only happen because she's 80.
Roast beef before dawn is only the most recent installment.
You stop asking after a while.
And with that, I'm off to tackle the rest of the usual Sunday morning chores before heading out to spend the day celebrating my mom.
Blessed
I took the "Poppy Test" this morning, and these were the results, which made me smile. I'm not totally sure I am that person. But in some ways (except maybe for being my own best teacher - I rather prefer feedback from others) this is the sort of person I'm aiming to be. More happy, more thankful, more aware that I really am blessed.
| You Are Blessed |
 You are a naturally grateful person. You believe it's important to be thankful for whatever you have. You've gained the most by traveling down your own path in life. You are a naturally spiritual person. You are your own best teacher. You try to figure out what you need and then give it to yourself. On a good day, you really shine. Luckily, most of your days are good days. |
Daily 5 - Day 268
Today's Daily 5:
- Lazy morning
- Taking photos of photos
- Dinner at Chili's
- Hanging out with my family
- Laughter
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