One of those perfect Sundays...
Nov. 2nd, 2008 10:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
growyourwingsI've said this before, but I really love Sunday mornings.
This morning is another perfect Sunday. It's a beautiful fall day here in the Pacific NW. I was out with my mother yesterday and we just marveled at the trees this year--they seem particularly vibrant. I just thought it was that I actually had the peace of mind to actually notice my surroundings for a change. But Mom was saying the trees seemed more beautiful this year.
And they are gorgeous. I should take some snaps today.
I've been up for about 2 hours now. Bob went off to church. My church is 1-3 hours of quiet time on Sundays. It's why I try to wake up before the rest of the house. I cleaned up the kitchen, ground coffee beans and brewed some coffee. Made myself some oatmeal with brown sugar, craisens, almonds, and a small amount of granola. Put on my acoustical guitar mix. And just sat eating my oatmeal and drinking my rich, dark coffee and looked out at the trees. Just let my mind wander.
Very nice.
Bob will be home soon and Sunday's are our day together so we'll probably just climb back into bed for a few hours--maybe even watch a movie there.
Then it's up and at-'em and I've plans to purge the master bedroom today. Go through drawers and get rid of clothes I haven't worn in ages. Then, omg gasp!, maybe actually polish the furniture!!!
And I've plans for baking bread today. I might make some beef barley soup too--not sure about that yet. I think the split pea soup I made last week is finally gone. So it may be time for something else.
Oh and Mom lent me her audio CD of Barack Obama's book The Audicity of Hope so I'm loading that to my iPod this morning for listening later.
Oh #2, I've been listening to Steve Martins autobiography, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life, on my iPod as well. I bought it based on a recommendation from one of the Tech Podcasts I listen to. It's amazingly good. I actually cried yesterday listening to it. Steve, who reads the book, was talking about being with his father when he died, it was beautiful. It's amazing how this audio book, which I likely purchased a year ago and hadn't yet listened to, is so appropriate for what I'm going through right now. It's basically about Steve following his dream.
Oh #3, I think I need to find more non-SPN icons. Yes I know...Sacriledge! I'd really love to put some kind of fall-oriented icon on this.
ETA: There you go--found myself an Autumn Leaves icon.
This morning is another perfect Sunday. It's a beautiful fall day here in the Pacific NW. I was out with my mother yesterday and we just marveled at the trees this year--they seem particularly vibrant. I just thought it was that I actually had the peace of mind to actually notice my surroundings for a change. But Mom was saying the trees seemed more beautiful this year.
And they are gorgeous. I should take some snaps today.
I've been up for about 2 hours now. Bob went off to church. My church is 1-3 hours of quiet time on Sundays. It's why I try to wake up before the rest of the house. I cleaned up the kitchen, ground coffee beans and brewed some coffee. Made myself some oatmeal with brown sugar, craisens, almonds, and a small amount of granola. Put on my acoustical guitar mix. And just sat eating my oatmeal and drinking my rich, dark coffee and looked out at the trees. Just let my mind wander.
Very nice.
Bob will be home soon and Sunday's are our day together so we'll probably just climb back into bed for a few hours--maybe even watch a movie there.
Then it's up and at-'em and I've plans to purge the master bedroom today. Go through drawers and get rid of clothes I haven't worn in ages. Then, omg gasp!, maybe actually polish the furniture!!!
And I've plans for baking bread today. I might make some beef barley soup too--not sure about that yet. I think the split pea soup I made last week is finally gone. So it may be time for something else.
Oh and Mom lent me her audio CD of Barack Obama's book The Audicity of Hope so I'm loading that to my iPod this morning for listening later.
Oh #2, I've been listening to Steve Martins autobiography, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life, on my iPod as well. I bought it based on a recommendation from one of the Tech Podcasts I listen to. It's amazingly good. I actually cried yesterday listening to it. Steve, who reads the book, was talking about being with his father when he died, it was beautiful. It's amazing how this audio book, which I likely purchased a year ago and hadn't yet listened to, is so appropriate for what I'm going through right now. It's basically about Steve following his dream.
Oh #3, I think I need to find more non-SPN icons. Yes I know...Sacriledge! I'd really love to put some kind of fall-oriented icon on this.
ETA: There you go--found myself an Autumn Leaves icon.
