#365Gratitude Day 307: Socks appeal

Yesterday morning I got up around 5, and went to pack my gym bag.  Somehow my big collection of running socks has dwindled to a pathetic level.  Sure, there were some in the wash, but all I could find was one lonely, mismatched sock.  Through attrition, wear and tear, and running misadventure (like the thing a few months back where I bled like a stuck pig through one running shoe), I've somehow reduced the sock population.

(Hey, I know that bleeding shoe thing is gross, but it's not like I hold a gun to your head and make you read this blog.)

Anyhow, on my way home from work I stopped at a running store I'd never been to before, in an effort to repopulate the socks.  Total score!  Not only did the place carry my favorite brand, Balega, but they were on sale, and they even had a buy 3 get 1 free sale!  

Now a fresh new pair is waiting for me already packed in the gym bag, down in my car, calling for me to get on my way so I can run at the gym before work.

#365Gratitude Day 306: A nap

I don't know if it's the time change due to daylight savings time, or my recent long car-trip home from North Carolina, but yesterday afternoon at the end of my workday I was exhausted!  I caught myself nodding off several times.  Thankfully, it was a telecommuting day for me, so I got to do something about it:

I took a nice long nap.  It was probably a good 90 minute one.  Afterward I felt so much better.  There's that old joke about how you know you're actually a grownup when you want a nap, but it's true.  

#365Gratitude Day 305: Casabilities

You know that old saying, "mi casa, su casa."

Totally true.  I was laying in bed yesterday morning down at Michael and Maya's, warm, and comfy.  One of their cats was hanging with me.  She's super nice, and was very happy to snuggle up to me.

I had this lovely moment of feeling very at home, there.  It was great.

Later that day I got on my way, and drove back home to Virginia.  When I got home, Missy was there, and Richard too, and we all cuddled in bed and watched Big Hero 6.  (I've seen it lots and lots, it was Richard's first time.)

It felt good to be home.  There's no place like your own house, right?

I'm really very lucky to be able to feel so comfortable and welcome both places.

#365Gratitude Day 304: Merry Meet

There's a saying in pagan circles I'm very fond of.  Merry Meet, Merry Part, and Merry Meet Again.

That was exactly my yesterday.  After a quick half-day of remote work from Michael & Maya's, Maya and I went out on Very Important Errands™ that included eating copious amounts of sushi together.   

We also got to go visit with, and really shanghai our friend Amelia, who I love dearly.  And, I texted my sister Pene, who also lives in the area, and let her know I was down here.  Here's how that went: 

Me: Guess who's in North Carolina? I'll give you a hint.  His name rhymes with Nako. 

Sister: Where are you in NC?????

Me: Maya's car. 

Once we worked out the directions and arrangements, all of us, Michael, Maya, Amelia, Pene, and Uncle J, and me, the rhymes-with-nako previously mentioned, all met up for dinner.  I loved being surrounded by people I love.  We had a great dinner, laughed, talked, and when it was time to go our seperate ways, did so merrilly.  So nice. 

#365Gratitude Day 303: My bags are packed

Thursday night after work I threw a few essentials into a suitcase and got on the road to go visit Maya and Michael. 

It's a trip that's been in the works for about two months now.  I love them, and have wanted to visit them for a "just because" visit for ages. 

It worked out just fine.  I made good time and four hours later, arrived at their home.  I have this thing about knowing the place a person is, being in it, so I have a sense of it when I'm not there.  I was super excited to see their apartment, because I'd never been there before.  They're both enormous parts of my life, and people I text with, call, bullshit on twitter, or otherwise insinuate myself  as often as possible.  So getting that extra little shot of juice of being in and knowing their home meant a lot to me.  They've really made me feel super welcome.  I'm catching up my blog from their house right now in fact.    

I love them, they're family to me.