This is January?

Jered had a Youth Event today since it was MLKjr day and nobody had school. They came by Target today to say Hi and it was a nice distraction from the otherwise every-dayness of this morning. Brother Sam stayed the night last night and we watched the new Star Trek and he liked it.

Today: Beautiful! I told my boss that I would volunteer to help cut our payroll hours by leaving 1 1/2 hours early from work today (this was at 2p). I felt like I was in school. Boss: "Do you have your leadership status done?" Me: Yes. Boss: "Do you have your business walk done for last Friday?" Me: Yes. Boss: "Okay, have a good afternoon. I'll change the schedule so you can leave at 2:30".

Jered was still out with the youth so I went to the park and ran. There were a lot of people there and I was a bit tired from our whirlwind weekend, but I still managed to pound out three miles :) When I got home, Jered and Sam were here and we played PS2.

Days like today make January bearable. Jered has always told me that my mood is completely dependent upon the weather. I don't see how it couldn't be. I don't see how some sun and 55 degree weather (and great music, I must add) can't dramatically alter good days into perfect days or bad days into good. Maybe that's me.

I hung outside today on my breaks at work and I've been listening to The Virgin Queen soundtrack from Martin Philipps (who also did the score to the new BBC Persuasion which is so very very lovely). I enjoy the tracks that are just music although there are vocals on the soundtrack as well that are quite good. Track 5 has been on repeat. . . well, since I began this blog and to be quite honest, it's been playing in my head all day. It reminds me a bit of some of the great soundtracks of the past like Last of the Mohicans or the soundtrack from The Piano. If you heard it, after you were done falling in love with the violin solo, you would agree.

I want to save all the money I can now so I can play hookie all the time when spring gets here. For now, what a lovely blessing! Thank you, God.