I am drinking up this day. Drinking. It. Up.

So this morning, I took a looooong shower, came downstairs in a grand mood, read some inspiring emails between my siblings about our Dad. Smiled and laughed through tears. Felt fortunate. I love them because we are family but I like them a whole lot too.

I dressed the wee ones, put on a sun hat and we went outside for an hour to weed and frolic.

I came in as they continued to play outside. Cleaned the kitchen and made some Matcha Green Tea muffins for us. Glorious. We've been listening to Iron and Wine and it's having some magical meditative effect on the kids and I. Everyone is busy doing something and we're just quietly co-existing. My heart is full of happiness. Granted, it's only 10:43 so all hell could break loose and I could post again in 5 hours from under the picnic table, getting drunk and hiding from my children. I'll take this precious morning and savor it, thankyouverymuch.

The irony in my perfect morning is that darling husband is home with pink eye. Poor thing. Now all four of us have had it. Sigh...

I do not feel it is a coincidence that my bright mood happens exactly when the sun decides to appear here for an extended period of time.

I have yoga tonight too which I am most excited about. Due to the beautiful weather, class has been empty the last two times I've gone. Just me and James, my instructor. Rather than being awkward it was fantastic. He knows my practice so well that class felt custom tailored to me. I was jubilant. Instead of feeling self conscious that it was just me and letting my mind drift the whole time to "Is he watching me? I am extending enough?" I just closed my eyes and practiced. It was liberating and freeing.