Do you ever have a day when your senses seem to function on a higher level?
A day when the autumn colors are more vibrant and intense, and you're dazzled by their beauty?
A day when you notice a lone Blue Jay soaring through the treetops as you're driving down the highway at 70 miles an hour?
A day when that upbeat song on the radio seems to put you in an even better mood than usual?
A day when you drive by the diner where you had those savory waffles and you can taste the strawberries and whip cream once again?
A day when you see a woman smoking a cigarette, dressed in a puffy down jacket, driving her mini-van out of a gas station; and imagine that she is hurried to drop off her children at the sitters in order to make it to work on time?
A day when you imagine that young guy walking down the road, clad in Dockers, a dress shirt, and a neck tie is someone who has finally decided that going out with his friends and getting drunk on the weekends isn't as enjoyable as it used to be, and he's decided that he's ready to settle down?
A day when you can sit down, break out the watercolors, and not worry at all if the final project will be a masterpiece?
A day when you seem impervious to the minor annoyances that occasionally make you tense and anxious?
A day when the sky seems bluer than usual?
A day when you're inspired to take the time to compose a blog post, and don't care in the least if it's full of run-on sentences?
Today I'm having one of those days.
*I'm referring to the children's book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. If you don't have a copy of this book, you should get one.
**And the sketch is mine...a totally random selection.
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Addendum:
2x4 is making vegetarian crab cakes, and we're drinking organic red wine.
*sigh*
This is such a good day...
10 comments:
Oh, how I love Alexander. That book was one of my favorites as a child; it is on my bookshelf here in my library. It is still great to read on a bad day!
You remind me of just how much I really do need to relax, LOL! I never have a day when I'm impervious to minor annoyances. However, I do notice the Autumn colors and the birds in the treetops, and the oddities of people around me, and the blue skies.... Thanks for reminding me.
It's nice to have a non-Alexander day and to just be walkin' on sunshine! Enjoy!
I love those days. They are more prone to happen when I have a really good night of sleep:-)
I would have laughed so hard if you ended with, "Nah, neither do I!." ;)
Sounds like a great day! I'm in dire need of one muself.
I do know exactly what you mean. I had that day today too. Beautiful.
I want the recipe for the crab cakes. Pretty please. I LOVE crab cakes. A veggie recipe would be awesome!
Thursday-I still have the copy my stepmother gave me when I was a child. The cover is long gone, but I love it.
Cyber-I am VERY rarely impervious to annoyances, this day was an anomaly, that's why I wrote about it! And you're welcome.
shpprgrl-Indeed!
Kels-What's that? Thank goodness for cafe mochas!
Steph-I didn't even think of that! It would have been funny, but my day was really that good!
Mel-I can't begin to tell you how amusing it is to me that your wonderful day involved running. I'm glad it works for you, I prefer sports to running in place (to each his own ;-) Yes you may absolutely have the recipe, one of us will email it to you.
Yes,those are wonderful days, indeed...
I don't know if I have days like that. But I think I know what you mean...
You summed that kind of day up perfectly! I have them often, because without, I turn into this kid who really, really needs her Riddlin. What a lovely, lovely post!
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