Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Full of Grace

  • The first snow fall of the season.  I know a lot of people don’t like the snow and think of it as a nuisance, but there is something about seeing the first snow that still fills me with joy and wonder.

  • Fresh baked cookies.  Peachie’s team had a cookie dough fund raiser and now we can bake up just a few cookies at a time without making a mess.  My house smells like fresh baked cookies almost all the time and there is something so right with that.

  • The break up.  Still doing a happy dance that Beaner’s relationship is over.  And he screwed up so badly that there is no chance that she would ever consider going back to him.  

  • That Beaner was smart enough to get to her OBGYN and be tested for whatever the ex might have spread.  She also immediately made an appointment with a therapist who has given her some very good strategies to help heal and move on.

  • That her best friend since pre-school sent her an edible arrangement.  It came in a pink ribbon vase with this note:   "They didn’t have a “fuck you” vase so I went with the breast cancer awareness theme because now your boobs are back on the market."  It made everyone laugh at a time when we really all needed a laugh.



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11 comments:

  1. My life so farOctober 20, 2015

    I like your Beaner's best friend.

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    1. 8thdayOctober 20, 2015

      She is my favorite bonus daughter and has a great sense of humor. We just kept thinking about the clerk who had to write that message out on the card. Hopefully they had a sense of humor too.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 20, 2015

    That friend is a keeper - love that bouquet.

    I love the first snow as well - I just wish we would go from 70s to the 60s then to the 50s - instead of 75 one day 32 the next :) Oh well - I'll just suck it up... Mainly cause today is a 71 day :)

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    1. 8thdayOctober 20, 2015

      We are having the same thing. I had just gotten all my winter coats out, and then today I was in short sleeves. Go figure.

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  3. Barbara/myth makerOctober 20, 2015

    I love snow, and the first one is downright magical... a time to make a wish.

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    1. 8thdayOctober 20, 2015

      I have never heard of making a wish on the first snowfall but I think it is a tradition I would like to start.

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  4. Secret Agent WomanOctober 20, 2015

    Reading back through - I'm glad the dilemma about the boyfriend got solved for you. And great gift from the friend!

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  5. MariaOctober 21, 2015

    I've always believed that we pick our lovers with our hearts and our friends with our brains. Unfortunately, our hearts are far more prone to make mistakes than our brains. I'm glad that Beaner has good friends. They are the bridges that cross us over.

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  6. Kalisis RisingOctober 21, 2015

    I LOVE snow. Especially the first snow fall, so I admit, I was just a tiny bit jealous of all who posted snow photos this week on social media when we were in the low 70's.

    It sounds like Beaner's got a great support system around her and of course a good head on her shoulders.

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  7. eOctober 22, 2015

    I love everything about this!

    Keep doing your happy dance, 8, it's good for you...

    xoxoxoxoxo

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  8. AnonymousOctober 28, 2015

    No snow yet, thank goodness. I think I'm going to miss it.

    I like Beaner's friend too. That's awesome.

    Em

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