Sunday Morning

We're dogsitting this weekend, which is part of why I haven't posted in a couple of days. We're also entertaining a friend of mine from college (who got in late on Thursday night). And, yesterday, we were at Christopher's parents' place to help celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.

So, yeah, it's been a little busy the past few days. But I have to say that they've also been really great days. Christopher made an amazing dinner on Friday night (spicy lemon chicken with spiced jasmine rice and a Kouing Amman for dessert) that had us sitting at the table and talking for hours. And the anniversary party yesterday was great fun - with glorious weather.

This morning, after getting to bed around a quarter to one after hanging out and talking with the college friend, I was awakened by the pup we're dogsitting at about ten to six. So we went for a quick walk and now, when it's not even 7am, I'm sitting and watching the news and about to read the newspaper.

Part of me really wants to whine about the lack of sleep. And part of me realizes that the whining is probably being brought on by the lack of sleep. Which, of course, makes it all a bit of vicious cycle.

But nothing can be vicious on a morning like this. The sun is out, and it's only about 68 degrees outside. After walking the dog, I opened up the house and put some fans in the windows.

We've usually got the house battened down against the hot weather with the air conditioner on and the house fan running, but this soft summer morning is simply too nice to ignore.