There I was walking down the street complaining to myself about the heat and the weight of the bag on my shoulder and then I stopped- figuratively not literally. “Wait second little missy” I thought “what is WRONG with you?” All winter long I dream about warm sunny days, wearing skirts with no tights, going to farmers markets and here I am on a beautiful sunny day, wearing my favorite zebra/red flower print skirt with pockets in the front (and no tights), walking home from a farmer’s market with Johnny’s messenger bag on filled with amazing potatoes, leeks, beets and apples. What is my problem?!
I started reading “Julie and Julia” by Julie Powell yesterday and reading always tends to make me more contemplative…something about going off into that little paper and print world blocking everything else out and diving head first into someone else’s imagination. Anywho, I am thinking about what a jerk I am sometimes for not really, really noticing the amazing little things that make my life good. So here it is….
This week included some really beautiful moments. Last Saturday Johnny and I went blueberry picking with my mom and Kathleen. It was incredible. A cute little orchard (wait, what do they call a blueberry growing place?), with no crowds, no ridiculous blueberry souvenirs, just a big field and a bucket. It was so peaceful and I worked around the bushes talking with Kath and my mom and just spending time thinking and picking. After that we went to Christo’s restaurant in Brockton, which is famous for its Greek salads and delicious pizzas (and the Gold Room if you ask the 8 year old me). To top the evening off we bought the big chocolate couch of my dreams.
Fast forward to Monday- I went camping with my friend Meredith which was so great and mellow. Just us, the little tent, a fire and some food. Really simple- just sittin’ in the woods talking and tending the fire. Yesterday, I met up with Kath in Downtown Crossing for a little sparkly jewelry looking ;) and Pho in Chinatown. I just love Pho Pasteur and their big delicious hot and sour tofu soup with pineapple and tomatoes! Really, who could ask for anything more?!
So here I am sitting at my computer in my apartment (that I like) in Quincy (which I love ), next to the big beautiful chocolate couch( which is awesome) , waiting for Johnny (whom I love) to come home so we can make pork chops (his amazing recipe) and potage parmentier (Julia Child recipe of course).
Hmmm…you know, life is good when you look at all of the little moments of a week listed together in glorious detail. I am going to try to do that more often and so then maybe when I am cursing the damned snow and the damn, damn tights I will have to wear under my damn, damn, damn boots and all of the other things that make me crazy I can remember these moments as the ones that get you through life.
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