Eric | Open Space Practice, (AKA: A Thousand Shades of Gray)

1. The breeze coming in through the window over the kitchen sink while I was baking cookies, and how my whole house smelled like vanilla and chocolate.

2. Plant a Kiss Missions. I am convinced that I got more out of the giving than any of the recipients got from the getting. I am seriously trying to figure out how I can become a professional love bomber.

3. Hanging out with a friend and her new baby. Walking around old town, running errands, watching him smile at her, sitting for coffee, making plans for world domination and personal freedom.

4. Sleeping in. Specifically waking up slowly, having that last hour or so where you are sort of awake, but keep saying “just a few more minutes, not yet” and maybe even fall back asleep. And as an added bonus, Eric walked the dogs for me, in the snow and on my day, so I could sleep in.

5. Peaches in smoothies. They make it creamy, tart, and bright–satisfying.

Bonus Joy: Another week with Dexter, but even better–today is his birthday! He came to us at ten weeks old, and now he’s ten years old. My first double digit dog. The only things that have changed since those first days with him are that we are both older, his face is much grayer, and I love him so much more.

1. Snow days, sick days. I had a combination of both this past week. Over the course of three days, we got about 22 inches of snow, which resulted in two early closures at Colorado State University, which didn’t really matter so much for me because I was already home sick.

2. A husband who will dig potty trails for our dogs, especially to make it easier for Cancer Boy with his bum leg to get around.

He’s also the kind of husband who helps a neighbor get her car unstuck so she can get to work. A neighbor who on her way home from work (at the Silver Grill Cafe) leaves a thank you gift on our front door step. Sweet, sweet karma.