Lovely day

Today turned out to be a beautiful day, despite the forecast of storms. There was just one nasty but brief storm that passed through. I was at a wedding while it was still sunny....it was a great day for an outdoor ceremony and reception. I had a good time despite my cold or allergies or whatever this is. Then I had coffee with a friend, and now I'm home all evening by myself. (My "other half" is leading a retreat for college students this weekend, but I'm not allowed to travel that far anyway.) So now I just have to decide if I want to be lazy or productive tonight. So far "lazy" is winning...it is dark in here but I don't feel like getting up to turn on the light!

Today's adventure:

This is the sidewalk directly in front of my office building. When I got here this morning, I found out that a car hit a fire hydrant and there would be no water in the building all day while they do repairs. Which means that since I need to visit the bathroom every hour, I'm getting lots of fresh air! The train station is less than 2 blocks from here; same with Starbucks. So, no problem; just gotta plan ahead and not wait too long!

Ahh, summertime...

I escaped the office for a little while and got to enjoy the blue sky
and sunshine!

There are so many things about pregnancy that are unexpected, new and a little strange that it would take forever to list them all. My favorite of late is all of the people who talk to me who otherwise wouldn't. I have met quite a variety of interesting people on the train, for example. The other place it happens is at church. Since I'm up on stage singing on a regular basis, the 500+ people out there have seen me "growing" over the past few months and often someone I don't know will say hi and introduce themself. It's been a nice way to meet people! (If I am gone for a week or two, apparently that makes some wonder if the baby arrived.) Yesterday my favorite comment was, "you're lucky you still have ankles!" Well, some days I don't and if this weather keeps up I anticipate being rather swollen for the duration! But that's a whole other topic.

I had a close encounter with a Segway...or a near miss, whatever you want to call it. I stopped suddenly as I was walking down the sidewalk because I was about to cross the street. The guy swerved out of the way and I was quite startled. It was so quiet I had no idea it was behind me. They're pretty cool. This was the first time I'd seen someone other than a cop or a tourist riding one.

Wow, I need some sleep! I haven't been sleeping very well or very long. Goes with the territory, I guess!