Midnight

I fell asleep on the couch very early this evening so now I am awake in the middle of the night.  I was restless in bed so I thought it would be fun to jump in the hot tub.  The moon is almost full tonight, casting sparkles to the frost on the grass.  The deer passed quietly through the yard in the cover of the darkness.  It is hunting season so they choose to be sneaky. The hot tub was fun and very steamy in the cold of the night.  The thermometer says its 28 degrees. 

I have recently talked to two of my favorite men friends and since I am wondering where I will end up, or where I want to live I asked the first M and he said, of course, the lake.  The second M said he thought this is the best place in the country to be, another of course.  Both find their happiness tied to the things they like to do best in life.  The first M loves the water, boats, flies planes, and in the winter when the water is frozen he always says he needs to go south to Florida for a bit to find some open water.  The second M is a climber, and this is a climbers paradise for certain, and he was telling me that there is a sky divers club about 50 miles down south and that he is excited to get back involved in sky diving.  I see that the trick for me is to find what most satisfies me and occupies my time and there I will want to be. 

I have been more and more excited to tell people about my planned trip to Spain.  I went to see my doctor today because I have a sore throat that keeps getting worse and he asked me how it was that I haven't gone back to my hometown yet as I had told him.  So I told him about my plans for Spain and my teaching assistantship next fall, and how this is my last week of work.  Same thing happened at the post office when I ran into a couple old friends (who didn't know each other at all) and I was excited to tell them of my plans.  Then as I was surfing the internet and checking on the movie The Way I discovered it is showing nearby and I am planning to go tonight (Wednesday).  I have to call and share this with my bookclub and see if they want to go.  I can hardly wait to see it - it is getting such great reviews by people who have done the Camino and others who have not.  Everything seems to be coming together so well I am so happy for the changes and the benefits I have right now.