Ellemental

The last few quiet, selfish moments I’ll have for a few days.  The coffee is hot and strong, I turned the heat up a few extra degrees so when I get out of the shower I won’t rush around just to keep warm (I’ll regret that when the gas bill comes).  The last load of laundry for the morning is in the dryer, and I can smell the clean clothes smell all the way in my living room.

In a few minutes, I’ll get up and start moving toward the next scheduled activity, then the next, then the next.  Right now I just want to slip into my pjs and fuzzy slippers and curl up with a book, but I know once I get moving I’ll get excited for what’s coming:  Making cranberry relish with my grandmother, The Nutcracker with my best friend and her oldest daughter, dinner with family-of-VIM, Christmas dinner with my family, a few days out of town with the VIM (our Christmas gift to each other – a cabin-in-the-woods getaway), a Girls Day Out Shopping spree with best friend and BOTH daughters.

All these good things just waiting for me to get up and get in the shower.