keeping warm

this is the coldest freakin’ winter i can remember. we’ve had more snow & just brutally cold days & nights in the past 8 weeks than i can remember in all my memory’s winters combined…i don’t know how you would combine all my memory’s winters, so that was silly to say…but i meant it.
anyway, it’s almost the end of january already…that means soon it’ll be february and, as far as i’m concerned, march is spring…so c’mon summer!
am already looking forward to the warm weather and the things that i’ve got coming up in my life between now & when it gets here…one thing is a move (within the same town) that i’m sorely looking forward to…not because there’s necessarily anything wrong with where i live now…dot, dot, dot.
but it’s a needed change. new space = new atmosphere = new opportunities & experiences…and i’m excited to see what all that will bring.
another thing is a cruise (my first) in fewer than 90 days from now. i can’t wait. the group of people i’m going with are over 85% of the reason for my excitement. you ever meet new people who feel like old friends to you almost immediately? i met that group of folks last year & along with a few very close older friends, have had more fun and laughed harder in the past year than i had in a long, long time. i would call them all my sisters at this point because they feel so much like my family. 2010 was amazing because of them and i am grateful…and excited for everything to come.
the biggest thing on my mind right now: a half marathon coming up in march that i’ve registered for. never having run before, i’m a little skeptical…not of my will to do all i can to complete the training program and finish the race…but my ability to keep my balance & finish the race without hurting myself or someone else. to put it gently, i think if those i’ve played sports with were given these choices: chunky old man, spastic chimp, runner, peg-legged pirate…and were told to choose the one i resemble most during any sport…well nevermind…(i’d choose spastic monkey too).
so, it’s cold, dark, and dismal outside my window right now…but i’m snuggle-toasty with possibilities, the warmth of great people, and wonderful memories from the past year keeping me cozy & propelling me back out the door each day, bundled in the love of my friends & family & their support in everything i do.

Advertisement