Perfect Timing

Sigh.

 

My parents sent a package off to me last week that was supposed to get here Monday, and it finally came today. Any mail I receive goes straight to my school and I was keeping my fingers crossed all through class that it would be there by the time I got out. It was my lucky day!

 

Seriously, this little box of goodies came at the perfect time. As I’ve already mentioned, this past week was really hard for me. I was struggling a bit with adjusting and missing home a bit and although I was feeling better this morning, I’m feeling great after my little box-o-love came in the mail today.

 

Amongst the goodies – rain boots that fit (mine were to tall for me – the joys of being short!) , a different camera lens to try (turns out it’s a lens problem because now the camera works!), agave nectar, gluten free crackers (!), and coffee (!!) to name a few.

 

I knew there was going to be coffee in my box so I stopped at the store on my way home and bought some lait entier. My morning cup-o-joe and I were like peas in a pod back home. It’s been about four weeks since we’ve really spent some time together…and our reunion was fabulous. Seriously, you wouldn’t think that a cup of coffee would make such a difference, but my mood skyrocketed after this little cup of Caribbean Delight. I felt like I was standing in my kitchen at home just getting my day started…

 

Oh, and you know I dug right into the gluten free crackers.

Crackers – with a side of French history. Nothin’ like a little love from home.

 

I always love Wednesdays because I have the afternoons completely free. I decided to faire une promenade today to make sure the camera was working for sure. Shooting with a 50mm lens is interesting, but the good news is that the camera works and the lens is temporary.

Woo!

On my walk I picked up some ingredients to make soup for dinner. My roommate made something similar the other night that was delicious so I followed suit.

      

Basically I just jazzed up some pre-made soup (it was Pumpkin!) with some sautéed carrots, chicken, potatoes, and broccoli. My roommates and I have made this a few times over the past couple weeks actually. It’s hearty, warm and comforting on these cold nights! Plus it’s healthy with all of the fresh veggies and a little protein action from the chicken. Mmm.

 

Oh, and did I mention that we finally had temperatures in the upper 40’s and even low 50’s today!? What a good day. Hope yours was just as good too!

 

Sunrise

You can
die for it —
an idea,
or the world. People

have done so,
brilliantly,
letting
their small bodies be bound

to the stake,
creating
an unforgettable
fury of light. But

this morning,
climbing the familiar hills
in the familiar
fabric of dawn, I thought

of China,
and India
and Europe, and I thought
how the sun

blazes
for everyone just
so joyfully
as it rises

under the lashes
of my own eyes, and I thought
I am so many!
What is my name?

What is the name
of the deep breath I would take
over and over
for all of us? Call it

whatever you want, it is
happiness, it is another one
of the ways to enter
fire.

- Mary Oliver

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