Happy Birthday to Sumi! :)
I am absolutely exhausted...the season and the kids are getting to me...do you feel it? I must be at the top of the hump of Wednesday and I'm going to have to coast down the rest of the week...we have five days of school before Christmas break.
I am not a shopper. I loathe it...I honestly don't understand the thrill that so many women (and my dad) talk about when they find a good deal or just "window shop." Well, last night I broke down and went Christmas shopping...hadn't done any up until that point. I had two stores on my list...yes, that's right...two. My good friend was gracious enough to endure it with me...we went to downtown Knoxville and had dinner at a nice restaurant...so it was bearable. ;)
We finished dinner and walked around for a bit in the mild December weather...they have an ice-rink in the middle of Market Square so we just watched people skating for a while. There were kids falling all over the place...I laughed more at memories of myself doing that same thing years ago. Then there was a couple...she came along the side of the rink and was doing the ice skate shuffle, eyes bugging out...I gave her a few tips and she started skating more freely around the rink...then her boyfriend joined her and he was skating, leading with his head! It was quite entertaining. And next to me was a dad holding his 10 month old baby...the baby played peek-a-boo with me for a while and laughed.
I stopped for a moment, breathed deeply, and heard the laughter and joy of this season. Kids being kids. Adults being kids. People who don't know each other sharing moments of happiness. It was good. Take time to breathe and listen today. It's worthwhile.
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