Tuesday

I know today is Wednesday.  But, yesterday was Tuesday and this post is about yesterday. 🙂

I spent a wonderful day at home.  I caught up on my episodes of Game of Thrones, worked on the monster truck (grrrr – I swear this is worse than the Dr. Who scarf) and when the rain stopped and the wetness was gone, I sat outside.  For a long time.  I listened to the birds.  I almost got a picture of a really pretty woodpecker.  I just sat for a long time, looking and smelling.  Is that strange?  The smelling part?  I love the way it smells in the country – like wood, and rain, and fresh grass… and sometimes a little whiff of manure.  Hihi.

I did yoga on the deck for the first time.  I started doing yoga in November – it’s a little chilly here in November to be outside in tights and a tank to do stretchy things.  But yesterday… was perfect.   I loved that every time I looked up, I saw the peak of the house against the bright blue of the sky and the puffy white clouds.  Then, when I did my warrior, I was starting out at the fresh green grass or the new buds on the trees.  I felt a sense of giddy in the pit of my stomach.  PEACE perhaps?

Then my sister came to spend the night.  We sat on the deck and ate chicken, cherry tomatoes and pineapple.  We talked about the last four+ months we’ve been apart.  Then, after waiting what felt like an eternity, I got to see the pictures of her travels through the US and Italy.  (Damn, I should have saved some to my computer so you could have seen how breathtaking it is in the mountains of California and the coast of Italy!)  Seriously!! Her pictures made me want to sell everything and just travel.  It’s a dream I know… Maybe. Someday.

She brought back Limoncello from Positano.

If you’re a girl, chances are you’ve seen Under the Tuscan Sun.  If you’re a girl who’s even close to being as sappy as I am, it’s one of your favourite movies.  You would then remember that Positano is where Frances’ lover, Marcello, lives and that the view is beyond breathtaking.

We had some.  Very tasty.

We stayed up way too late chatting.  Then went to bed and chatted some more.  We’re sisters… we sleep in the same bed… maybe it makes us feel like we’re little girls again.  I love it.

We got up at 5:00 am and did yoga together as the sun came up.  Then she went off to work and I’m sipping some coffee, wondering what to do with my day.

I might work on my monster truck (ugh) and relax so that I can have a long nap before my night shift tonight.

Oh!  I wanted to pass on this really awesome website/blog about Paleo eating.  It’s called The Food Lovers Kitchen.  I’ve only had a chance to spend a few hours on this site.  I LOVE IT!  They have a tone of recipes and they are simple, easy and don’t require all these strange ingredients I can’t find at my local grocery store (major points for the latter).  Check it out.

What else….? I think that’s it.

Except that I’m really happy my sister’s home. 🙂