Grateful.

The five things I'm most thankful for from the past week are:

1. Friends who are fun and precious and priceless -- even when I'm at my most unlovable.

2. ENTs! Who knew allergies would attack my very soul when I moved to Baton Rouge?!

3. Patience. It is truly a virtue, and while I don't have much of it, God has put me in a (literal and figurative) place where I'm surrounded by it, especially when I need it the most. And in situations where I totally don't deserve it, and am constantly surprised by it!

4. Wedding bells! My best guy friend -- really, I guess he truly is my BEST guy friend -- has found the love of his life (also a sweetie, and from the Coast - yay!) and they're making it official! How exciting?!?! Congratulations, Jams & M'Licious!

5. Hope. Goodness knows there's not a lot of it floating around out there, but I sure am glad for the bit of it that gets thrown my way every now and then. And again, just when I need it most. :-)

purple rain

I have had the misfortune of being a hayfever allery victim for more than a week now, which means my appreciation levels for all things at CVS are on the rise. My new favorite beverage is something Carl has raved about for years -- Gatorade's Rain drink. I particularly like the berry flavor, although it does have more calories than Gatorade's (equally tasty) G2.

Hopefully, the electrolytes will merge with my many meds to produce something people will actually enjoy reading in the near future. For now, it's back to bed. And my glass of purple rain.