There are some Mondays that you find yourself wanting to crawl back in bed, cover your head and hide from the world. In my day, I’ve actually had plenty of those, but the start of this week was NOT one of those days.
Marcel and I decided that we’d get up and at it early this morning so that we could get all the grocery shopping done, plus catch up on a few things around here before the day flew past. He’s working tonight, so that leaves me ‘home alone’, and I usually have an easy day in the kitchen on Monday’s during the winter and spring months, because his mom makes soup for the family on the weekend, and sends us all home with a huge container.
Today, I decided to make something different, and we’ll have the soup tomorrow. We had chicken today, and chicken soup tomorrow- so it looks like the theme this week is starting out with chicken- ‘cluck-cluck’.
The sun is shining today and the skies clear, and aside from the 40 mph winds, it’s a perfect day for a bike ride. I knew Marcel didn’t really want to ride, but he did anyway, because he knew I really wanted the exercise. To say that it was difficult with the winds would be an understatement, but one thing is for sure- it definitely got the heart rate up.
We stopped in at my favorite cafe in the town center, and I had the same thing I always have when I go there- chocolate cappuccino. It always makes me smile when we come in and sit down, and they ask us if we want the chococcino and the cappuccino. I like it that they remember. Little things like that mean a great deal to me.
Afterwards we biked for another half hour, and along the way I took a turn too quickly and wiped out by hitting the curb. I could see it coming, so when I hit the curb I jumped instead of falling with my bike, but it shook me up for about thirty seconds and then I was back on the bike and continuing on the journey.
Once we arrived at home, I was feeling pretty energetic, so I decided to go for a run on the elliptical, and while I did that, Marcel not only vacuumed the entire place, but when I finished, I walked into the kitchen and he was doing the dishes as well. He’s always great about helping when I’m busy, but I didn’t expect that, but again – it’s one of those little things that mean a great deal.
Now, Marcel is napping- Mister M. is napping, and the only sound I hear is the birds singing outside and the tap-tap-tapping of the keyboard. It’s going to be a great week.
How is your week shaping up?
My Gratitude List for May 18, 2009.
Today I’m Grateful For:
- Marcel doing both the vacuuming and the dishes.
- That I didn’t get hurt today on my bike ‘wipe-out’.
- Great prices for fresh fruits and vegetables at the grocery store.
- Having a ‘home alone’ night.
- The flowers I planted, which are starting to bloom.
