Day 54 - Sunshine and Snow Angels

Let’s face it. We all have those weird, random days where you just wake up feeling….BLAH. Call it being a woman, the cosmos or just plain being a human being. Either way, I woke up that way today. The sun was pouring into our home so incredibly bright when I woke up this morning- which is my absolute favorite way to wake up. It’s almost like the sunshine is a silent promise that things will be bright and wonderful for the day! I was up by 7:00 and had my coffee with Vinny like we always do- which was lovely.

Once he was off to work, I was in some sort of fog. I tried to get up and get motivated but ended up on the couch (so not like me!). Mid-morning, my friend Jen called me and invited me to come exploring with her today. She came by to get me and after a brief stop at Starbucks and a quick errand we went to a spot by the nearby bridge (underneath it). We wandered into the snow to find our way to the water (her paving the way and me following her footsteps). We went through some woods and eventually emerged onto a beach(ish) area just under and next to the main bridge to our town. It was awesome! There were literally icebergs in the water, some broken and small pieces floating by. There were so many things to marvel at. We just walked around, chatting, giggling and enjoying our beautiful, sunny day.

On the way back, looking at all the fresh, untouched snow- I mentioned how much I would love to make a snow angel (what a perfectly fitting intention) but that the snow was probably way too deep. Jen was like “Come on, let’s do it! Who cares if it’s deep?” I am so glad that was her attitude because I REALLY wanted to do it- lol.

So, she volunteered to go first. She turned her back to the untouched area of snow, bent her legs and sprung high into the air landing flush on her back into the soft, deep snow. The entire time while I was snapping pictures I was just cracking up! I didn’t expect her to do it like that! It was so hysterical.

So obviously, when it was my turn- I couldn’t just ease in. Oh no! I bent my legs and jumped backwards as best as I could. The pictures tell the story however. My legs were way up in the air, arms flailing about and when I landed I was covered in snow! I was just laughing and laughing the whole time. I was snowy, cold, disheveled and never better. What the sunshine silently promised me this morning had come true in every way. I had a bright and wonderful day.