I've saved some sunlight
if you should ever need
a place away from darkness
where your mind can feed.

{rod mckuen}

we're back.

i'll post more pictures soon. hope you all had a lovely Christmas!

we're leaving for California on Saturday. here's a few reasons why I can't wait:

{getting to see this little guy}

{seeing them!}

{and of course this}

To whoever decided to shake up my snowglobe,

and then decided to just keep shaking because it was funny:

I know I told you that I wanted snow. A winter wonderland. Some white stuff, and less blue skies.

You took that and just ran with it, didn'tcha? A little beyond the mark? A little eager to please?

Thanks.

I'll be in California. Away from the freezing temperatures. Away from the heavy snow that made it nearly impossible to get out of apartment the other day. I'll be gone. On a ferry. And at Fisherman's Warf. Maybe even Stanyan Street.

So there.

love, me

So, I know, my last post wasn't exactly... cheery. So to make up for it, here is another list of

 Blissful Things I Can Always Count On

{see previous lists here and here}

 * a cup of hot chocolate with chopped up Queso Oaxaca in it *

{so delightful!}

* the new 30 Seconds to Mars album (esp. "alibi"... ok ok and jared leto lol) *

{found here}




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what's your list?

And then I got to work.

For some reason, it all went downhill from there.

I felt ornery, out of sorts, abrasive, and far from wanting to be helpful. I didn't feel good, and then the sun started shining.

This would probably make a normal person happy. It makes me even more grumpy.

I. Do. Not. Like. Sunny Days. Especially when it's cold outside.

BLEH.

At lunch, Mr. Hercules served me up a salmon taco from Cafe Rio and sat down next to me while I finished my Sherlock Holmes movie. "I feel grumpy today," he told me.

"I'm really ornery today too," I told him. "You're not grumpy because of me, are you?" I asked.

"Nope. Are you grumpy because of me?"

"Nope."

"Then we're good!" he said.

I love my mister. I love that he doesn't expect to be married to a robot, that I can have bad days and bad moods and so can he. We cuddled on the couch for a bit, he made fun of Sherlock Holmes ("Weatherman Holmes" is what he's calling him now), and then we sighed and went back to work.

My body and moods are quite sensitive to changes in weather. But, like I said before, it's backwards from most people. The gloomier it is, the happier I am. (I'm still working on a theory about why that is)

This year, Mr. Hercules and I are spending Christmas in California. I am VERY excited about this, and can't wait to relax. We're planning a trip to Half Moon Bay again while we are out there, and get to see Mr. Hercules's sisters and mom. We're also picking up Logan on our way. :) I can't wait--I miss that little guy...

{However, I'm going to have to trick my body into not expecting a white Christmas, since it'll probably be in the 60's while we're out there. :)}

Am I the only one who expects snow when it's cold? Every year, my brain forgets that I live in a high deserty area, and my body waits for the snow to dump.

{I think it's going to be a long winter...}

Thank goodness for snow days.

Also, I've been listening to this all day

(Thanks Joe!)