When I was 17, my best friend at the time and I decided that we had experienced "the best day ever." After about 4pm on that wonderful summer day, we repeated the phrase countless times. Our primary qualifier was that we had done nothing but fun, happy things from the time we woke up to the time we went to bed. Although the two of us are no longer friends, I have occasionally reminsced about that super fun day. After 10 years, the only things I remember are swimming in Lake Harriet with all of our clothes on, driving home--soaking wet--in my 1987 Ford Pony Escort, eating ice cream, feeling as though everything was right in the world, and laughing...a lot.
Sometimes I get sad that he and I are no longer friends....how many more "best days ever" could we have had?
Well, no matter. TODAY I HAD A NEW BEST DAY EVER! From the time I woke up to the time I go to bed--which will be a few hours from now, and barring any major disaster...--I have done nothing but those things that bring me joy. Upon waking, I got ready for the annual Women's Brunch at church. As I was showering, my lovely hubby made me a yummy cup of coffee! I even had a good hair day! I remembered to bring out things needing to be returned to Mom's house when she picked me up. Then, we ate yummy brunch, listened to an inspiring speaker, and conversated with a new friend. Seeing as how neither of us had any pressing plans for the afternoon, mom and I decided to have a day of fun. We drove by the new Twins stadium and proceeded to garage sale our way through south Minneapolis, including a FABULOUS sale in newly-discovered-to-me Tangletown (a quaint little neighborhood that's been hiding right under my nose!). It was honestly the first time I have EVER enjoyed garage saling. My fave finds=a battery operated air mattress pump, a periwinkle handbag, Mom's new bedroom picture, a *free* plant stand that was tied into the trunk with Mom's belt and cute rainbow-colored juice cups. We bargained a lot, smiled a ton, and laughed even more.
When I met up with my hubby, we decided to enjoy some TACOS at the Cinco de Mayo celebration in St. Paul. YUMMY! On the way home, Tim and I enjoyed an unexpected and beautiful motorcycle ride along the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers!
Tonight, Tim is at a stump-burning bonfire with some guy friends while I am enjoying a lovely ladies' night with my favorite hamster ever: Olive. I've watched one of my favorite shows, cleaned up the apartment, and made pretty much the BEST FRUIT SMOOTHIES EVER on the Magic Bullet. I truly can't imagine a better day.
Thank you, God! My heart desired this :)
