Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Life on the Prairie

Today was one of those days when I am just happy to be. All that yoga talk about being in the moment really hit home: Warm (and somewhat humid) summer day; singing, dancing, playing, eating, BEING.

Elsa and I spent time playing, singing, and reading at the Middleton library this morning, and then I whisked us away to the spa (ahem; the life of a real housewife of Dane County) to cash in my birthday coupon for a massage (granted this is July; my birthday was December; I tend to hoard valuable things rather than use them). The massage ended and I picked up my sweet baby from the play center, and we enjoyed some "tailgating" in downtown Madison; a shady spot, a nice breeze, and the back of a Subaru made for an excellent picnic. Of course, according to plan, Elsa fell asleep on the ride home, and took a lovely nap while I got some preparations done for Eric's birthday. When Elsa woke up, we biked through Pheasant Branch to the co-op and had a great time there - dancing included (doesn't everyone dance while grocery shopping?).

[As an aside - Elsa LOVES her bike trailer; she signs "bike" and tries to climb into the trailer just like the independent little toddler she is. As cute as her spoken words are, her signs are just adorable!]

On our ride back, what I can only assume was a family of sandhill cranes strutted their way along our path - and Elsa got a good look at those real life "big birds". We got back, safe and sound, to our little house on the prairie and had a simple dinner from our CSA (green onions and garlic scapes on individual pizzas, green salad, snap peas and carrots on the side, and a strawberry smoothie for dessert). And, as if the day weren't good enough, now we have friends coming to visit us on Thursday and Saturday! We are soooo looking forward to sharing all that summertime Madison has to offer with our loved ones. So, to sum up, I'm thinking that life is pretty good :). Right now. Always. (I will try to keep this in mind when my "alarm clock" goes off far too early tomorrow morning.)

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