Sleepy driving

1. Sleepy. My husband and I driving home from my parents house. Watching the sunset from I-80W,listening to George Winston's "Lullaby". We were just married last month. He wasn't in the mood for a long car trip, but he came anyway. Somehow, these moments are even sweeter now.
2. My mother, recovering from a liver biopsy, taking time to visit a friend who has the same illness, proudly showing her the wedding pictures.
3. My father advising me on care of my car, as he's been doing for me for the last 16 years.
4. My husband's mother just moved. In her new home, she made a photo wall - pictures of my husband and the rest of the family. In another room, she displays pictures of herself as a young dancer. Her new house, at 9600 feet, has a beautiful view of the mountains near Denver.
5. A friend I've known for two decades is getting married this week. We took her out for a few drinks over the weekend. I was enchanted by her happiness and the warmth surrounding her. I felt this at our wedding, but it was almost too overwhelming to absorb, and I am grateful to observe the rituals again from a slightly more detached perspective.

Just five things

I used to do a lot of creative writing. Years of grad school seem to have sapped my creative writing abilities. I know a lot of jargon, but have lost my knack for beautiful language.

At the same time, I'm finding it difficult to stay focused on the present. A lot of wonderful things are happening for me, and I like to look forward to them, but I want to take some time to remember today.

Which is what Just Five Things is about. I'll try to record five memorable things about my day - mostly the beautiful things, but also the strange and the sad. And I'll try to write the way I used to before grad school turned me into an acronym-spouting robot.