Flowers

Last night I was tired out and had a migraine from sitting in traffic for ages... I was sitting in the car for over 2 hours, waiting for drivers to move. Route 40, which is a large highway, was closed and had a blinking arrow sign pointing "< " and ">." A driver across the road yelled that we should all turn around, since he was stuck there for over an hour already. It was not a good evening. I had been looking forward to enjoying my afternoon, grabbing a salad to eat for dinner, and hanging out and knitting in the car before class. That didn't work out so well. Fortunately, I arrived at school at 5:50 and was able to park and sprint into the building, and take my biology quiz... Class begins at 5:45. I'd left work at 3:30. BLEH. I think I passed, and I got a 100% on my last quiz. The class was about enzymes and photosynthesis, and I enjoyed it a lot. I just felt craptacular, and wasn't able to relax. Stopping at BJs on the way home, I picked up about three things, and managed to lose my newly-purchased packs of gum in the parking lot. It rattled its way off the cart and straight into the road. It was nearly crushed by a pickup truck, but I managed to get it in time. I grabbed lukewarm pizza from the fast-food counter in the front of the store for dinner, which was a far cry from the intended salad + balsalmic dressing I had intended on eating. Disappointing, I guess, seeing as I'd been really looking forward to class (seriously) and then going home to hang out.

So, when I finally got home, Jared was still at the gym... I took a hot shower with papaya-coconut shampoo, scrubbed clean, and vegged out in the living room. I called my mom to chat, and sipped iced tea. When Jared arrived, I buzzed him in the front door, and he showed up with a giant bouquet. (Which is shown here.) He handed them off, and I got off the phone with my mom and gave him a kiss. So, despite the long day and the migraine I had, the evening ended nicely.

I'm very, very thankful for my sweet Jared. It's gestures like that which keep me from having terrible days... and it's the little things that really count. It was a lovely end to an exhausting day.

<3