Time ... unexpected

Today was my sister-in-law's baby shower, She's due in December.

The shower was being held in Pennsylvania and My new sister-in-law, my mom and I were planning to drive over.

The Weather however, caused a problem and gale force winds, flooding and torrential rain caused us to call off the trip. At 6:30 AM.

I should be grateful that we called it off that early, but I really didn't like waking up an hour before the alarm because I KNOW I will be up longer tham I want to. I was right, I was unable to fall back asleep until 9:30 ish. So now, I am asleep until nearly 1PM.

I guess I needed the rest. It was weird though. I don't do that unless I am sick normally...

But I decided to use the found time to do things for me. I wasn't really planning to organize anything and my brain really wasn't with it. I caught up with some friends( Bernie,Maplemama, and Lena) then I got the ironing board out and the iron and pulled down my winter curtains and slipcovers for the furniture and pressed and changed everything out in the living room. Then I lit some candles, pulled out my heavier afghans and watched a terrible movie. Do not rent Friends with money. I want my 5 dollars back and those 2 hours of my life.

I feel at peace today, the fountain in the foyer is running, the living room is set for winter, I pulled out my fall/winter housewarmer candles. I poured myself a nice glass of wine and I'm planning a hot bath later.

It felt weird to have NO plans. Nothing needing my attention, no one needing me to be present, nothing that I HAD to do. Not even anything that I WANTED to do. Yes, I SHOULD have gone to WW, but I didn't want to go outside to be honest. All I wanted to do was putter around my house and "nest".

I had French Fries for lunch. I will have soup for dinner. Maybe a crusty roll with it.

It was a pleasant day any way you look at it. And it was all the more pleasant because it was unexpected.