That Familiar "Monday After"

With our hearts in the right place, Marianne and I originally planned to begin our weeks with a 6am bikram class.

Instead, we both slept in until about 7:15am, and parted ways within about 10 minutes of that.

This was what she posted from the airport late morning:

Gahhhh...
I saw this post as well, that she posted on Thursday [I didn't see it until today], with an off-hand comment I'd made about our impending jaunt into the wild. The comments happened today, and with any luck, there will be follow through to this and Mare will wind up in Cincinnati. Like... for good. :)

hahaha

I don't know what it is about the first night in a real bed after a camping outing, but I honestly am starting to believe that I sleep better in a bag on a floor than I do in an actual bed. Even my own bed last night did nothing to soothe me, but rather kept me awake all night tossing and turning. It made for an interesting point of consideration as I dragged my tired, groggy self out of it this morning to head in for work.

Fortunately, Rob was off a little early, which meant he was in line to pick up Sydni from Milford. I don't know what I've done to deserve a man like that, but I am not complaining. I'm in a trance still, from this weekend. Nature does this to me every time, and I come back to reality wondering if there isn't something more I'm meant to be seeing out of my every day life.

For now, it's late, and we're tired. I've got my best friend and my mini at my side again and for that I'm grateful and content.

Here's to the rest of the week!

xo | cmd

Beautiful Kentucky!

So my hand was forced by some unfortunate circumstances today into taking a half-day's worth of road trip throughout the northern part of Kentucky. I set out on my mini-expedition with a chip on my shoulder, resentful of the time I was allocating to this endeavor instead of at my desk managing the daily functionality of my job.

Then my vision shifted from inward to outward, and it looked a little something like this:

kentucky valleys

This picture that I snapped blindly with my phone [I was responsibly eyeing the highway, don't worry] doesn't do justice to the colors that were speckled in front of me. The sun was out, the sky was littered only with puffy white clouds, and like the Bob Ross description I just gave you, I felt happier just for being able to see it.

My office view is of an Advanced Auto Parts store and a parking lot. It's usually brimming with poorly-parked cars and people who drive so obscenely fast through it that it's a human game of frogger and faith every time you step out the door.

This was nice.

back into cincinnati

^ That, is my beautiful city, that since moving to over 10 years ago, I have now claimed as part of me. Driving around like gypsie today may not have been the ideal way to plant my time on the clock, but it was a necessary evil that was outweighed by the beauty around me.

Stay happy, people!

xo | cmd

FALLUSIONS [Optical Illusions]

I am a firm believer in the artistic power of optical illusions.

I found a few that seemed fitting as we blend into the real autumn flavors of the midwest. I hope you find these as soothing as I do (:

Enjoy!

Happy Sunday!

xo | cmd