Trend Setter

I think I am going to set a new trend with crutches and a foot brace. Yep, thats right. I have a stress fracture in my right foot, and I'm wearing a removable cast and hobbling around. I feel that the crutches only accentuate my clumsiness. I am certainly not going to be dancing or running a marathon anytime soon. Yet while my foot and arms are sore, I figure this may be just the thing I was looking for to lose a couple pounds for swimsuit season. Using crutches is really a workout. Well, heres hoping none of you follow my lead, and that the week only gets better.

sunshine, lollipops & rainbows....

Today was another beautiful day. I love this stage of spring...when you drive with the windows down, music playing. I love the way people smell like sunshine.
This morning we ended up getting brunch with some friends (our first friends we made here actually) and seeing a different area of Providence. It was wonderful to do something spontaneous with others. And I'm convinced we couldn't have had better company.
Since then, we've had a rather uneventful day. Reid and I then ran some errands. Afterwards I rearranged a room and finished some home tasks, while Reid has been plugging away at school projects. But all the sunshine and friendship makes life seem fresh. I sure hope that everything thats wonderful will come our way.

my spring rain

Spring has finally come to Providence. The weather has begun to warm up, even with all of the rain. While most of the city is still brown and decaying, I see hints of new life around me. Some of the trees are starting to get green, and flower leaves are popping up. I don't mind the rain, knowing what it will bring.
And just as the heavy water brings grass and flowers, I see the reflection of renewal in my own life. I work as a full-time nanny, and the family I work for has decided to put their child in day-care for more socialization. The parents love having me as their nanny, but they really want to have the baby be around other kids. This means that my job ends with May. This must be some of my rain. So, I have taken a lesson from the world around me and have decided to absorb this water, knowing that something good will grow from it.
May will bring many changes to our lives. Reid finished his semester and heads off to California. We move apartments. I end a job. Lots of change. But good change, I think. I know God sees me and knows me and loves me. And I guess that's all I need to know.