Currently

Seemed like a fun way to recap recent goings-on. (Thanks for the idea, Erika!)

Listening... technically, Mysteries at the Museum, a.k.a Amanda's Thursday night guilty nerdy pleasure. Otherwise, Nickel Creek's new album, "A Dotted Line." I was so, so excited when I found out Nickel Creek was getting back together, and their new album doesn't disappoint. Also--since we now have Pandora, I am loving all the stations you can create. I've found that the Irish Traditional station is actually my favorite for running--sounds weird, but it works!

Eating... Nothing at the moment, but I'm pretty excited for the dinner we're planning for Saturday--grilled chicken, guacamole, and corn on the cob. It's going to be sunny and 78, so I may even try to talk Josh into having dinner outside. I mean, what do we have a picnic table for, anyway (besides disguising the lovely circle of dead grass where the septic tank resides...)?

Drinking... Hot black tea with a little sweet-n-low. What would I rather be drinking? 30 30 coffee, or an iced caramel macchiato. Sidenote: Anyone else find Starbucks to be wildly inconsistent between locations? The first macchiato I had was delicious--cold, refreshing, and sweet but not too sweet. Fast forward to Saturday, where we waited just short of forever in the drive thru at another location, and our reward for waiting was a drink that wasn't fully blended and decidedly on the bitter side (like coffee that's been sitting on the burner all morning...hmm...). Starbucks is kind of the McDonald's of the coffee world...so shouldn't it taste the same wherever you go? Anyway... :)

Wearing... pink leopard jammy pants, fuzzy slippers, and an old dorm tshirt I got my senior year in college. (I will save you the actual visual.) The first time Josh saw me wear it, he thought it was Japanese (it simply reads ONU--for Olivet Nazarene University). I had quite a good time explaining to him that he was, in fact, quite wrong.

Feeling... Kind of relieved. The weekend was kind of rough, and the beginning of the week wasn't a whole lot better. Thankfully, the last couple of days have been muuuuch better, and I feel less like a complete failure. And kind of anxious--I've been reading some stuff lately that's really challenged my faith and the way I look at things, and it's a good thing, but kind of scary because I can tell the impact is going to be pretty huge once it settles in.

Weather... is getting decidedly better. The highs have been in the low 60s the last couple of days (Thank you, Jesus, Amen), meaning we've been able to spend the evening outside after dinner. This weekend is supposed to be spectacular (until it rains on Sunday and then returns to the miserably familiar below-average temperatures--highs in the 40s = yuck). My plan is to spend as little time as possible inside on Saturday!

Wanting... something from Dairy Queen would be nice. I would also take Ellie sleeping all night. She's been getting up at least once a night; when it's around 5am, she gets to climb in next to me and fall back asleep, but when it's like 1:30, I have to take her back to bed and hold her hand until she falls asleep again. It is a sweet thing, but I think tonight I would like to get through rem without interruption :)

Needing... to schedule an appointment with the eye doctor. My eyes and contact lenses have not been on friendly terms for several months now, but I'm sort of afraid that I'll be told I did permanent damage to my eyes by sleeping in contacts for too long. Really, I blame my childhood orthodontist for this. He was a scary, mean man, and he yelled at his patients in front of everybody and made them cry. When I lost my retainer, I could never work up the courage to go back. I don't want the doctor to yell at me...but it sure would be nice to not have to wear glasses every day, especially since I'm down to one pair (thanks, Ellie...).

Thinking...  about the weekend, about things I want to write, about how glad I am that in 20 minutes I don't have to go figure out what I'm going to wear tomorrow--aka, I don't have to iron.  Thank you, casual Friday!

Enjoying... our blooming crocuses, and the teeeeeeny tiny sprouts in our garden. Yesterday we spotted radishes, chard, lettuce, carrots poking their little green heads out of the soil. So happy that, despite next week's forecast, spring is finally here!