Dia Seis

My dad's birthday was super... in case you were wondering. We had a super quasi-Italian meal at Puleo's Grill where I suffered through a mouth-watering plate of Charleston shrimp & grits. Actually I think I ate an eighth of my food because my parents were eating the rest and well, I haven't really had much of an appetite since Christmas. Anyway, we found another "winner" restaurant in good ol' Knoxville, Tennessee.

As I'm sitting here on the floor next to the fire, with my back against the coffee table, my laptop, Rosa (yes, her name is Rosa), comfortably situated on my lap, and You've Got Mail playing on E!, I'm feeling grateful for simple days where absolutely nothing is required of me. This is my first break ever since I started college where I haven't worked. I mean it... every other break I've worked between 30-45 hours/week. Even though I'm bored out of my mind, I'm loving the rest that I'm giving my body. All I do is eat, work-out, and sleep for 10 hours a night. Oh, sometimes I shop too. Anyway, it's awesome. Baby? Yes. I can only handle so much stress at any one time. No, but really I've already over-committed myself next semester so if you add anything else to the equation, I will be drowning in a pool of my self-induced demise. Plus, I need to get a job next semester so that I can save for all of my extravagant travel plans like Spring Break... among other things.

So what am I grateful for today? Days where you can do absolutely nothing, talk to no one, and waste away by the fire and a cup of hot cocoa. Ohhh-la-la.