FOR TODAY
Outside my window...
It is sunny and warm. We walked to church this morning and it was a bit foggy, but it has now burned off and is quite lovely, without being too humid or hot. Just right.

I am thinking...
Way too much about the next couple of very full weeks. My anxiety level is up even though I know I'll accomplish all I need to get done, but it does keep my thoughts in a spin.

I am thankful for...
My husband who is very patient with me when I get like this.

From the kitchen...
I smell the omelet that Don just made after he admired mine. This is his second breakfast -- I didn't manage to get any before church. Which may also be why I'm a bit grumpy -- I'm only halfway through my morning cup of tea.

I am wearing...
Shorts, a sleeveless top and sneakers. We're going to be loading up a rented truck with Nate's furniture and "stuff" to go to his new apartment so I'll be busy.

I am creating...
Too many projects at the moment. I've been working on a quilt for my mother, finished binding off a little curved scarf with a lacy edge from a pattern a friend shared with me, need to finish the sleeves on a top-down sweater, have another scarf on the needles as well as a pair of socks. I need to give some thought to projects to take along to a 5-day conference in Atlanta and vacation after that. For vacation I've pulled out a long-stalled hand-sewing project making paper-pieced stars for an eventual quilt.

I am going...
To pick up a big truck when Nate awakes.

I am reading...
"I am Irelaunde," a novel about St. Patrick when he came to convert Ireland. Someone just handed me, in church, a copy of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." And, we've just had a conversation about which books on tape to download for our vacation which involves a lot of driving.

I am hoping...
To get through the next two weeks with my sanity intact.

I am hearing...
The radio, with Joni Mitchell singing "Amelia" on the local public radio singer-songwriter show that I only get to hear when I go to the 8:00 service.

Around the house...
Are piles of unorganized things that need to be dealt with. But, there will be room to organize in July when we have an empty bedroom upstairs and a nearly empty living room (we're giving Nate a couch and chair but keeping the loveseat -- the cats are going to be bereft as the couch and chair are two of their favorite napping places).

One of my favorite things...
A lovely cup of tea, right at hand.

A few plans for the rest of the week:
Monday -- get two composite letters ready for med school candidates. Luckily they are re-writes, which don't take as much time. Oh, and move into my new office and try to bring some order to the chaos.
Tuesday -- attend the annual staff "retreat" on campus, which I'm usually not here for. Time to connect with colleagues. Wrap up loose ends with med candidates.
Wednesday -- leaving on a 5:30 a.m. flight to Atlanta to attend the Pre-Health Advisors national conference. 5:30 was the only way to get a direct flight and will give me some time to explore the city before the conference.
Thursday -- conference all day with dinner sponsored by the Danish study abroad program that some of my students have gone on/will be going on.
Friday -- conference all day with an afternoon/evening visit to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Georgia branch).
Saturday -- more conference, connecting with colleagues
Sunday -- home! Missing most of Father's Day.

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...

This is from last weekend's college reunion -- with my friend Sue who graduated 5 years before me but whom I've gotten to know since coming back to work at Colby. Since we always have the same reunion weekend, we've made a tradition of taking a photo of us each time. This time we were color-coordinated without planning it! The thought part of this is that I really was ambivalent about attending this reunion and could easily have skipped it if given the chance. BUT, I actually really enjoyed the experience, saw some people I didn't expect to see, saw some of my former students, including one from 1990 and one from 1995 and lots from 2000 and 2005. The band on Saturday was great and I had fun dancing with Don. A lesson learned -- go to reunion and don't anxt about it!

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