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http://mrmrsglobetrot.blogspot.com/

Just lovely, check it out. Also look at their wedding page, so very lovely.

Today is mini-vacation day in Lake Geneva. I'm taking a few hours to sit & do homework & ramble about the area. It really does feel like a vacation, and the drive up was just a dream. Cornfields, music, little towns.

So I'm sitting in the Starbucks right now which feels a little bit like cheating. I'm kind of a coffee snob, working at a locally owned coffee shop, and here I am sitting at Starbucks. But I had a gift card and I like not spending money.
Like a cat, I picked a chair in the sun and am now sprawled out taking in as much warmth as I can.
& have been enjoying my tea latte quite a bit. It's only a matter of time before I dash up for a piece of marble loaf.

& although I am basking in the glorious sunlight, sometimes I feel as if my entire life is made up of things that go well with rainy days.
Or, I should say, I love rain and fog and things that feel like rain and fog.
Music that feels like rain and fog is the best kind of music.
Clothes that feel like rain and fog, like boots and scarves and sweaters.
& other things too that feel like rain and fog, like crocheting and cooking something comforting and reading aloud and curling up.
It's a bit strange, but I actually associate quite a bit with that.
So. I guess I should be living in England or Ireland.

Anyhow. This sun is nice today, though.

::update:: Delightful older British man walks over & starts a conversation.
"I couldn't help but notice that you seem to be really enjoying your studying." He motions to his monstrous folder. "I'm the same."
[Clearly he was being sarcastic because I was half-heartedly looking over Political Science homework while mostly watching people around Starbucks and picking almonds out of my teeth.]
He then launched into a short summary of his studies on history, and how Julius Caesar fabricated some of the history he wrote down to help his personal agenda.
"Well, I didn't want to distract you, just wanted to sympathize."

This is a great day.