Kicking it

This weekend was as uneventful as one might imagine.  I had a very easy surgery Friday afternoon and I am astonished by how well I am feeling.  I am making myself take it slow just until I get an all clear from the doctor.  It doesn't help that one of my kids decided that wrestling thins morning was a good idea and I got hit right on an incision point.  OUCH!  But I am good.

I was able to hang out a with a friend and watch movies Saturday while I sat on my butt and healed.  It was nice to have someone who I could talk Tolkien with and other books.  My husband isn't nearly as into fantasy and books as I am.  That makes talking about anything other than cars interesting.  I made my dear, sweet hubby watch the first Hobbit movie with my about a week ago.  It was almost tiring trying to explain who, what, when, where, why of Middle Earth.  I love him but he is no book nerd.  My friend and I had a good ol' time talking about the different parts of Middle Earth.  My mildly drugged self was very happy.

Yesterday, we took the Jag out for a drive.  The color is just reaching it's peak up here in the nort'.  So we took as many back roads as we could find.  I love autumn.  The changing of the leaves is the best part.  Maple and Birch trees, I believe, have the best color.  I can't find any other tree that has the illusion of being cast aflame by the oncoming cold.  The leaves turn every shade of fall.  Red at the tips that lead to seeping oranges, yellows, and greens.

I also get to bake like crazy during this season.  Cookies, cakes, candies, pies.  All of it.  So blissful am I to be surrounded by sugar, flour, and butter.  The sad part is the dishes that must be cleaned during the process.  I really wish I had a dishwasher during this time of year.

Mentally, I am very at peace right now.  My marriage is awesome.  My kids are growing and learning.  I have the time to be me.  My friendships are become more bright and different.  I have done more for myself these past few months than I have done in the previous 9 years.  Taking the time to spend with friends, with or without children.  Taking the time for me.  Tomorrow is my next therapy session.  It has been a while since I went due to illness in the home.  But I am excited to see how it goes.