sacred sunday! a day to celebrate all those things that are sacred to you..however you best celebrate that…for some it could be attending church, for others a blissful yoga practice, for me this morning it’s doing a little coffee, a little writing, windows and sliders thrown wide open, the birdsong mingling with the decemberists on the stereo (a little more indie rock than what i would usually choose for a sunday morning…but i like his voice).

yesterday was monika’s birthday and we had a big party at her place to celebrate all the may birthdays. there are so many of us that she has collected! she has an amazing house with an ocean to sound view of the northern beaches….her house was filled with good friends and good kids and good dogs and good food….we watched the sunset over the sound off of her back deck and enjoyed some moonrise at the beach afterwards. i finally got to meet her mom. they have the same smile and it is clear where monika’s silliness comes from. oh, and the neighborhoods red fox also popped in for a little visit, watching us from atop the dune.

monika and i have been enjoying a growing friendship and having what we’re calling “spring break” this whole month (minus most of the hedonism). this sort of free-spirited playfulness has been permeating both of our lives. from my perspective, it is merely the freedom of not having a deadline for the first time in seven+ years that is filling me with this insatiable need to play! monika is just playful…so that’s her excuse.

so today…after the writing, the coffee, the morning….i plan to indulge in some time at the beach before the crowds really show up for the summer. feet in the sand, hunting for beach glass, and hopefully gazing into the eyes of pelicans and plovers.

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