The Best Day Ever!

Hey y'all!
Let me start out this post by saying I am the luckiest goddamnned person I know. Some of you have witnessed this over the years, but I don't think anyone else appreciates the full extent of how ridiculously lucky I am. In spite of the ups & downs & hard things that are part of life, every week something happens that makes me shake my head , & say "WOW!! I am so lucky! No one else would ever believe this!"

Last Friday is a perfect example. It started out as what felt like the best day EVER. I jumped out of bed in a totally unreasonable good mood; it was FRIDAY, after all, I got to wear my favorite blue jeans to work, & my boss was out of the office. Yippee!! On the way to work, the skies were perfectly blue, birds were flying, every light was green & the perfect parking spot was waiting for me by the front door.

At work, we had free bagels & cookies that a vendor sent. I found $25 dollars in my pocket that i'd forgotten about, & work had a free catered lunch brought in for us. I actually got THREE catered lunches, because I was there at the right time to hold the door for the restaurant owner, so I got to take home two for Alan. No dinner to cook or dishes to wash tonight! Yeah!!

Because lunch was brought in & I didn't have to waste my lunch break on eating, I drove down to my favorite bookstore instead! Got lost in some crazy side street maze of a neighborhood, & met the very nicest older man who gave me directions. Not only did he speak English, but he knew the exact routes to where I needed to go. At the bookstore, I found last month's magazine I was looking for (a small miracle in itself), returned a lost cane to its owner, & practically skipped back to work whistling a tune.

On the way home from work during rush hour I was waiting at a red light when BAMM!!! I was rear-ended by another car. Okay, on the surface that may not seem very lucky. But here it's really a matter of interpretation: the damage was minor, & the gentleman who hit me was very kind, apologetic, & insured. A few days later my upper back really started to hurt at work in front of the computer. I went to the doctor & found out my upper back/neck is spasming from sitting upright too long! The funny thing is, I feel pretty good doing anything where i'm not sitting in an upright posture. I actually got a doctor's note ordering me to cut back to 3-4 hours per day as tolerated, for the next ten days! So, basically I got a free pass to get paid to do ANYTHING BUT WORK for the next 10 days! Did I mention that i've been feeling a little burnt out at my job lately, like I really needed a break? And yesterday, while enjoying my leisurely four-hour work days, I got word from Human Resources saying I have to take a week of vacation before the end of the year. So on top of it all, I get to take another week of with paid vacation off next month. I stopped & bought some lottery tickets on the way home!

So, I think I will stick to my previous statement--Friday was the best day EVER!