saturday

Mornin' y'all.

Two & a half cups of coffee and The Black Keys Pandora station. This is my Saturday morning. I talked to my sister in-law this morning. Jenn. Had to clarify because I have two now. Although I feel like I may forever refer to Becky as 'Keith's sister' because that's how I've known her for the past six years. Jenn's been my sister in-law for eleven years now. Lucky me :)

I'm homesick today. I feel lonely. I know that if I was in Virginia I would have gone to Hunter and River's football games this morning, and then probably gone shopping with my mom. I'm just missing familiarity today I think. And once again, I'm craving nature. I would have loved to go hiking today. There's a hike I've been wanting to go on for a while now. The Tom Dick & Harry hike on Mount Hood. I almost always wake up early but Keith sleeps in every day and isn't that into hiking anyway. I've blogged about this before, but I never craved nature the way I do now until I moved to Oregon. I think it stems from the desire to feel grounded yet free at the same time. Plus if you're going to crave nature, Oregon is a great place to do so.

I have today and tomorrow completely off. I also had last Saturday and Sunday off, but I was busy camping and seeing Crater Lake! These are the first two days in a row with no plans that I've had in a long time. Feels a little strange. What will I do with myself? I've already had plenty of coffee and a delicious breakfast. Fruit and cereal. I suppose I will head out to the gym next. Then maybe some cleaning? Keith is working tonight and I'm hoping to see Melanie. She's arriving today and will only be here for a few days. I miss her. She was always my Virginia connection in Portland, but now she's gone.

What a Debbie Downer blog this is turning out to be! I know I'll feel better after an hour of cardio. Off to the gym!

xoxo-
T