It's a fine time...

...for a glass of wine. I was coming back downstairs last night after folding some laundry, and my sweetheart handed me a glass of wine and said, "come outside..." How could I resist her beautiful smile? (Well, I can't. That's why I married her.) I actually wanted to write this blog post yesterday, but other things took priority...tennis and playstation 3. Yes, I said playstation 3!! I know, I know...who knew? We've been kicking butt in cooperative missions on a game called Resistance 2. I'm addicted. OK, SAID IT. I'll say it again...who knew? Aside from a quick game of tennis, we just lazed around yesterday and played Resistance 2. I was seeing gun fire, targets and aliens in my sleep.

So, back to my sweetheart handing me a glass of wine and asking me to come out into the backyard. She had a fire going in our fire pit; the first one ever! It was so nice sitting out there in OUR backyard and talking over wine. I was overwhelmed with a feeling of gratefulness for my life, my love and...my home. I was realizing for the first time how good it feels to have our house and to be spending time here making it beautiful. We had our first house guest over the weekend. Kathleen came down for my photo show opening (thanks again, KC) and she was the first person to stay in our guest room. (Sorry, Dad...) She also brought us this fabulous bottle of wine. It was the perfect end to a busy, and somewhat draining, weekend. I realized last night how happy I was to be folding laundry I'd washed in OUR washing machine, in OUR basement, and putting it away in OUR bedroom. I came downstairs and saw her smile as she handed me the wine and I felt more at home than I ever have. I'm proud of our house and the life we've built, and continue to build, together. I'm proud of what I've accomplished as an artist and an individual and I'm soooooooo immensely proud of my wife and who she is. I know I've said it a million times, but...I'm a lucky woman.

Just wanted to share the joy. Too much time between posts. Peace on ya.