Snowflakes of Present Joy

Sometimes it seems like time zooms past you, being no respecter of schedule or what you think is most important and MUST get done. In fact, The Handyman has been at it for more than 5 years, making the most of every weekend, securing our retirement.

And, of course, I have made it my job to constantly remind him of what we are NOT doing because of what he IS DOING. For example, each fall I tell him that I am going to New York City after Thanksgiving to frolic on the ice at Rockefeller Center, bundled in Russian fashion attire. Don't laugh - it's an attempt at getting my Dr. Zhivago ON. After I announce this each year, I tell him I'm going with or without him. He usually pauses, stares at me and offers a smirk as he tells me about how hard he works....yadayadayada. He says that we'll eventually get to NYC and not to discount the good stuff going on around us now - in the present.

This morning, as I walked outside with my hazlenut coffee, I was truly amazed at what I saw. My own Rockefeller Center - I ran to get my babushka and adorn my head. I was overcome with joy. And I snapped the photos on my phone and made the video I included at the top of this post.

The Handyman is right. I am blessed today....right now. And I hope that wherever you are that you catch a glimpse of what I saw this morning....and I hope it's not dependent on seeing snow because weather reports aren't always accurate!

Renovator Wife