Simplicity and Serendipity

I'm on Spring Break this week, a week ahead of almost all of my friends from high school. I figured I'd struggle to entertain myself, but to be honest the change of pace has been exactly what I needed. I have been able to breathe deep, sleep late, and rediscover some of the simple pleasures that make life worth living. Here's a list of joys I had forgotten about.

Baths.

Reading on the couch.

Wrestling with a 90-pounds yellow lab.

Naps.

Vanilla bean ice cream.

Playing handbells.

Thinking about nothing in particular.

Forgetting what day of the week it is.

Cash Cab.

Conversations with Dad.

Kids' movies (Oliver & Company and Beethoven in particular)

Rocking chairs.

Home-cooked dinners.

Not setting an alarm when I go to bed.

Absence making the heart grow fonder.

Listening to: The Killers

Reading: The medical writings of Hippocrates