Glimmer

The optimism is creeping back into my life. It's the kind that makes me grin to myself and chuckle for no reason.

The hostess

Thank you for dinner - the bread, salad, pizza, wine and chocolate tarte. However, I have even more gratitude for the company - the reminder and inspiration to keep pushing through to find my "passion path."

(and yes, "passion path" is a ridiculous phrase. but, it's funny. and that's why we get along so well, because we can laugh at ourselves and at the image of me attempting to scale multiple five foot hurdles.)

Wide-eyed, sans the bushy tail

Last time I lay in bed, unable to sleep, it was because I had taken a neon pink cough suppressant that tasted like childhood. This time - I slept 14 hours the night before and then capped off the evening with three iced teas. It's the perfect combination for restless muscles and nonsensical thoughts. Oh, and instant baggy eyes in the morning.