Cozy times

I am having a wonderful wonderful day. I just got home from the South on Thursday night, and today I went about moving my life back into my refrigerated apartment here in Uptown. I've done laundry all day. I've put gifts in their new homes---new sheets on the bed, coffee grinder in the kitchen, etc. All the Christmas decorations are down and all my bills are payed. My desk is clear of clutter and I sit typing with a warm cup of coffee, a candle going to ward off the cold, and Nick Drake playing on the i-pod. I am happy. I practiced yesterday for hours and hours, my baby is on her way here on Saturday, and all is right with the world. Thank God for times like this. I hope I will always be able to sit back in moments like this and just be appreciative of all of life's blessings.