Votives

I have votive candles all over my house. I love the way they make a room smell. But the thing I want to know is - how do you remember to purchase matches at the store when you don't smoke? When I smoked, there were still matches at every restaurant and I always grabbed them. I still have some that were special to me... including matches from the restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center in NYC. I went there one special night in 1986. I don't like lighters for some reason. I liked zippos, I have a virtual zippo on my iPod touch, but it certainly won't light a candle. Do they even still sell zippos?

I am tired and going to bed. I had a great day today.

I got to spend a bit of it trying to figure out which marathon I will register for in 2010. I am almost convinced to do one in February, just because it is a nice one. But Feb. it is only 22 weeks away, and my body may be further than that away from 26.2 miles.

I got to spend time today on the phone with friends, some old and some new. Some problem solving, some wonderful planning. I talked with my sponsor and decided to register for the AA event in October, so I got on the phone and got registered and put a check in the mail. My daughter is very excited about it and I am too. It will be nice. I never imagined that I would be planning an AA get-away with my daughter and sponsor! How wonderful! And that they BOTH would be excited about it! And I would be too!

You know, I could just weep right now with gratitude. Just little things that put together make a mosaic of life that is too beautiful to contemplate. Just little things...