• waking up after the sun
• a break in routine
• a friend to ride around with
• learning something new
• exploring the possibilities
• friday afternoon cocktail
• coming home to a cooked meal, sharing with our neighbors
• freshly baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011

• a visiting author
• encouraging a nervous student
• making "edible landfills"
• a night off from grading
• a colleague taking responsibility so I didn't have to
• 8 of us around the table, felt like Thanksgiving!
• pumpkin pie piled high with cool-whip
• new comedy on The Office

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011

• a working Smartboard
• an easy afternoon
• hosting parents for dinner
• comfy pants
• a new episode to make me laugh and cry simultaneously

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011

• enjoying God's autumn beauty while walking with a friend
• patience in the check-out line
• making the cashier smile
• breakfast for dinner
• talking with someone who understands