January Ultimate Coffee Date!
Well, it’s my least favorite month (more on that later) but it is the first Friday, which means I’m linking up with Coco and Deborah for the Ultimate Coffee Date! Pour yourself one more peppermint mocha and let’s chat. First of all… I already announced it yesterday, but just in case anyone missed it, my son got engaged on New Year’s Eve! This was not a surprise, as he told us his plans on Thanksgiving. I didn’t want to share it on the blog until it was official, and now it is! Wedding is planned for this summer. Everything seems incredibly mundane after that, but I’ll forge ahead. If we were having coffee together, I would ask how you celebrated New Year’s Eve. I had an amazing day, starting with a COLD long run. This was the temperature when I started: I mean- that’s legitimately cold, not just Florida-cold. And it was windy! I started off seriously underdressed, but of course warmed up as the hours went by. 22 miles on my trail at the edge of the Everglades. Then, it was home to watch football! I spent a lovely afternoon and evening watching some great games (WOOHOO Hurricanes!), reading, and snuggling with the cats. My husband was working, my son was in Texas with his fiancee, and my daughter was at a party (and slept over at a friend’s). I was flossing my teeth at midnight when the ball dropped, and then I crawled into bed. The cats were a little worried because of all the fireworks, so they both curled up with me in bed. It was the perfect day. Ooooookay. Let’s talk about January. I’ve been trying to keep the festive feeling alive, but now that New Year’s is over I can no longer deny it- the holidays are coming to an end. I hate it! I love how bright and sparkly everything seems in December- it’s so hard to go back to normal. I go through this every year, and I know I’ll get over it. Eventually. But January is always my least favorite month. What would you tell me over coffee? Any exciting news? Do you like the month of January? Top photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash