manifestation

i've been enjoying yet another saturday of getting things done around my house. i really like this new routine. and it was all sparked by one little washing machine.

however, my morning was not good. you'd think being able to sleep in for the first time since mid-february would be a delight, but it wasn't...

yesterday evening i had a nap because brendan, shannon and i were going to see megan perform at the mansion. i wasn't in the mood for a nap, but did it because it would be worth it. unfortunately, i was kind of crabby when i woke up to go out, but was fully awake within an hour. while at the mansion i decided to have a coke, i next to never drink caffeine and i forget every time that i shouldn't do it at all. so i had this coke, and was wired all night and didn't go to bed until 5 am. i probably could've stayed up longer, but it was nearing the time i usually wake up at. i slept awfully, it was really shallow and still felt wired the entire time. i woke at 9:40 and couldn't sleep any longer because my heart was palpitating.

thankfully i was able to use that awake-time to work on our wedding blog. we're doing a digital invitation, and i'm very pleased with the site. i kind of wish i could show it to you now, but i'll wait until we send it out at the end of this month. i'm really discovering that with our simple wedding, we're not going to need 3 months to plan, one month would be enough.

i don't know if i've mentioned this before, but brendan's brother's fiancee is a professional musician. megan hamilton. she's about to go on tour across country. she played a great show last night. at one point it really hit me that megan is going to be my sister-in-law. we've talked about it before, but it really sunk in that she's going to be part of my life in 50 years. that she will be my kids' aunt megan, and they will know and love her. that's pretty incredible. i've never had a sister-in-law before, because i only have a brother-in-law on my family's side. strangely though, yesterday i declared to shannon "megan's going to be my first sister EVER!", to which she responded confused with a "but les, you have a sister". oh man, it was funny. my mistake, i meant sister-in-law.

i can see a lot of life in you.