"B" is for Beautiful

Yeah the cold rain has continued, but today was absolutely beautiful in my little corner of the world. The morning was beautiful. I had no classes today so I slept in, made myself a fantastic breakfast (my favorite meal of the day), took a long hot shower, did laundry, played tug-o-war with Trek, and got a good start on a project that is due next week. By 2pm, I felt like I had already accomplished so much! Beautiful. My commute to work was beautiful. I am so fortunate to be able to take the back roads to school and work. I travel down winding roads surrounded by trees, pass by farms, and cross over a reservoir - I am going to have to stop and take pictures one day. With the fall colors, the ride is absolutely breath taking. Beautiful. Work was beautiful. My last table left me a $50 tip. He said I did a great job taking care of him and his "pain in the ass" friends. I didn't find them the slightest bit irritating, but I sure wasn't going to argue the tip. The rest of my tables were loving me tonight as well and I ended up making as much as I usually do on a Saturday night. That money will be well spent at the REI attic sale this weekend. I mean.... tuition, gas, insurance, savings... ;) Beautiful. My ride home was beautiful. On my way home I spoke with Jess, Katie, Christina, Neil, Stephanie, and my brother. I was able to shoot the shit with Jess, Katie & Christina, wish Stephanie happy birthday, and make plans for Thursday with both my brother and Neil. Beautiful. As Trek and I suited up for our late night walk in the rain, I couldn't help but laugh - our coats match. If I gave him to a farm, do you think they would put a raincoat on him? No, I think not. I stand by my decision to keep my dog - I just couldn't give him away to some farmer who would let my baby get wet. Yeah, so I finally had to give up on trying to get Trek to pose for a picture! And yes, I've already been told I take too many pics of my dog. Deal with it. In fact, here's another one: This is my favorite pic of Trek & I - it was taken on our first day together. It's a scanned image, sorry about the quality. I adopted him at 8 months. He was supposed to stay that small. Look at those paws, I should have known better!! 45 lbs later, I wouldn't change a thing :0) The capitol BEAUTIFUL goes to how I feel right now. I feel a great sense of relief. I don't have to deal with how the bar guy made me feel anymore, I'm at peace with how my talk with Yoni will go, I feel I am doing the right thing by keeping my dog, school is going great, and my friends are awesome. For the first time in a long time, I feel like everything is right in my little corner of the world. BEAUTIFUL. Smiley for the Day: