All manner of good things have been going on lately… not to me, per se, but to people I care about a lot.

For example, Michelle is blissfully beautifully in the early stages of preganancy. I saw her sonogram and it’s just amazing to think that my friend - whom I’ve known for more than 10 years and through many stages of her life - has gone from being a girl who didn’t drive and who lived in Maui, hitchhiking all over the place, to being a gorgeous woman, married and living in England with her husband, and pregnant with her first child. It’s something she’s dreamed of her entire life and I’m so happy her dreams are being fulfilled.

My friends Theresa and Kofi just got engaged early Friday morning. Kofi wore a t-shirt that said, “Will you marry me?” and had two t-shirts set out for Theresa; one with a “yes” on it and one with a “no.” Obviously, she put on the one that said, “Yes.” It’s one of the most original and cutest proposals I’ve ever heard of. I don’t go in much for the overly romantic saccharine methods, so this made me smile ALL friggin’ day. They’re both such absolutely wonderful people - and I am excited at the prospect of helping them plan or prepare in any way I can.

My friend Elizabeth sent me a text message this morning telling me that she got a wonderful email this morning. I got the text message when I got out of the shower, so I called her right away - hair dripping wet, wrapped in a towel, no less. Back story: about 7 months ago, I read about a book that was coming out in the late spring/early summer called The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark by a young woman named Sera Beak. I read the blurb and instantly thought about my friend Elizabeth and how this would be a great book I knew she would enjoy. So, when it was published, I got her a copy and gave it to her a few weeks ago when we hung out. She was in a bad way, so she said she’d probably just sit home and read that book and see if it would provide her with any inspiration. A few weeks later, she emailed me to let me know that she’d started a blog and website, called Bella*Punk. It’s a website, a blog and a philosophy/way of life for women. What inspired her to start this website? The Red Book by Sera Beak. Of course, since she was thusly inspired, she wrote a little review/blog entry about the book on the Bella*Punk blog. This morning, Elizabeth woke up and checked her eamil. She had an email from the author, Sera Beak, thanking her for her shout-out! She called me, just absolutely thrilled that her words were read by someone, and that that someone was the author of the book that inspired her to create her site! I think it’s pretty amazing, too. It’s just one of those things that makes you feel all connected to the world and people around you… through serendipity or chance or kismet or whatever you want to call it. It’s put her on cloud 9 and really made her feel like this is something worth putting her time and energy into. I might be helping her with the design, too So I’ll feel all kinds of Bella*Punk as well!

So… I was going to go see a movie by myself today, but I’m sort of liking this sitting at home thing. This week is going to be extremely busy and stressful since it’s sales conference week at work and my boss and I will be presenting all sorts of stuff to the various sales groups at work. Additionally, I have a company dinner to attend on Monday night, then our departmental dinner on Tuesday night, and possible plans with friends on Wednesday. Thursday is rescheduled Doin’ Dishes ceramics night with my mom, sister and cousin, and then it’s the weekend already. It’s going to be crazy. The Monday after that is the orthopedist for a follow-up visit - and I’ll have to tell him that this anti-inflammatory medicine hasn’t done jack shit for my wrist. It’s just as painful and inflamed as it has been… sigh.

My parents took my cousin to Washington, D.C. today. I passed since I’ve been there before and since I really did NOT feel like getting up at 6:30 this morning to head out. Nah. I cannot get up that early on a Saturday unless there’s something in it for me…
Oh. I have a confession to make. My friend at work, Todd, was shocked and dismayed to learn that I wasn’t a viewer of “Project Runway.” So, I promised him that I would watch. I watched an episode on Thursday night and I actually liked it. I find Heidi Klum more than a little annoying (it’s the voice, I think) but it’s fairly innocuous reality TV in that I don’t feel dirty watching it since it’s so OBVIOUSLY contrived and designed to create maximum drama. I will have to catch the re-runs this weekend to be caught up on what’s been going on.

And now, it’s time for something to eat. I’m waiting for my friend Vin to call me back. He found a great source for chai powder and ordered some for me when he was ordering it for himself. I would like to set up a chai pick-up meeting; perhaps in a parking lot so it seems illicit. But it’s more probable that we’ll run out to get a bite to eat later and I’ll just give him the money and he’ll give me the chai and all will be well.

I could go for some Indian food. Perhaps a sibling or two feels likewise inclined.