it started with a cup of a coffee, a little bit of Almond Joy creamer, & the top half of a dunkin donut maple-frosted donut.

then, there was an emotional sermon where the minister insisted, “you are beautiful, you are beautiful, you are beautiful!”  after the third declaration, it finally set in.

there was the grande pike with a little non-fat milk & a packet of raw sugar on the way home,

the scrambled egg whites & the bowl of mixed berries,

a foggy drive into work that set a very calm mood.

there were six hours spent in flats after too many consecutive days in heels, 

a cute boy with boyishly handsome curls wearing elbow patches on a gray cashmere sweater,

a deep breath in & out, accepting that work sometimes has to happen on days other than mondays through fridays,

there was a fountain diet coke pick-me-up as i headed home around seven p.m.,

a greeting from a furry puppy who continues to warm my heart,

there was a grab of the barbecue baked lays only to be paired up with fancy sloppy joe mix heaped on a lightly buttered & toasted, freshly made whole wheat bun,

there was the realization that this world does not revolve around me, & sometimes, it takes said furry puppy needing a walk in the middle of winter to remind me of this minor detail.

there was the bundling of a parka, the throwing on of a hand knit cream-colored scarf, & a walk to the clubhouse & back, 

there was a cup of diet hot chocolate prepared in my favorite chicago-themed mug, 

a trip up the carpeted stairs,

the crawling underneath four layers,

the propping up of pillows,

the turning on of a tivo,

the selecting of two weeks of Gossip Girl episodes & one episode of Happy Endings,

& the realization that all of my favorite loved ones were under one roof at the end of the day.

this is what sundays are made of, this is my unpredictable life.