Friends from afar

I saw two really good friends who were in town for an Easter visit. It was great: both are people I really, really cherish as friends and who I wish lived here in our great capitol. That said, I'm feeling kinda down today and pondering the question: Does it matter if my most of my closest friends don't live close? I am most certainly content with the idea that I have a great group of good friends, even if I only see most of them once a year... I rely on my friends here in DC for coffee dates, lunch appointments, random dinners together, and various outdoors activities--but whenever someone leaves it makes my already group of DC friends smaller, and I haven't made many new friends since Faith was born due to lack of time and energy. What it boils down to is that I wish I lived on a street with all my friends around me. It would make life so lovely: I picture sitting on a front porch with my friends, sipping wine in the dusk on a warm perfect evening, while kids play kickball or tag and we talk and reminisce. That's my dream.

Nice Things

shrimp & scallops with lemon, butter, and white wine sauce for dinner
reading the paper sitting on the bathroom floor while Faith splashes and giggles after blowing bubbles
sleeping until 8am on the weekends
lunch with good friend Pam
a great haircut
Soymilk steamer from Starbucks with shot of vanilla Really, really good!
watching movie with hubbie and sharing some ben and jerries

Yuck

I am sick. It started yesterday with that familiar achy feeling spreading through my body. Then the nasal drip and yucky feeling in my throat. Last night I was feverish and had the chills. This morning my throat is all out swollen and I feel groggy due to lack of sleep. I slept on the floor in Faith's room since it is the coldest room in the apt. and I felt like I was burning up. The only upside to all of this is that I am eating a lot of soup. I love soup and it makes me feel better. But I am at work, and slowly making it through the day....