Critical Directions

Seriously.  Who eats their Junior Mints in TWO sittings?

Nerd Crush #12

The Avengers is full of delicious looking men.  I mean, seriously, there should be a law against that much male attractiveness being in one film.  Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Loki...

But I digress.  As much as I adore those other beautiful men, I have developed quite a nerd crush on Agent Coulson.  :)  I thought you should know.

'The Day'

Today was 'the day.'  That day that everyone waits for their whole lives, when everything lines up perfectly.  It was the day I've been waiting for since I was 12; the culmination of dozens of things I've tried to do.
...But I'll try not to wax poetical.  :)

It was very simple: I didn't meet anyone, I didn't get married, I didn't have a child, or anything huge like that.

Today it was just me, my truck, my music, a great drive, a beautiful place, and my own (very small, but still!) archaeological survey.

I've been wanting to feel that kind of freedom, competence, ability, and independence for a lifetime.  It only lasted maybe four hours.  But it was there.  It was 'that day.'  It will probably be another 25 years before I get another day like that.  I'm very grateful though, that I was able to recognize it when it came.  And I'm pleased at how simple it was - nothing fancy or dramatic.  It was just for me.