waiting

I love English tea in the morning. The ancient, dark taste with some sugar and cream, never skim milk.

I see clouds rising from the base of Saddleback mountain. The ground is still wet as the sun rises higher.

Here I sit at the start of the day in Panera waiting for my car to be done with its service. My plans include: drinking this tea, writing my final papers, and eventually going to hang out with Kaytie. Little adventures...

Anyway, a little more stalling my work. Things I'm thinking about:

-Shutterfly is a great website. I just made a really sweet photo book for my mom, but it cost triple what I was hoping to spend this year.
-Spending so much money on people who already have more than enough feels strange sometimes. No offense to anyone, but next year I'm thinking about doing something different.... maybe I'll have a service for us to do together in the community and for their gift they'll get a clue about what we're doing. Ideas anyone?
-I really want to move, and I will when I find a suitable alternative.
-Eventually I want to move out of southern ca. to someplace exciting... San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Portland, Seattle, Denver, New York, etc. hmm we'll see.
-I miss foothill and mountain country.... I always dream of this house:

-I want to learn how to play the piano and guitar.
-Also, I really want to learn how to speak Italian, German, Swedish, Russian, or some combination of those.
-Write books....
-Traveling to South America, Africa, Asia, Australia.
-I'm determined not to be one of those people who wished they did things. I need stories to tell my grandchildren! haha
-Only a week longer until I see my dear friend again...