sorry...had to share those. he's just too cute!!
...and then made chocolate-peanut butter bars together. warren loves the idea of making treats, as he calls anything sweet, and especially loves dumping ingredients in a big bowl and stirring them (which this particular recipe is quite good for). then, a quick lunch...which, i may add, he actually ate!!...and off to shop for Cousin Samantha's birthday present! down for naps (yes, me too!) upon return, and we've just now awoken and are reacclimating ourselves to the world by our 2nd viewing of the Berenstain Bears. ha! - what a wild and busy life we lead, huh? i'm not sure what we're going to do when we DO return to "normal" schedules with time demands to meet...hmmm. another of those little things to be thankful for.
but none of those things are the real reason for me calling it a delightful day. together, yes, they certainly help that descriptor fit, but the real reason for my glee is this:
It FINALLY rained!! is STILL raining! is stormy, thundering, windy and awe-inspiring!
i don't know what it is about leaden grey skies and wet weather that i love, but i do. especially here, where it always seems to be sunny, and always seems to be hot. i know, i know - be thankful for what you have, and not always yearning for the grass on the other side - but I...LIKE...RAIN. i am a self-proclaimed (and otherwise proclaimed) odd bird, but what can i say? i just find peace, a sense of calm, and a tremendous amount of beauty in a rainy day. and here, I seem to always be in the presence of rain, but never get to actually experience it!!
let me explain myself...
i have no way to accurately tell you just how far it is i can see from our balcony. those of you with more beach-sense than i could probably tell me with ease, but i'm sure it's a VERY long way. i say this with surety because there is a bridge (aptly referred to as "3 mile bridge") we have to cross between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze (the landfall before we cross the Pensacola Bay Bridge to get to Pensacola Beach!)...and while it looks like it couldn't possibly be further than a mile, it is for certain 3 miles! so my depth perception is obviously skewed. all that to say: we can see for miles and miles in many directions, and can see rain almost every single day SOMEWHERE on the horizon. it may be raining in the distance, and sunny a few head turns to the left, then raining again a few more head turns down. but it never seems to make landfall! the humidity does, grant you, but not the precipitation. i'll get so excited, seeing the storms brewing, thinking cool breezes are coming, and that fresh, clean and renewing smell the rain seems to bring (although I'm realizing that there are other less than appetizing smells the rain churns up down here...yeesh)...but it never comes.
until today! and it is STILL raining. has been since about noon. when i woke up and looked out the window this morning, it quite honestly looked like the entire world was coated in a lining of silver. there are so many different shades and concentrations of blue...and grey, and green and white and silver and i don't know!...in the clouds and the waves and the air. lots of visual stimulation to appreciate. or maybe its the crispness, and the sense of cool weather that contributes to my love of rain. who knows. who cares! all in all, the gratification of a finally realized TRULY rainy experience made (makes!) for a wonderful day.
so! i'm now off to the kitchen to try my hand at a new Shrimp Etouffee recipe...wish me luck. hoping the next rainy day you experience brings you the same joy it brings me today!
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