Day 2,890

Growth:

Tonight will be a long night and that’s 100% cool by me. What I’m thankful for from a learning standpoint is remembering how important it is to plan ahead and get stuff done early when possible. Rather than waiting until the end of the day as usual I’m typing my blog now so I can go right to sleep when I get home late this evening. A little gift I’m giving myself called planning ahead. 😉

Appreciation:

Mom still laughs when she talks about how I regularly called her during my freshman year of college… well after 10 and 11pm! I’m still not sure how I was too thick headed to realize how late I was calling, but she always took my call and we’d have awesome conversations. Over the past few years she’s been reminding me of that fact to help prep me for what to expect with Dominic, especially since I’m usually in bed by 9pm or so.

Guess what happened last night for the first time? LOL – yup, I was on FaceTime with Dominic well after 10pm last night getting to hear all about what he’s been up to. Funny, I was exhausted immediately before and immediately after that conversation, but during the call I was 100% wide awake. It was so awesome spending time with him virtually like that, hearing some of his experiences, and joking around together. I had a blast and will be 100% open to taking his call any time.

Presence:

I’m going to break from the norm on this section today and focus on something I know I’m going to be 100% present for – spending time with Dominic on his birthday! We’re heading up to pick up Mom and Brad and then see Dominic at the University of Minnesota tonight to take him out to dinner. It hasn’t even been a week since he moved out, but I’m already so excited to spend time with him again. This scene from The Shawshank Redemption has been running through my head all morning:

Thanks!!!