Lovely morning

I just wanted to write quickly about two lovely things this morning. First, our dearest Emma. She has an adorable new habit. You see, I wake up before Joel each morning. I eat my cereal while Emma sits in my lap and eats her breakfast. Well, lately, she's been eating her breakfast and then racing up the stairs. She begs Joel to lift her into bed and then she gets 20 minutes of snuggle time with him. The cute thing about this is that Emma is never calm when she gets a chance to be on the bed...except for these morning snuggles with dad. Normally, she attacks us with kisses and tries to dig (?) in the covers and threatens to leap off the bed (which I fear will break her back!). I'm not a fan of that behavior....who knows why she decides to be calm when dad lets her on the bed!

The other lovely thing about this morning is the beautiful drive into Seattle. I slept in too much this morning, so I missed the first AND the second train...so I had to drive. It turned out to be such a pretty drive! The sky was crisp and clear and as the sun started to rise, the Olympic mountains were a pretty pink color. The Seattle skyline always glows a pretty gold/orange/pink color on mornings like this. It may sound crazy, but sometimes I love my morning commute. Without my commute, I wouldn't have nearly as much "self" time! I love having an hour and a half each morning to just think, listen to music and enjoy the beautiful morning. When I'm on the train, I love having the chance to read, do homework and think. Of course, I would much rather the ability to teleport home each day, but until that's invented (or until I get a job closer to home...whichever comes first), the daily commute really isn't that bad.