morning glory

i don't know what it is about mornings, but i love them. maybe it is the anticipation of a day yet to be lived, a page about to be written. no matter how bad the day before was, the morning promises a fresh start, a new beginning. if i'm up with the sun, i find a stillness and peace enveloping me. the yellow light glows and warms my skin as it bounces against my freckles. it feels as if the earth is coming to life. nobody seems to be in as much of a hurry to get to work as they are to get home and the drive is leisurely. i am drawn to worship as i respond to the peace around me. every day this week, i have been the first one in the office. i find myself reliving studio mornings, leaving the lights down and capitalizing on this most productive time for me...or surfing the internet a bit. i cringe as my co-worker arrives and disrupts my little moment with florescent lights in my face. at least until tomorrow's morning.

i leave for LA in 12 hours....i know, random. but one of my best friends and her husband are moving there and they recently asked me if i would help them drive down. i'm made for these kind of trips; talking, open road, spontaneous, adventure, unknown, and singing at the top of our lungs. tomorrow's our big driving day of 13 hours, 9 hours on friday, then a day at the grand canyon before we arrive in paved paradise sunday, only to fly home monday. quick trip...but how many times in your life do you get to help a friend begin her new life in LA? it is one of those live without regret moments. i hope you have one soon too.