Ten.One Thousand, Five Hundred & Fifty-Four

1. First time the alarm has gotten me up in a long time.

2. Pretty sure the wine is going to come out.

3. I toss around words but remember that it’s all about the feeling. Or, maybe we give too much credit to names.

4. I try to hold the mug so that too much coffee doesn’t spill on my jeans. I still don’t regret an open-top mug.

5. I stop and take it all in: the cool air, the gentle breeze, the color of the sunlight and the way it shines on the leaves, the sound of the forklift humming along.

6. Almost a migraine.

7. I needed these laughs.

8. Still thinking.

9. Impulse buy of snickers while in the checkout line.

10. “How long does it take to make a baby?” “Nine months. Though sometimes you can give birth early.” We hold in a laugh. He keeps sticking goldfish into his mouth.