Ten.Two Thousand, One Hundred & Eighty-Two

1. 8:18 a.m. I needed that.

2. I see a text that asks if I need to go to the grocery store. He just wants to drive.

3. I am tired, but I know the time in the car is much needed. I stare out the window, coffee cup in hand, watching the vines blur as he speeds down Silverado Trail. The words are few, but they are important. He is so much me.

4. He says he noticed that I did not have a grocery list.

5. Finally getting the lights on the tree. I hang the stockings and then return to bed for a nap. She will take care of the decorations.

6. I can’t think of doing anything else today but closing my eyes.

7. They will be here soon.

8. The tree is large and beautiful and perfectly done.

9. I think they all need and deserve a little bit of rest.

10. I do, and I don’t.