Thursday Smiles

I've always felt that Thursday is a yucky day. I don't know why but it's always been distasteful in my head. Maybe it started back when I had a paper route and I really didn't look forward to the looming doom of walking the streets for 2 hours to make a penny every Thursday...or maybe because tests are usually Fridays so that means studying on Thursday nights...or maybe just because it's SO close to Friday yet...not Friday. or MAYBE it the name...it's just not pretty word: "Thursday"...whatever the case, I have decided to make Thursdays not so distasteful to me by starting this weekly post. Each Thursday, I shall post about the things that have made me smile that day...or I suppose that week if I am having a particularly lousy Thursday...We shall see if this will even go beyond this week as I have lately been rather pathetic at keeping up with this blog. Sooooo for my very first Thursday smiles...

1. teeny tiny molten pieces of metal exploding from the pipe my dad was slicing through...made me smile mostly because he asked if I wanted to do it and I screamed in surprise at the first spray of bright sparks. Also, because it looks like a shower of thousands of shooting stars.

2. the glow around street lamps at night, almost like the light that is escaping from the lamp is trying to stick to it, hesitant to leave

3. THIS necklace. It's old and broken but one of my very favourites. Each time I wear it, I'm reminded of our amazing trip to London and the little store in the train station that I almost didn't buy it from, but I'm so glad I did

4. this awesome ad for laundry soap that brightened my unwanted visit to the dentist

5. Gelato spoons in their happy rainbow of colours...nuff said :)

6. blasting music on the way home from work, singing in my own little world, wishing the drive were longer

Not pictured: the tiny sliver of moon that hung horizontally in the sky like a giant sleepy eye about to close, I like the moon, I like it a whole lot.

Maybe some of these items made you smile...maybe you've had different things today that brought a grin to your face but I hope you have enjoyed my attempt at brightening my Thursday. I think it worked :)

It's raining...stars

Okay so about last night (the meteor shower remember?), it was...AMAZING! Four of us went out, Cally and I sprawled in the middle of the field on a sleeping bag, warm and snuggly under a blanket while Kaitlyn and Jen just stood and watched because they weren't planning on staying long. Of course, this sight attracted more people and Josh and Kenton soon joined us. Everyone chatted away as we stared intently into the sky, awash in the rather beautiful glow of that (annoying but too amazing to really be angry about) full moon. Jen and I saw one little one which was nothing really to get too excited about (we of course did anyways!) and then she went to bed, followed shortly by Kailtyn. The rest of us stayed out, still talking, throwing jests around and laughing beaucoup. Finally, Josh got bored I guess and went in, ironically, not 2 minutes later the MOST AMAZING meteor I had EVER seen blazed through the North-western sky and Cally and I burst out into screams of awe/joy/excitement. Kenton, who was wandering over to the campfire saw it as well and expressed his amazement. Poor Josh :(

Cally and I ended up staying out there chatting for another hour and seeing a couple more really fantastic ones along with a spattering of less extraordinary shooting stars. One that we saw, the best one of the night blazed longer than any other and left behind a soft glow for a few seconds. Seriously, it was so cool seeing them all. I could not help but be reminded of the ever popular Psalm 19:

The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of His hands

So, though my toes were frozen stiff by the time we got in and the brilliance of the moon hid the majority of what we COULD have seen and not everyone stayed out for the party, it was a truly remarkable night which I am so glad I made the effort to see. I do believe I shall head out tonight for a bit to see if I am blessed with a few more.

Against all odds...

Tonight I shall brave the cold Wyoming darkness, defy the obnoxious glare of the full moon and drag my friends out with me as well! We are going to watch the Perseids Meteor shower against all odds if I have anything to say about it! The meteor shower happens every year (go figure!) from late July to late August, peaking TONIGHT...unless you are in Europe...then I think it's tomorrow...still a little fuzzy on that. Of course, the full moon also coincides with this fabulous peakage of the shower...makes things a little difficult and apparently its ultra fabulous glow is really going to make the show less than spectacular yet I am still determined to see this through. Kaitlyn and I have been planning and anticipating this for MONTHS. (If you will remember my class with Dr. Lisle - he told us about it way back then and we put a reminder in Kaitlyn's phone to make sure we'd see it! See Inner Woman #14 for more detail about Dr. Lisle's class.)

Anyways, not sure exactly when we are going to attempt this little shindig, perhaps sooner before the moon reaches the zenith (look at me and my fab words hehe) or perhaps we shall get up SUPER early after it is lower in the sky. We shall see but MARK MY WORDS, I will see this meteor shower!

I'll let ya know how it all goes!