highlights of a weekend resuscitated.

*a late night/early morning reconvening of the triumvirate
*my newly established saturday morning routine [morning according to my perception, though it often begins after noon or very close to it] - wait wait -- don't tell me!, maybe a crossword puzzle, breakfast, coffee (though breakfast and coffee were lacking on this particular saturday due to a lack of food). this has come to be my favorite part of the weekend.
*deciding to let go of my anger and disappointment
*thoroughly enjoying driving
*the pilot travel center - my fascination with milford continues to increase. they should call it a travel haven: cheap gas, a bright consumer paradise, and bizarre individuals. they even had the starbuck's double shot, which i absolutely hate to admit that i enjoy, be enjoy nonetheless. stopping there on the way was definitely an executive decision i was proud to have made. [my first attempt to get gas resulted in me accidentally going to the unattended full service section and realizing only after i had given up my credit card (which i decided to use because for some reason the line at the island employee cubby was not moving and i'm impatient) that the gas was significantly more expensive. i also wanted a coca-cola and there didn't appear to be one of those mini-mart things and i refused to buy even a soda from the mcdonald's. but, as it turns out, all of these obstacles served to bring me a sort of highway journey-ers mecca.]
*a quarter-machine ring
*a rock show complete with an array of striped polo shirts and young southern boys fawning over the band to the point of requesting autographs.
*diner follies with the heavily accented proprietor calling me the boss, assuring us that he knew how things worked because he has been married for over 20 years. this also increased my appreciation of my dining companion, as i saw further evidence of the sort of sense of humor i most enjoy that allows one to go along with such nonsense. (speaking of nonsense, that sentence is rather cumbersome.)
*brunch - always a favorite with me, a combination of acute hunger and deliciousness made this one stand out. fontina omlette with spinach and tomatoes, potatoes, rye toast, an americano, plus generously shared fresh squeezed orange juice and a gorgeous combination of yogurt, granola, and berries. [i was thinking i should make it more of a habit to document the tasty things i consume, but then i remembered the girl who would draw all the things she ate - pocket pig? i think.] this was the sort of meal that causes you to close your eyes just a bit after each bite to savor all of the delectable flavors.
*appreciating being a grown-up simply because i can decide to have treats whenever i want. shall i have some mango gelato now? yes, i shall. will children eye me with envy? yes, they shall. will this make me happy? a bit.
*napping.
*the scan feature on the radio yielding numerous results that allowed for loud, impassioned, off-key singing, including, but not limited to, early to mid 90s rock blocks and 80s flashbacks. sometimes the worst things please me to no end.
*not wanting to return to work on monday, but comforted in the knowledge that i only have to do it for two days this week.