see? it gets better already: i bought a sweet little ivy this morning, then breakfast at a friend's, where i met a ton of people i didn't know (but for once wasn't the only one who didn't know anybody), and that somehow stretched most of the afternoon. now i'm making soup, rearranging my plants, preparing to bake bread (whole wheat and nut brown this time), listening to peter and ani. classes start tomorrow, and my mom sent a quarter pound of peppermint tea in my last box from home. my boys'll be back from zion tonight, and it smells like snow. maybe not quite happy, but i'm moving a lot closer to content.