Glass Half Full

i woke up Sunday morning in Lead, SD to a pleasant surprise ~ sunshine.  after a morning of lounging and sipping coffee, and the dogs had taken a nice mid-morning nap, we loaded up the car and decided to hit the Eagle Cliff Trails, south of Lead.

it's easy to get mired down in a negative attitude if you let yourself, and there have been plenty of little things to bother me lately.  but a run in the sunshine with my fluffy dogs really does turn my attitude around and make me realize all the good things i have in life.  i'm lucky that i can work 2 months at a place for good money and then go on vacation.  when i worked at the hospital, i was always trying to get away and was rarely able to get the time-off when i really wanted it without a struggle from coworkers pushing back.

i'll be glad when this assignment is done, no doubt.  the weather up here is enough to want to drive anyone southward.  i nearly got knocked over by a wind gust this morning walking to my car.  my messenger bag got blown off of my shoulder and i almost dropped my coffee cup (horror!).  in 6 short weeks i will be running the hills of southern Germany and touring the castles with my brother and sister-in-law.  that's all the motivation i need to get me through the next 5 weeks of work.

weekends as good as this past one make it tough to come back to work on Monday morning, however.  but at least i have the fluffy dogs at home to always give me a good greeting when i walk through the door.  as my cousin Jill calls them, my "precious lambs".  my glass is definitely half full, and i'm half-way done with this 10 week assignment.  homeward bound soon!