You know what happiness is? It's sitting in a wide hammock with my niece Olivia, looking for hawks in the sky. It's when she leans her head in to cuddle up with me and we rock together.
It's been a good couple of days. I zipped up to Sacramento to interview for the program in Mexico. It went pretty well, I thought. I was nervous about the Spanish part but I think I did OK. I called my beautiful cousin Anne-Marie and we had lunch. I got to see her office after getting amazingly lost in the complex of hospital corridors (At one point I think I ended up in the cafeteria kitchen.) She greeted me at the elevator door in her white PA's coat and I had one of those moments when you realize that you're a grown up. Well, she is anyway.
Then I drove back to the Bay Area and hung out with my sister and her kids. (Olivia called me a silly goose on more than one occassion. I love that!) On the airplane coming home I ran into my Big Boss at Peet's and we chatted happily for the whole flight.
This morning I got up early and went out to Mission Trails, My Happy Place.
Tomorrow: sleeping in. And writing. Ahh...