“All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope.
~ Alexandre Dumas Père

“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.”
~ Ralph Marston

it’s almost 11am local time and Jonathan is still in bed. granted, we were up late last night with our westcoast insomnia and it’s only 8am according to his brain. i promise i’m only sitting here typing this (instead of doing something on or near the beach) because i don’t want to start the day without him and i really don’t want to wake him up. he deserves every wink of sleep he gets!

i have been up for a couple of hours drinking coffee, reading the local newspaper, doing the crossword, checking email, writing up a shopping list, talking to Tessa, drinking more coffee with ginger nut cookies, sitting on the patio watching lizards, and listening to the loudspeaker across the way playing what sounded like the same song over and over again. i later realized it was just the same opening chords and melody. an artist with little variation other than the lyrics.

when i ran into Tessa a couple of hours ago, she was on her way to meet the man who was delivering my new stove and the rest of my new furniture. i made a point of gently letting her know that we would really like to drop our stuff off at the house today instead of leaving it in the rental car again overnight. you don’t really realize how hard it is to type with your fingers crossed until you try it.

our (very) loosely planned day includes things like: stopping by Thrifty to legitimize our rental with official paperwork, checking out the MUA campus, unloading and unpacking at the new house (fingers crossed), grocery trip with the rental car to pick up necessities like toilet paper and cleaning supplies, and — of course — checking out the nearest swimming beach.

the sunshine this morning has managed to bathe all of my emotional turbulence in a lovely golden glow. i really am happy to be here and excited for the next year. i promise not to whine about being deserted on a beautiful Caribbean island too much!

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