Current mood:  mellow ...especially in Michigan. I finally really saw autumn today. I mean, I knew it was coming, if not here already. It's been chilly and the Halloween decorations and costumes are out at the stores. But it's not really autumn until you can smell it. Today, I smelled it. I took a second to stop and enjoy it. It was a beautiful moment. I had to deliver a piece of equipment to OCC Highland Lakes campus for work this afternoon. What a pretty campus! So much nicer than Royal Oak and Southfield, where I went. Prettier architectural buildings (at least in comparison) all tucked away in the woods. The wind was blowing, leaves were falling, the ground was still kind of damp from the mornings rain. It was perfect. The grass is still green, the trees are starting to change color and some of the colored leaves were laying all over the ground...mostly yellow. As I was walking, I caught the scent of the leaves. I stopped for a moment, sniffing the air. The cool wind and warm sun on my face. It really was a perfect moment. And now a wicked thunderstorm! I'm loving this... I wish I had more perfect moments like that. Or maybe, the time to recognize them? Life is always so busy all the time. For some reason we notice the bad moments, but seem to let the good ones slip through. Why is that? Wishing you all a perfect moment... take the time to smell autumn. You won't miss the 30 seconds, I promise. Who wants to go to the cider mill!?!?! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's been a REALLY long time since I've Xanga'd! SO much has happened! First and foremost, I got a job! Thanks Michelle!!! It's a good job. I like it. So far so good anyway. I'll let you know later, since I meet my other 2 bosses for the first time tonight at a Board meeting...and tomorrow I'm going with 2 of them to do a demonstration for the Deans at UofM! Holy crap! That's a big one. I even bought a suit to wear. Yikes. Crysta's gone business?? Things are good. I'm enrolling in that kung-fu class I wrote about months ago. I'm all kinds of geeked about that! Been spending some time with some certain "somebody's" that mean a lot to me. I'm hoping something comes of one of them soon...or am I just wasting more time? My car situation is under control. No more worries about going to court. As soon as I get the title transferred into my name I'm dumping it for something better anyway. I'm looking to move out... closer to where I work. 200 miles a week is a bit much for a commute. I think that's the major points...for now. I hope you are well... | 
So anyway...I was totally impressed!!! The dojo is beautiful! Koi ponds inside and out...very friendly instructors... and they are not all about the contracts and money. They have a class on saturdays that focuses on the philosophy and history! How cool is that!?! I'm very excited to have found someplace where I feel comfortable and excited about training again. Now...I just need to find a way to pay for it!!! ugh...thats the hard part. 
