things that bring me much pleasure

1. A really kick ass work-out to start off the weekend. The kind of work-out that lets me not feel guilty about having a dessert after lunch (and supper). Even if that dessert is a black cherry yogurt (and maybe a Skinny Cow chocolate treat...We'll see.)

2. A Babe who goes down nicely for his afternoon nap, leaving me time for a luxurious shower (even if I do have to constantly poke my head out of the steamy utopia to listen for potential cries.)

3. Thinking of something to blog about while rinsing and repeating, and knowing (hoping!) I'll have a good half hour to follow through once I've (kind of) dried off.

4. Remembering that I already have a warm tea waiting for me to drink on the kitchen counter as I sit down to the computer to start typing, thus preventing any unnecessary interruptions or cravings for a warm tea.

5. C. Whenever I read her blog, I just know that with a little time and a little more tequila, she and I could get to have the kind of friendship that only comes around so rarely in a lifetime. It's something I just know.

6. Getting an email out of the blue about a booby juice contest that's happening tomorrow morning at the Bayshore (in case any of you are interested, whether you're a breastfeeding mommy or not.) I don't know if I should be flattered or worried about A. thinking about lactating boobies on a Friday afternoon at work. ("I'll take flattered for $200, Alex.") And I especially don't know what A.'s girlfriend should make of it. (Too bad we have Super Tots in the morning; betcha you could make some pretty mean White Russians down there.)

7. Already planning next year's summer vacation to coincide with my best friend's wedding on July 1 out at her cabin. "What will I wear? Where will we sleep? What should I get her for a gift?" All questions I have a little under less than a year to answer. (And trust me, it will take that long.)

8. The prospect that aforementioned friend *might* start a wedding blog to chronicle her journey as Canada's next top Bride-zilla. If she did, I think she could get a book deal out of it at the end.

9. An Adoring and Wonderful Husband that gets even more excited than I do about our friends who are taking the matrimonial plunge. It's pretty cute.

10. A pretty cute Adoring and Wonderful Husband.

11. The possibility of yet another wedding next Fall? This is madness!

12. An excuse to make a weekend trip to IKEA that doesn't make Adoring and Wonderful Husband roll his eyes, or feign hardship. (We have to take some lights back. Kinda like the one above, except ours is white with big leaves on it. We thought they would go well in our bedroom, which has a bit of an outdoorsy theme going on, but we forgot the wall on which we would have to hang them is made of concrete, soooo, you know.)

13. Missing the new episode of Planet Earth last Sunday, but remembering that it's replaying tonight at 10:00 pm. (When did this start sounding like a good time on a Friday night to me? Which it does. It really, really does. Oh yeah, April 5. That's when.)

14. Finishing a blog entry before the Babe wakes up.