why, hello again!

Let’s all welcome Stephanie back to the blogosphere…

Why, you ask? Because today at 12:42 pm I bought a Macbook. Anybody have a suggestion for a name??

Yes indeed, my IBM is breathing its last few labored breaths and making its own funeral plans (I have a few ideas for how I might “mourn”…)

I’ve actually been happy to be laptop-less for the summer. I waste INFINITELY less time without one. My puppy has appreciated the extra few blocks on her walks stemming from my lack of after-office connection to the rest of the world. Here’s to hoping I’m a well-adjusted user now that I’ve seen that I really CAN log off for the better part of a few months!

My two big purchases this summer have been a mountain bike and a flippin awesome laptop. I don’t know when I have ever enjoyed two items more. I’ve made measurable improvements in my endurance from peddling (slowly, sure) up steep mountain paths and generally biking around town, and I can understand enough about computers to be excited about the ownership of the shiny new mac that I am presently publishing this post from.

I’m thankful. I live temporarily in a beautiful city, I have the opportunity to get out and exercise and enjoy God’s gorgeous creation, a great job that pays well, and a college education in the making. I’m discovering potential career paths that excite me and give me the opportunity to use the gifts and passions I was designed with. I don’t want to take any of that for granted, or anything else for that matter. There’s just not enough time in a life to spend any great amount of it miserable.

My mom literally counts her blessings every morning. On days like today I’m inescapably reminded of mine.