It poured.  Absolutely bucketed down today!  Roads flooded, traffic lights were dark – thunder BOOMED.

I arrived at the office to no power, but when I came in the door and said ‘Good Morning’ to the staff at the front desk, the power suddenly came on.  “You’re welcome” I laughed – and headed to my door.  Keys in hand, soaked from head to toe I stepped in to my little work world.

Internet was down – for hours and hours.  You know, we truly are screwed in a ‘paperless’ environment when that happens.  There were no faxes, no emails, no access to my online wholesale lending sites or my origination system.  So I lit a Fall scented candle, turned on the purple Halloween lights, opened the blinds all the way and made the most of it.

SO beautiful to watch the rain from a cozy indoor spot.  O.K. yes, it would have been lovelier to be watching it from my own window, in dry ‘at home’ clothes, but I’ll take the view where ever I can get it.

Ended up having three wonderful interactions today.  (the upside to not being able to work at work).

Spoke to my best friend for a little while on the phone, my stomach hurt from laughing by the end of that call.

She was sharing about a dining experience at a 3 Michelin star restaurant.  A 16 course tasting menu! (I think we’ve established I love to eat, but I asked her – HOW do you get through that?  By plate eight, aren’t you bursting?  Unless each course is in the form of an amuse bouche – which it turns out they were not).

Anyway, the couple seated next to my friend and her husband were sucking the joy right out of that expensive date.

One of them even blew their nose into the linen napkin?!? WTH?  We then wondered how those napkins are cleaned – I’ll be reluctant to dab my mouth with a cloth napkin from this day forward. LOL!

Chatted with another of my favorite people on the planet on more serious matters.  This is a woman who the minute I saw her – I KNEW  must be my friend.  She carries herself with such grace – she’s stunningly beautiful, ALWAYS of service to others and we have a LOT in common.  There’s just an aura about her  – I knew she would be an important part of my life the moment I laid eyes on her.

The third conversation was with a friend that made me question why life doles out what it does sometimes.  She’s such a hardworking, sweet, beautiful, amazing mom/wife/soul.  I adore her.  She has some worries and I wish I could take them from her.  I think though, that there are just some people who God knows can handle more than others.  Still doesn’t seem fair.
(yes mum, I know – life’s not a fair, it’s a circus)

All in all, with only the latter part of the day affording me the opportunity to work, it was  an amazingly productive day.

(Trying to remember though, did I blow the candle out before I left?!)