(((i love you (,/?) lukewarm strong decaf coffee…)))

(((((had to type up this title idea… now to continue with morning reading…)))))

(how to begin? <a few sips of (strong) hot (decaf) coffee, at least…>
tasted and enjoyed. (if there is a smiley for ‘mmm”…)((😋))
(don’t forget the opening ((link))…)

thoughts, sens(“it’s okay D (link)”; explain later (later now: mid-word, Diesel ((link)), a built and sturdy black cat with faint little tufts of white on his chest and pits, meowed about something yet unidentified and i somewhat reflexively paused to attempt to console him)atations, perceptions — phenomena…
breathe. notice. rest in awareness…

open, aware, (persistent enjoyment of ellipses(sp?)) present… whatever is happening… nothing excluded… here/now/(being is enough)this…

being is enough…

… an unconditional (here it comes…) yes to experiencing (it/)at all…

what a morning so far!
two extra actual hours of light sleep before the alarm went off — no inter(two r’s?)ruptions, distractions, or just uncontrolled awake-ness — just actual decent sleep.
a little stiff maybe, but fine — the feeling of stretching is fun anyway. spread things out a little…

move around a little… (<— space this line oddly)

mmm… stretch… s—t—r—e—t—c—h…… (ha!)((laughing emoji))(((😂)))

make the bed, collect the things — books, computer, journal, water bottle, house Sanuks(sp?) ((link?)) (it’s a brand name; thought it’d be “cute” to use it instead of just ‘slippers’ or ‘shoes’ (they are comfortable, but are mostly only worn to go outside and for the whole of Michigan’s five-month-winter(s) (only maybe an exaggeration (how did we get here? let’s backtrack some parenthises(sp?)))))

well damn! (laughing emoji)((😂)) now let’s find out where we were…

leaving the bedroom on this ‘what a morning’…
(a preparation process also including taking meds (a kind of antidepressant and a couple of gummies) and going to the bathroom ((which i had already technically left the room for)) (which i will not describe in detail except to say that Cricket (link) ((another black cat with what i would describe a “big-boned” or voluptuous figure and a very cute high-pitched meow)) scratched on the door at some point (a few of them (link) don’t like to be ‘left out’ or don’t like closed doors or whatever… she wanted in and get her wish… it was cute and everything (else (ha!)) work(ed) out alright… (some kind of smiley or wink)((😊😉)))

shit. hang on…
(space here while parenthises(sp?) and subject are searched again…)

alright! downstairs now… noticing clearly at one point “that was an efficient arrangement of moves the way those dishes just got put away… smooth (smiley)”((😎)) and at another point “man, we’re really flyin’ through this morning stuff — birds are fed, for sure made…

((forgot to italicize “maybe” in the section beginning with “make the bed…”))

… a new squirrel-friend who hops up onto the roof of a little outdoor cat house by (interruption here; Sherri asking something about strawberries in the refridgerator(sp?)) the back door to take almonds, albeit hesitant(sp?)ly, directly from between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand…
adorable… (tearing up emoji)((🥹))
““Bree” or “Bry”, they will be called” occurred at some point… (((reminding me of a favorite high-school teacher with the same nicknames)))

(had to re-read to figure out what the hell is going on! (ha!))

… recycling is taken out to the garage along with some trash, coffee is brewing on the stove (“it’s a “coffee” morning” i recall thinking at some point without any clear justific-ation), clean dishes put away, last night’s cat food dishes rinsed and loaded…

… litter boxes scooped (even one a little “ex-tra” cleaned), what else?

i think that’s pretty much it, and i am noticeably (to my self at least, at the time) ahead of schedule (as if i’m really on one of anything other than personal importance).

and then “painter guy” (i forget his name, if Sherri’s ever mentioned it, or if i’ve ever asked)((he’s currently working on a couple of exterior house-painting projects)) shows up…
he’s just been on a week-ish long trip out west to see mountains, cliffs, trails, waterfalls, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, paths, passes, winding roads, forests and trees — Sequoias(sp?) included — and hiking through all of it!…
so i go outside, sit on the steps and listen to his descriptions, asking about his favorite parts…
he shows a picture on his phone of one of the scenes of which he intends to transform into wall art for his home — a look down a straight paved road feeding between (flanked by?) giant deep green trees (and) headed straight ((just realizing i’ve used the word “straight” twice in very close proximity and not sure how i feel about it)) toward “El Capitan(sp?).” incredible!
“people have climbed it!” he says something like. we chat about that for a bit. about driving down winding roads. about some unexpect-ed delays during the trip home. clearly worth it — it’s all over his face. (grinning + excited emojis)((😁🤩))

Sherri comes outside at some point… her turn to hear about his adventures and he gets to enjoy it all over again. 😊

so i get up to go back in… step through the door thinking “what a perfect morning to have been at least a little “ahead of schedule”((…))”
then i remembered/realized the coffee had been brewing this whole time and the thought “that’s gonna be some strong decaf” (smile emoji ((😊)) <and a giggle (chuckle?)> perfect.

all coincidence(sp?) how things workout sometimes?
i have no conscious knowledge of his schedule, nor he of mine, nor (((any advanced awareness))) of his early appearance on this particular day and time, nor he of my “ahead-of-schedule-ness”…
still, could all be coincidence(sp?), i guess…

and now here we are…

i love this… i love you. (heart-face emoji + crying-face emoji + smiling emoji)((🥰🥹😊))(maybe a good title? (eye-rolling + laughing emojis)((🙄😂)))

(((<lukewarm strong decaf>; subtitle? love it! (heart-face + star-eyed emojis)((🥰🤩)))))

((((you are loveable(sp?); you are loved))))

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(((i love you (,/?) lukewarm strong decaf coffee…)))

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