What a beautiful Virginia Sunday morning it was :)
I woke up this morning well before my alarm, as was expected (it was 7:15 and my alarm wasn't set to go off until 9!), but I minded less than usual today!
It's amazing how our senses pick things up without us being consciously aware of it. I'm talking about sound and noise in particular. In New York, I never really realize how loud the streets really are until someone comments on the noise level. I never have a problem sleeping at night and for the most part I don't even really hear it when I'm outside and a part of all the action. It's amazing, though, how quickly we take note of things like these when they're absent. Laying in bed in the early hours of this morning, taking my time to slowly wake up, enjoying my oatmeal from the comfort of my bed, watching the sky change from a combination of pastel layers to a beautiful blue, the most wonderful thing to me was how quiet and still the house and the neighborhood was. Not even the bark of a dog was to be heard! It was one of the most calming environments I've found myself in in a very long time, and I've never appreciated the presence of silence quite like I did this morning! The other beautiful thing about this morning was the fact that because I didn't have anything immediate to be done or get ready for (after all, I woke up almost two hours early!), I ended up falling back asleep before having to get up for church, getting a wonderful nap in before 9 AM! Haha!
School breaks are really, really great :)
Today, peace and quiet and early mornings at home make me happy :)
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