..... and there there were two of us!

Well, this one might be short and sweet as it is late and Brad is here in Des Moines, so the last thing I want to do is spend time on the computer and not with him!   It has rained all day here in Des Moines - started last night and hasn't really stopped since.    Should be an interesting day tomorrow for the last Bulldog game!   We have been so lucky that I really can't complain, but looks like tomorrow will either be wet or snowy!   Should be an adventure either way and now I feel a little bit better about packing all of that winter gear!  No one else may be ready, but I am!

Spent a while today at the AHeinz57 Pet Rescue with my niece-in-law (is that a word?   She is married to my nephew!).   They both volunteer with this great organization that goes about the wonderful work of saving the lives of dogs destined to be put down in shelters or who are homeless.   They have had a great deal of success in a small amount of time they have been around and have recently moved into a new building.  I got to spend some time with some great dogs who need a home and all I can say is that it's a good thing I don't have room in my truck or Lucy just might be coming home with me!   Then after we were finished with our work at the shelter, I went to their house and lo and behold, they have a couple of puppies that I swear just begged me to take them home.  But I resisted and they will have to find their own homes.   Thank you Kristin and Jon!!

Then it was back to the hotel and time to get my room, life and truck organized to fit Brad back into it.  I managed to do that just fine, thank you very much.   I went out to dinner with my sister Wren who has come for the game tomorrow (the same sister I spent some time with in Kenosha, WI), had a drink with some other football parents and then it was time to head to the airport.  Brad arrived safe and sound and so the solitary journey has come to an end and now I have a companion.  Hooray!

So it was a good day and one that I found with I approached with a light heart and a sense of calmness.  I hope to have many more like this!   The song for today is one that Brad had sent me earlier this week and it really spoke to me.  It is called "Tears of Joy" by Lucinda Williams, an artist that Brad introduced me to.  (Though I must be honest and tell you that the one time we saw her she was so drunk she needed a song book to sing her own songs!   I have heard from one other person that saw her in concert that her experience was pretty much the same, so perhaps we need to have a talk with Lucinda!).   I haven't cried those tears of joy just yet, but poor Brad has the next 4 days with me so chances are he will have to break out the hankies at some point!