It’s Wednesday which means I am half way through this week, which is turning out to be the Longest. Week. Ever. I don’t really know why, but every day this week has felt like it should be a few days later, which only leads to bitter disappointment.

On a happier note, it’s raining today. I know to most people that is not necessarily a good thing, but for me it’s great. I love the rain. It’s the Oregonian in me. I am not a lover of the sun (and my pale skin makes that painfully obvious). But I just love curling up inside with a good book or a classic movie and watching the rain come down outside. Today it’s more of a sprinkle, but I had to turn on my windshield wipers on the drive to work and that thoroughly excited me.

Now if only fall would just hurry up and get here. Simeon and I were talking this morning about a Meier & Frank gift card I got for my birthday and how I am having trouble using it. I know, I know. It’s a dilemma. But there is just so much summer clothing still out there that I am not into. But I reassured Sim that I am feeling fine and sweaters will be out soon. And you all know I have NO trouble buying sweaters. Mmmmm. I just love ’em. Comfy…Cozy… Concealing. 😉

I have also been craving fall foods. You know what I mean: pumpkin, stuffing, mashed potatoes. I get hungry just thinking about it. But since it’s still summer, the restaurants and stores haven’t yet switched to their fall menus. So I just have to improvise. Thanks to Raych, I was able to order a “Pumpkin” Chai today at Starbucks. Since the Pumpkin Spice isn’t available yet, she taught me that if you do two pumps vanilla, one pump cinnamon and one pump hazelnut, it tastes amazingly close to pumpkin. Sooooo good. And you can get it year round. It’s a win-win really.

Oh and one more thing that is making me smile today. I just realized I am on the last page of my phone message book here at work, so I get to….order office supplies! I can feel the adrenaline pumping already. Hey, it’s as close as I can get to buying school supplies. Which is just about the best part about back-to-school time. Too bad I haven’t been in school for three years. I wonder if I will ever grow out of the urge to stock up on pencils (which I cannot even remember the last time I used a pencil), erasers, and notebook paper. Ooooh! And spiral notebooks. Ahhhh. Those were the good ol’ days. But I can seek solace in buying my phone message book, a couple ink cartridges, and maybe even a new sharpie for good measure. Or some more Wite-Out correction tape. It’s the best thing ever. Oh and for those of you who are curious, the Retractable Hi-Liter is still phenomenal. FYI.