The word of the day: Nice

Today was just one of those days where everything fell together perfectly. Which was a nice break from my streak of bad luck with nothing coming together at all! I woke up five minutes before my alarm even went off, which was set earlier than usual because I had a busy morning planned. I love waking up to the rain rather than an annoying alarm. Rain is my favorite kind of weather. It was nice. The baby happened to be awake in her crib, but not crying. Also nice. As I was feeding the baby, Beckham came in as happy as could be and cuddled up next to me. Very nice indeed. I just knew it was going to be a great day. We all went down and had a healthy breakfast. We all got ready for the day without the usual chaos. I didn't have to argue with Beckham once about getting his teeth brushed and his shoes on. We left the house five minutes early, even! And it goes on like this! I dropped off Beckham for Joy School and this time he wanted to hold my hand as we walked up to the door. (Usually he is too cool and runs off without looking back). I drove to the gym and dropped off Ava with a very nice lady in the childcare room. After talking with this lady for a few minutes, a light bulb seemed to turn on in her head as she excitedly told me of her ah-ha moment... "You have so much energy and are so in love with kids, you should be a kindergarten teacher." I smiled sheepishly and informed her that I had actually been looking into doing just that as soon as my kids were in school. She couldn't have been more thrilled! It was so fun seeing someone I had just barely met get so excited over some detail of my life. It was, (yes, you guessed it) nice! I had my initial assessment done today with the personal trainer at the gym since I just signed up for a membership. It turns out that he lived in Blacksburg and went to Virginia Tech at the same time that we were living down there. Kind of random. Anyhow, I'm not as in good of shape as I would like to be (I always wish I could be in the best shape of my life and wow the crowds with my ability to lift a car over my head and run 10 miles without breaking a sweat, har har), but overall the trainer was impressed with my fitness levels and it was reassuring to hear that I'm right where I need to be with weight and body fat percentage but just need to work on strength and endurance. Nice! I picked up Ava from her play area, I picked up Beckham from Joy School, and we all went home for a very relaxing lunchtime, followed by a very long nap for the baby (meaning that I got all of my cleaning done!). I couldn't believe how well the day was going! As soon as the baby woke up we loaded up in the car and drove downtown to run some errands. As I drove, the director of a Masters program for Early Childhood Education called me. He had contacted me a few months ago and was just following up with me, today of all days, about getting certified to teach Kindergarten. Sometimes I feel like I need that reassuring nudge - that help from fate to lead me in the direction I need to go. I spent 20 minutes on the phone with this guy discussing all that the program has to offer and about my options since we will be moving quite a lot. In the course of our conversation, he learned that I am currently living in Maryland and he informed me that his office was actually located in Maryland about 15 minutes from where I live. He was able to answer all of my questions about reciprocity and getting additional certifications to open doors to other avenues within teaching, etc. It was like a breath of fresh air. All day seemed to go on like that (minus the one timeout I had to put Beckham in for hurting his sister, but even then I felt like he was listening to me and a little while later, after he had time to think about it, he told me, "Mom, I want to apologize for hurting Ava." So precious!) It was so relaxed, yet productive. At one point I stopped in the rain and just stood there, taking it all in. I need more days like this one. It was the perfect reminder that life doesn't have to be chaotic ALL of the time. It was... nice.