Taking unexpected turns...

Today was a typical day. Get up, get ready, go to work, come home. But halfway through I got a text from a friend who was in town visiting from Virginia, asking if I wanted to go out and see my husband play tonight. Departures from the norm are always initially frightening for me, but then I thought- yes, I would like to go. So instead of sticking to the plan, I came home, got ready to go out, drove to pick her up and headed to the beach. Once we arrived at the Dog, I had the most amazing cheeseburger I have ever eaten- ever, and, watched my husband live out his dream. All while spending time with one of the coolest people I know. Later, after coming back to my house to watch a movie, I drove her back to her friend's house all the way in Switzerland.

When I woke up this morning I had no idea that at 1:30 that night I'd be driving through Switzerland along darkened lonely streets. It was great. I blared my oldies and rolled the windows down and enjoyed the lightened air of fall. The movie we had watched was called Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, a teenage tale of a night of unexpected turns. It was a fun movie. It made me laugh. But most importantly, it breathed life back into my hibernating desire to explore the world. It made me want to hop a plane to New York City, where it took place, and just wander the streets at night. But Switzerland was just as good. Any place I have never been or at least am not familiar with is exciting to me. To see all the houses, the buildings, the businesses, the churches, the people, the ways of life. I love it. I love the feeling of being a stranger surrounded by a strange land probably more than being comfortable in my own habitat. I think because it mimics what I love about this world. The world is so big. And, I tend to forget that when I get caught up in my day to day schedule. I like that feeling of awe. Feeling like a tiny speck in the midst of an enormous planet teeming with beauty and life. Being someplace different awakens this in me. Whether it's Podunk, USA or posh Paris, it doesn't matter. I love being in the world.


I never expected this morning that I would meet a Luna moth today, either. I had never even heard of such a creature. But, man its beauty caught me off guard and I had to capture it.