Random Thoughts

Ok, confession time: I think I like taking a drive in the evening as much as, if not more, than my dog.

He likes the sniffs and the feeling of the wind blowing his ears back and I like listening to my favorite CDs and letting whatever thoughts I have just wash over me. It isn't like I can't do both of these things in the privacy of my own home, but they just seem more pleasant when I'm driving. And that's the key, I think. I have to be driving (can't be a passenger) and only my dog can accompany me (can't have a passenger). Weird, huh?

Here are a few thoughts that crossed my mind as I was driving tonight (in no particular order):

• I love the uncharacteristic cool spell my city is experiencing. I was actually able to have my a/c off and windows up for most of today which is EXTREMELY unusual for this time of year. I'm hoping it will last, but know it won't, so I'm just trying to focus on loving it while it lasts.
• I'm worried about my sister. She's going through a rough spell right now and I wish there was something I could do to really, truly help take away her pain and anxiety.
• I wonder if I could ever leave my hometown and make a life somewhere else where I don't have family. I know lots of people have done it, but I don't know if I could leave this place where I have so much history. I don't really even know if I want to.
• I'm concerned about one of my favorite military bloggers who hasn't posted for five days. His unit is currently serving in a part of Afghanistan where there has been some insurgent activity in the last few days. Unless he posts again, I don't know how to find out if he's okay or if he's been injured. It is amazing how attached I can become to someone I've never met in person. Guess that goes to prove that in my world, the written word is pretty powerful stuff.
• I have a headache. This may or may not be a direct result of the beer I had with dinner (I'm such a lightweight).
• One of my favorite sounds in the world is the deep sigh my dog makes right before he drifts off to sleep for the night. Right now, however, I'm not so enamoured with all the licking he's doing. Even though he's only licking his paw, if it goes on long enough it starts to gross me out. Like now. Please, baby, no more licking!

Tah dah! Those are my thoughts at the moment. More later...