day one

My first day of the three R boot-camp proved to be a fulfilling day.  After a lovely Mass at school and brunch with the Seniors (aren't we the cutest?), I came home to paint the fourth wall of my room.  Today I will approve/disapprove to determine whether or not it needs a second coat.  As of last night, it looked SO great.  Seeing those four walls colored was such a cool thing.  Walking around Fairfax that afternoon with paint in my hair and on the back of my heel was another...

Once we finished with the second coat of paint, the kiddies and I watched another episode of Psych.  Now, because I still wore paint all over me I had to lay on the hard-non-carpet-y part of the floor.  Which would have been fine, except my 11-year old brother was sitting on top of me pulling my ponytail the entire episode adding much more suspense and headache to the episode.

Just in case you were wondering what it looked like, here's an example.

Okay, so now on to the part where I get specific about my three R's.

Rosary:  The rosary was done on my way to Mass that morning.  I was impatiently waiting for my dad to return the car, and was consequently late to Mass. Meditating was the perfect way to not get angry on the road for being late.  Surprisingly enough the entire rosary was finished before I arrived, which means that I hit a lot of red lights.

Run:  My run was completed after the Psych episode.  It started out with listening to a cutesy Owl City love song, then I found myself praying and soon enough a running date with Jesus began.  The rain started to pour down on me, and I was just thoroughly enjoying it.  Right now I don't remember much other than the peace felt there in the rain, but what a good time it was.  When I got home I spent about 30 minutes stretching...one of my favorite things to do after a run.

Read:  For the last 30 minutes of my day, I read from my good ole' G.K. Chesterton book that needs to be finished by the 11th.  Why the 11th? Because I said so, because I want to suck in thought processes.

Successful day.  Friends, breakfast, running, reading, praying, romance, and joy.  Gotta say, it was a nice day of rest.

~Esa Cita

“Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.”  -G. K. Chesterton