gluecksgefuehle

i am sitting in my living room, joe cocker is singing and i am in the middle of making christmas cookies. just went over to my neighbors to fetch a rolling pin (sp??). that is how you start a community. speak to your neighbor. i knocked on their door and this older couple let me in and we talked for 20min after i told them my misery of discovering AFTER i started the dough that i don't have a rolling pin. so these wonderful people looked everywhere in the kitchen and when she couldn't find it her husband went downstairs and after 5min came back up beaming and holding up not one but 2 rolling pins for me to chose from. love it. they told me that they have been to germany. so we talked about where they went. 'munich, oberammergau and then also where was that pub where hitler used to take his buddies??' hmm, don't know right this second...:) anyway we had a nice chat and i left all excited and happy, skipping while crossing over to our front yard.

when i look out of the window there is snow everywhere. someone on a jet ski (again sp??) drove up and down the road and made a lot of noise. but besides that it is very quiet.

so today again was a day of caring a big belly with me. i wore it yesterday for rehearsal and didn't take it off until now. and i am still caring it. it feels nice you know. it feels warm and cozy and it gives me 'gluecksgefuehle'...:) and it is another layer against the cold wind..

this morning when i woke up i looked outside and it was snowing. it makes me sooo happy. all the way downtown to buy some groceries i was laughing and smiling and just loving the sound of my shoes walking on SNOW. the smell reminded me off the ski vacation my family and i did when i was younger. we drove to switzerland to ski for a couple weeks. and the smell of freshly fallen snow, the clear air and the white sky are very vividly in my mind. also the bundling up and going for walks which back then seemed to take FOREVER only to come home and have a hot chocolate and some cookies. (which for me was the best part..) so today i am all grown-up baking my own christmas cookies using my moms recipe:). i lit some candles, there is hot tea ready to be enjoyed and lovely music is playing.

tonight there is another rehearsal for shakespeare. but there is also a game night at the cornerstone so i am tempted to skip rehearsal tonight and go PLAY. my scene is FAR into the play and giving the speed they had on tuesday they won't make it farther than the 2nd act. :) jewels, the rebel..:)

i was supposed to watch rowan today but because mary-kate, her mother, was gone for the last 3 days she called me this morning and said that today is a mother and daughter day. so i had the day off. i could use the money but instead i had a long breakfast and had this strong feeling that i want to bake cookies today. and here i am. the dough is in the fridge and waits for me to take it out. i bought a gingerman cookie cutter and can't wait to make tons of gingermen...:) only without ginger.

so lets get started.

happy gingerman- hugs around the world. wherever you may read this at the moment. may you feel happiness and contentment in your heart. and something warm in your belly.:)

jewels