Places I've Been at 8:30 AM

It was a brilliantly beautiful morning today; sunny and blue skies with just the right combination of chill and warmth. As I was driving home from dropping The Kid off at school around 8:30, I got to thinking about all of the many places I've been on sunny mornings at 8:30. Here are a few (in no particular order as this was supposed to be a "free-flow" exercise!):

Walking from my apartment to class in Verona, Italy

Sitting out on our private balcony on the Queen Mary II with Mr. B on our honeymoon

Walking Lucy in our neighborhood

Cuddling with Nigel and Clyde in the Green Chair in my condo in Torrance while reading the morning paper and drinking coffee

Early morning driving on more road trips (and with just about everyone I know) than I can count!

Having breakfast in England with Father and Margot

Walking across “the campus” at Space Park on my way to a 9:00 meeting

Sitting in our sun room reading the Sunday paper

Chatting with my in-laws and working the crossword puzzle at our kitchen table

Snuggling in bed after playing hooky from either school or work

Having breakfast with mom at The Weathervane

Helping dad do repairs on rental properties

Sitting in East Commons (at San Diego State) smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee

Making Sunrise breakfast sandwiches at Carl’s Jr. and working the Drive-Thru

Sitting in more (elementary, junior high, high school and college) courses than I can possibly remember

Riding a bus from Serrano, Italy to Rome with Hisaka

Sitting in Piazza Erbe in Verona sipping cappuccinos and people watching

Strolling through the Rialto Market in Venice with Pam

Eating biscuits and sausage gravy at Emily’s diner with Father (and sometimes Margot and Jon S.)

Roaming the farm and “helping” Grandpa C. feed the animals in upstate NY

Having breakfast with my siblings and cousins at Grandma Walbring’s house

Watching cartoons (when I was young!)

Getting lost in the airport in Paris

Riding the Tube in London

On a bus with Mr. B from Southampton, England to London

On more airplanes and/or in more airports than I care to remember!

Walking from my “barracks” to the work facility in Alice Springs, Australia

On the beach in Cairns, Australia (the sun rises in the West in Australia!)

Watching the sun rise over the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix, Arizona

Sitting on a lanai in Maui, Hawaii; having breakfast, with mom and dad

Hung over!

Opening Christmas presents and drinking Mimosa’s

Walking along the beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Eating breakfast while watching the fog rise over the distant mountains in Puerto Vallarta

Sitting in front of my computer

Pulling into the parking lot where my current consulting gig is

Driving home from dropping The Kid off at school

Mrs. B