five snapshots of my day

(paper gifted to me by nine-aaah)

snap one: i'm at the theater. a ballet, to be exact. i'm holding my sweet baby girl in my lap, smelling her clean double-bunned hair. she toots on me, and quietly whispers "i just tooted." the snowing scene has been done for minutes- but then i see it...one tiny little last snowflake, falling in a scene that it has no place to be in. that stray snowflake is always my favorite part. i always look for it. i always find it.

snap two: i approach my exit on the highway. it is snowing out. i see the sign that reads "EXIT". the letters must be a bit raised, because when i look closely, i can see a tiny bit of snow accumulating on the top of each letter. i make a mental note of it because it strikes me as so beautiful.

snap three: breakfast and coffee and snuggles with the family. we try to protect our kids from everything- and it never works. we turn on the TV for a moment to catch the news, and we see flashes of a noose, a broken neck, a bloodied face.

snap four: the big city rises up around us. a soft snow is falling. hats and gloves and runny red noses. i look up and see my daughter on the shoulders of her strong and beautiful auntie. it makes me want to cry.

snap five: looking away from the show to stare at the profiles of strangers' faces. i secretly find that more interesting.