Today we escaped. Blame it on me.
I was beginning to feel overwhelmed, tears gathering ready to spill. I grabbed my coat, my teaching partners and out into the world we fled using - exit 11.
If someone spotted us, well, they didn't let on. Into my car, around the corner, up the block to a place that feels like home. You guessed it, Starbucks. Okay, I am an addict, but don't they say that admitting you have a problem is half way to curing it? Starbucks just oozes with the holiday feeling, at least to me.
Today, a Starbucks break with my buddies was the much needed anecdote to the stress I was feeling. We re-entered our world through exit 1, ready to take on the balance of the day! Refreshed!
The truth is - my tree trimming party is tomorrow evening and I am just a wee bit stresses. But all will be alright, Mark arrives in just about 2 hours and I am getting ready to head out to pick him up. Everything will work out alright, whatever it turns out to be! Going with the flow!
