Surprise return

This flower surprised me today by being out there in my garden!  I planted it last year, but didn't think it would come back.  So I was happy to see it. 

Today was a lovely day.  I met a former co-worker for lunch and she someone who's so warm and loving and supportive and I'm happy to have her as my friend.  She was wearing the color of my flower too!  We had a great catch-up. 

In addition, I filled out the volunteer form for PEPS, to work as a volunteer facilitator for them.  PEPS is a  "nonprofit organization has helped parents connect and grow as they begin their journey into parenthood. PEPS parent support programs educate, inform and create community.  ...a vital resource for new mothers and new fathers in the Puget Sound region, with parent groups serving thousands of families annually. Each session of 12 weekly PEPS meetings brings parents together to share the joys and challenges of parenthood and develop confidence in their own abilities."  I've always thought this would be up my alley and finally decided today to take the plunge.  

I'm happy.  And this quote really seems fitting to everything (edited a bit by me):

“Another year is fast approaching. Go be that starving artist you’re afraid to be. Open up that journal and get poetic. Volunteer. Travel. Stop putting it off. The world has much more to offer than what’s on TV. Take pictures. Scare people. Shake up the scene. Be the change you want to see in the world.”
― Jason Mraz