I had the best "morning"

Today I slept in today until 11 o'clock. After drinking a cup of coffee and eating a free cinnamon Panera bagel that I'd brought home from work, I decided to read out in the sun for a few hours. We have these great big trees in our yard (which I noticed today is rare for homes on Lake Columbia), so the only part of our yard that the sun can reach is the dock. Because it was a weekday, I was only sharing the lake with the blue gills that were seeking refuge from the sun under the shade of our dock and the occasional carp that threw itself into the air. I finished two books (I had already been really close to finishing both of them), closed my eyes for a while and thought about how my skin always seems to smell good when it's warmed* by the sun.

*Now that I realize I'm red all over, this word could be changed to "burnt" for more accuracy. Why didn't I put sunscreen on today?! I'm usually really good at remembering to put it on.

A family of swans came to visit me, thinking that I would have food for them. Because of the angle that they had come, I couldn't leave the dock without stepping closer to the baby swans. Swans can be very violent if they think you're threatening their young, so my heart started racing when the adults would hiss at me each time I started trying to leave the dock. But they wouldn't leave because they still thought that I would feed them! I was basically stuck on the dock until Dad noticed and came running over with a stick trying to intimidate them. When they hissed at him he hissed back.

Okay, so I guess that wasn't a great part of the morning. Anyway...

Afterward Dad and I took out the sea-doo for the first time this year. It was literally covered in dust from winter storage. When the sun is shining bright enough you can see vibrant rainbows in the spray whenever you make a relaxed turn. I was covered in goosebumps from the cold water. I kept looking at the architecture from the homes and then reflected on how I think about things differently from when I was younger. I've ridden by those homes countless times and have only now started to notice them in the last few years.

There wasn't anything particularly special about this morning, except that it seemed so picturesque and was so relaxing. It was the perfect thing I needed before I headed into work this afternoon.

Edit: I just went the bathroom and realized that my legs are burnt too. Except I sat in an up-right chair and must have had my legs crossed, left over right, the entire time because you can totally tell that's what I did from the burn. It makes me laugh.

Whoa, random lists.

Recent Hennessey family news:

• Turns out the Rock fetus, previously known as "the pebble", is sporting some manhood between its little legs and from now on will be known as Anthony.
• Dad's company is sending him on a business trip to France and Germany in July, and they're having Mom go too!
• Kong and I are in the process of booking flights to Norway and England. The Hennessey family is all about international travel this year, apparently.
• I got my acceptance letter to GV, and the intensity of our downtown Grand Rapids apartment hunt is going to increase very dramatically this week.

Recent baking adventures:

• Chocolate pie for Mother's day. Mom LOVED IT.
• Orange creamsicle cookies (I've made these twice now...they taste JUST like an orange creamsicle. The second time turned out better because I added more flour and eggs)
• Butterscotch fudge cookies. Really good, but I'm using less vegetable oil next time-they were a bit on the greasy side.

Things I've eaten today:

• Two leftover enchiladas that Mom made and 2 cokes.
• That's it.
• I'm I complaining? NO. God, I love Mexican food!

Things I've spent money on in the last few months:

• Books
• Lattes
• Gas
• Zoo admission
• Treasures I've found at flea markets and thrift stores