All these Miles gon' make a girl tired........

That was bad, I know. Cheesy - eeek but it just had to be done.

At this particular moment in time I'm finding myself remarkably relaxed, sitting at my computer listening to the Miles album 'Round About Midnight. It's a great album to cap my day of school and classes.

It was beautiful in the city today - the sun was out, the air was the perfect temperature. Perfect for wearing a pair of nice jeans with a cute tank and my comfy sparkling white Keds. A good day. A great day. A day of new beginnings and fresh starts. I think that's why fall has always been my favourite season, and most all September one of my favourite months. It's the time when school starts, which for me means a new year is beginning. A new year with new goals, new teachers, new friends and new experiences. As long as I'm in school, September is a month to reset my priorities and reconnect with what I want and this September I know what I want.

It's funny because this September is in no way what I thought that it would be. Certain rituals I was anticipating from my daily life are now gone. I was anticipating an upswing, "once school comes it'll all work itself out" I thought. I was anticipating a new school year with him, and expecting to grow in a different way. Without him, my growth took on an entirely different shape and form. At first, it left me with an emptiness inside - a pang in the pit of my stomach. That's all gone now that my mind has wrapped itself around the idea of welcoming the school year alone. But that's hardly the case because at this moment right now, I feel less alone than I did last year, or ever really. I feel full - rich with love and positive energy that I get from my wonderful friends and family. I can appreciate so many moments. Like today for instance.

I sat outside after my class, perched on a bench just off the walkway behind my faculty and read a chapter of Anne of Green Gables in the sun. Beautiful.
I bought fruit in the market and vegetables in the Market and cooked them for dinner. Delicious.
I reunited with old friends and played catch-up. Wonderful.
I sit here, writing, listening to Miles Davis. Inspirational.

It's been a great day and it's on days like this I'm reminded that the simple pleasures are really what count. On that note, I'm going to go pick out a tune to sing in ensemble tomorrow, brush my teeth, read the liner notes for this Miles disc and fall asleep to the thunder of the Recycling trucks picking up my recycling that I didn't put out because I don't have any clear bags. Excellent.
That is what my sleep will be - excellent.

I didn't write much about the music, however I did listen to the disc, and I will read the liner notes. So here's the band on Miles Davis' 'Round About Midnight.
Miles Davis - Trumpet
John Coltrane - Tenor Saxophone
Red Garland - Piano
Paul Chambers - Bass
Philly Joe Jones - Drums