Dreams Do Come True.

A couple of weeks ago

I had a dream that I was at the Retreat (other Vassar dining option)

and to my delight they were selling

Vanilla Soy Milk

and strawberries in little plastic cartons

and in my dream I was simply overjoyed

for I love cereal

and its nommier with strawberries and a lil vanilla goodness

this morning at the Retreat I saw a girl eating strawberries

out of a small plastic container

and I immediately ran over,

and alas! in the sad Passover cooler( that had previously housed

with odd, tragic looking concoctions like roasted beets

"Matzorella Lasagna", and "Matzorella Salad"

the word play was cute

but the food looked pitiable)

were small containers each containing 6 juicy strawberries

my heart leaped and jumped

and I let out a squeal of delight

at 2.99 the price is a ripoff

but its so worth it for something other than apples and oranges

I bought two and anxiously explained to the cashier lady

that my dreams were literally coming true

she thought I was a loon, obviously

but hey, I ate those strawberries on my hilltop

sprinkled with Splenda (as everything should be)

whilst soaking up the sun

bronze skin & strawberries,

hey a girl's gotta get her kicks somewhere.

Spring Has Sprung

This weekend was a breakthrough

both on my tan and other important matters

I did not let my nostalgia or homesickness rule

I broke out of the norm,

no more egg white omelets and multigrain toast

I've moved onto scrambled eggs and cheese on an English muffin,

but that wasn't the revolution of this weekend

everything was beautiful,

maybe because I abandoned all my papers and readings and priorities

for blue skies, sandals and a sunny hilltop by Sunset Lake

and for once it felt good not to be in the city

to be away from the movement and

the sounds

(besides the sweet soul sounds of Robin Thicke)

I dearly miss the pigeons,

but I was ok trading them for the robins that would hop around in the grass

sounding like footsteps and awakening me from my sunny slumber

or the occasionally blue jay or cardinal sighting

(and I was overjoyed to see a woodpecker, a real, live woodpecker!!!)

I couldn't hear the hum of car engines or the rumble of subways on old tracks

but I could hear geese overhead and the occasional bee buzzing (quite frightening)

some good ol Vitamin D and combo of UVA UVB made me feel like

I took a short trip to Miami

Spring, you have done a great thing for me and my tan

I am sincerely grateful.