Finally

I slept incredibly well last night, despite the circumstances and sad news of Mark's death. I was all cried out. Plus, it has been cooler than usual this week (being it's almost the middle of June, it's much too cool) and I actually put the down comforter back on my bed so I would feel safe and protected. It's not unusual to want to feel those things when an extremely emotional event has occurred...I even think I fell asleep dreaming about hugging my mom....

Even though I was feeling a bit ragged last night, I ended up going out for supper with a new friend of mine, Rishi. We went to a restaurant called Rasoi in Framingham. We ordered chili paneer and the house special chicken (it was cooked in a sweet, mango-flavored sauce with veggies). Of course there was basmati rice and we also had Peshawari naan, stuffed with raisins and nuts. Everything was tasty! After the meal started Rishi ordered two drinks called Mumatz Mahal...made with cranberry juice, vodka and mango juice. It was sweet and strong! The conversation was good and I learned a lot about Indian culture and Hinduism. A few years back (summer of 2003) I took a religion course at the community college, but can't seem to remember much about the religions we studied. I find Hinduism fascinating from what Rishi mentioned last night, and he has a great outlook on life (do good), practicing one's religion (go if you need guidance and focus) and "god" (where one might find god). When we left the restaurant it was POURING OUT...haha...and we grabbed hands and ran across the parking lot to the other side of the building where we had parked. It was like being a kid again and absolutely hilarious! :)

Today is another cool, rainy day...perhaps day #3 or 4 of this weather this week. I've got to run a few errands and will probably head to the shoppes nearby. Argh...gotta find shoes for work and had no luck yesterday. Well, I am off.... Cheers and have a wonderful Friday!