So Then I Said ........

.......... "I'm just very satisfied with life at the moment."

See, we were in the car, almost home, with the windows down to a soft twilight breeze, surrounded by the spoils of the errands we'd run, the wrapper of a carne asada burrito, the bird seed we'd picked up at our favorite pet store where the white ringneck parakeet is still in love with Nick, the bike shoes Nick got at the bike store for a fraction of their original price, and the handlebar streamers that I'd finally admitted I really wanted, and feeling relaxed from the glass of wine we stopped for at the Brigantine bar.