mornings

i do not wake up happy. ever.

it’s not that i hate my life, i just do not enjoy being awakened in after a long (or too short) sleep. especially if you are a telemarketer calling from the mainland. because it’s 4am here. and i don’t even own a car, so don’t call to tell me my warranty has expired.

but there is one thing that will give me some desire to arise from the warmth of my air mattress.

it is square.

crisp.

especially tasty when paired with fresh, sliced fruit and 2% milk.

rice chex.


one facet of my current financial situation is the inability to afford cereals that are not on sale. hence, i do not get rice chex every week. a few weeks ago, i got three huge boxes of corn flakes for $10, then a gallon of milk for a mere $.99. so i have been eating corn flakes every morning for some time.

corn flakes are fine, right up my alley actually. they’re bland and mix pretty well with bananas and milk. but they are not rice chex.

last week i went to long’s before church because when i arrived i promptly realized that i never ate lunch (details!). not only were craisins on sale (craisins and sermons mix nicely) but rice chex were on sale! and better yet, i had a coupon for rice chex in my purse.

jade has become my source: since my parents get the weekly paper (and i don’t), she clips the coupons and sends them to me.

finally, the other day i finished my last box of corn flakes. the bliss i have felt the last few mornings has been beyond explanation. it has been almost enough to wake up smiling and bound into the kitchen for.

almost.