I spent last night in a relatively calm mood. After making dinner (whole wheat pasta with broccoli rabe, cherry tomatoes, and sausage), I sat down to watch hockey. Of course, I put on the New York Rangers – Carolina Hurricanes game, which the Rangers won 4-2. But I also kept an eye on the Islanders (why I would care about the Islanders, I don’t know, but they did beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5-4 in OT), the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks at the Dallas Stars matches over at NHL Center Ice. Afterwards, I made a cup of chamomile tea and went upstairs to read for an hour.

Falling asleep around midnight, I then proceeded to stay asleep until 7:02am.

Ugh.

I know, it is just smidgen over seven hours, a normal allotment of sleep. But we’re talking about me! I rarely get seven hours of uninterrupted sleep.

But by sleeping this long, I had to rush to get over to church for Morning Prayer. I made it in time.

I am back home now and feel like I missed half the day – which is going to be a busy one. I have a couple of visits this morning following by a visit to the Wartburg Home over in Mount Vernon; then I have a couple of other appointments on the New York side of the Hudson, including a birthday dinner I have to attend; and then I am heading out to a hockey game, also on the other side of the Hudson. If I am lucky, I’ll get home before 1am.

Maybe it is a good thing that I got all that sleep last night????