Showers and Flowers (Part 2)

April showers bring May flowers – I'm sure you've heard it before. The saying really makes sense for me this week, though.

It's worth mentioning that it has rained all day and will likely rain all this week. Everyone who's read the previous blog knows why that's going to be fun all by itself.

Here's how this week has gone/will go:
Sunday — My first cousin gave birth to a seven-pound, 10-ounce little girl.
Wednesday — My girlfriend and I began our relationship one year ago today.
Thursday — My younger brother graduates from college.
Friday — A friend of mine; ironically enough, the one indirectly responsible for bringing my girlfriend and I together, will enjoy a birthday.
Sunday — One of my best friends will also enjoy a birthday, on Mother's Day, no less.

As I type this, I'm listening to Roy Ayers' "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," and I would be lying to you if I didn't tell you how enamored I am with Ayers' music.

I admit, I am also enamored with my family – and my girlfriend, with whom I feel the need to speak my heart about, with a little help from Ayers' discography:

Everybody Loves the Sunshine
and Good Vibrations
But what happens when we face life's situations?
You turn A Tear Into a Smile
Make me come alive
I Wake Up with Drive thanks to your Mahogany Vibe
Spoken Word is inefficient to appreciate your true brillance
Music of Many Colors describes the kaleidoscopic heart of a vivrant lover
You Send Me into a Fever, Hot Coffy
'Latte laced with caramel toffee
This kind of intimacy
Must come from one with true Ubiquity...

Happy Anniversary sweetheart.

Thanks Roy Ayers, and thank you guys for reading. Peace...