the little things

it's the little moments.
sure, the parties are great...graduations, freedom birthdays, Christmas parties...they're all great.
i love them.

but the really good stuff is in the details.
the mundane.
the things that don't seem blog worthy.

like taking a nap yesterday over the lunch hour with the ladies.
and one of the ladies sneaking up and putting puffed rice on my lips and scaring me
and then we all laughed and laughed cause i jumped so high.
and they told me that a tiny tiny mouse was running on my face.

the hugs
the, "joi jisu moushumi di" that i'm greeted with when i walk in the door.
it's tea time
and lunch time
and tea time again.
being asked if i brought lunch, if i want some of their lunch.
being asked why i ate that day
that everyone knows i don't drink tea in the afternoon
it's laying on the floor for a short 5 minute break cause i'm so annoyed at that dumb computer that i'm going to lose my mind
it's small jokes
and funny stories
and hard stories
the chair in the corner
the measuring tape on the floor
it's missing kyle every time we pull down the security gate - cause that's supposed to be his job.

it's the dishes piled in the sink at night cause no one feels like doing them (and that's okay)
it's knowing what mug is everyone's favorite
knowing exactly how to make one another laugh.
sitting together in the living room...all doing our own thing, but sitting together.


the little things.
intimacy.
that's what makes life here so beautiful.