the friday afternoon dance

i wish you could see me now. i am presently doing the friday afternoon dance. it is different than the reindeer dance and the blah-blah dance. but it is an awfully fine dance. i love friday afternoons; they are my favorite part of the entire week. nothing beats them. there is so much hope, so many possibilities. and i have the entire weekend to do what needs to get done and what i want to do. on my walk home, i had an extra bounce in my step. i even skipped part of the way--no joke. the church bells rang me home. a few fridays ago, the bells were playing "jesus loves the little children." i didn't know the hymn today, but that was okay. it made me smile all the same. even the threatening rain clouds didn't melt away my happy mood. my tests are over. my papers are written. my portfolio is turned in. my short story is finished (!!!). and now...now i can make a little lunch, watch my taped episodes of this week's "lost" and "alias," and get ready to have fun with debbie tonight. ah, friday afternoon, you are the best.