Sunrise, Sunset

Can YOU see it? 

Last week, I had the unique opportunity to stay with my mom at her house because her house mates were on vacation in Hawaii, giving us the house for ourselves! I had a pretty rough weekend leading up to this week, so I grabbed at the chance immediately. Time away from LA without having to take vacation days? I'm there! Plus, spoiler alert: I'll be moving somewhere else in August and I kinda need to figure out where exactly that will be. Could be LA, could be anywhere commutable (that's a word?) to work.

 So! In addition to having some time away from my current housing situation...I figured I would also use this time to experiment with commuting to LA from Ventura County. I know...lofty goals! This is one of my options for moving if I can't find a place in the LA area. While I do love my hometown, it's not high on my priority list of options mainly because of the distance to work and the headache of coming to LA for any shows that I might see. I'm so spoiled now living in LA and having most venues less than 10 miles from my house. So there's that...

But now I'm getting ahead of myself. This isn't happening until the summer, so let's table that thought for now. What I want to share with you is the beauty I experienced on my drive. Going into the week, I was very anxious about getting to and from work. I thought the train was going to be the best option, but ended up having to drive in on Monday for my singing lesson. I was so nervous about sitting in my car for 2 hours and being so pent up with road rage that my work day would push me over the edge. BUT! Instead I was given this view the first 20 minutes of my drive:

Who knew the world could BE so beautiful at 6:20am?

My work day was fine, but I found myself feeling those anxious feelings again leading into driving home. Being stuck in that 2 hour traffic and getting home with a raging headache. BUT! I got this instead:

 WHAT?! Another fantastic show to entertain my eyes along with several brake lights ahead of me. I couldn't even complain about the low speeds with this surrounding me.

I couldn't help but take pause, and really think about the gifts these sunrises and sunsets were to me. God sure knew I would need a beautiful painting to illustrate the backdrop for this little experiment. It was gorgeous and much appreciated. I can't believe I've been missing this each morning! What other hidden gems am I missing?

Who knows where I'll find myself come August. But after last week, I know there's undiscovered beauty out there just waiting for me to take a different route to find or wake up that much earlier to see. Each new day is a new chance for life to happen.

I'm excited.

My last morning, I had some extra time waiting for the train, so I played with my phone and took these. They are kinda my favorites. Until next time!