SUCH a Good Day

For real. I definitely haven't been this overwhelmingly happy in some time.

Here are a few things that made my day:

• It's my week off work, and it hit me as I was heading to the streetcar stop in this gorgeous summer weather: "Oh yeah, this is what summer feels like!" Having time to see friends and go downtown and enjoy what Toronto has to offer. After having been in a microcosm of more-than-full-time work for 5 weeks, this afternoon felt like I was finally emerging from my seclusion and whole-heartedly taking in my surroundings.
• [This, in relation to being home for my week off:] seeing my cats and receiving a surprise e-mail from another close friend, who is usually somewhat reticent with her feelings yet said, plainly, that she misses me.
• I began reading Bossypants on the streetcar on my way downtown, and it's fabulous.
• I met a friend for dinner downtown, and we went to one of my favourite restaurants. We headed up to the rooftop patio and were seated immediately.
• The restaurant was playing Adele's latest CD, 21. I *love* Adele.
• The food was awesome, as always.
• We then went to the TSO's late-night performance of Mahler's 5th symphony, and it was absolutely INCREDIBLE. (Potentially the fact that it was kind of late at night and I haven't got much sleep this past week so am slightly sleep deprived, or because I listened to the majority of the symphony with my eyes closed and just let the music wash over me contributed to this feeling, but still.) The "Adagietto" movement especially (see below) was just stunning, and it literally nearly moved me to tears. I have never, ever experienced a piece of music like it.
• As I discovered when I got home, the girl with whom I've been chatting on okc also prefers that movement.
• ...and, on a slightly shallower note, I felt pretty good about what I was wearing/how I looked today.

I would stay up to continue basking in the day's amazingness, but the sleep deprivation is catching up with me. Also, lest you be annoyed with all this gushing, a gripe to balance it: I'm pretty sure I'm developing an ear infection. So.