A beautiful day

Cheerful rays of sunshine peeked through the curtains very bright and early this morning. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling quite as cheerful at the time...the sun is rising around 4:30 a.m. now, and the east-facing window in the main room happens to be the only one in the apartment not equipped with window blinds. I'll be needing an eye mask soon so I can appreciate the sunshine when I'm good and ready, or when the alarm goes off. Whichever comes first. Sunglasses really aren't designed to wear while lying down.

There was a nice surprise in store for me this afternoon; I received an acceptance letter for graduate school! At last. It's a big relief and I'm really excited, although we still have a lot of questions regarding the remainder of this process. I'll post more information as soon as I can confirm the details. Ah, the virtue of patience.

The sun set finally around 9 p.m. tonight, leaving us with a vibrant horizon beneath the cloud cover. We struggled with camera settings, but finally managed to capture a photo of the sunset from the balcony.