no black horse, but a cherry tree

a couple weekends ago, i was hanging around my apartment on a saturday. i opened the curtains to the two windows in my apartment and among my view of the cement building, brick wall, overcast sky, and the dull browns and grays, i saw beautiful pink and white blooms on a tree directly outside my apartment. it looked like there were pretty tulips growing off the branches of a tree - it was a cherry tree. i loved it. it brightened up the ugly view outside and i caught myself looking out my windows at the tree throughout the day while i was laying around. this is my first spring living in this apartment, so i had no idea the tree outside was a beautiful cherry tree that would bloom in april. it was unexpected. a pleasant surprise.


and that got me thinking about the unexpected - good things that are unexpected. like finding money in your jeans pocket. or thinking you didn't have any chocolate in the house, but finding some you had put in the frig before. like receiving an unexpected text, phone call, im, or email from someone you haven't talked to in awhile whether it be an acquaintance who was nice, an old friend, or someone you went on a date with the week before. or seeing the smile on someone's face when you walk in the room. or receiving a compliment. i like the unexpected. it keeps life interesting. and i'm happy i was unexpectedly surprised by the pretty pink blooms on the cherry tree outside my apartment windows.