After our Pluggies party for work last night, my parents picked up takeout from a local restaurant (Fireside) and we met at my place. Still […]
Lunch Break
Here’s a beautiful perk about moving to Wisconsin in the middle of the summer: beautiful days, feet from the lake, paddleboards at the ready. After […]
Tractor Ride
This evening, we went on a tractor ride after dinner. That is a very rural Midwest sentence on my second full day as a Wisconsin […]
Two Day Drive
We have a two day drive north ahead of us, so my blog writing will be light as we spend most of the day in […]
Closed
Nothing has gone as planned this week — I would categorize the extra stressors and mishaps as comical if I still didn’t have more days […]
Open
Count up the video callsThat add up to a decadeOf relationships livedBetween screens and milesBetween life here and thereSpin the wheelTo make the faces changeBut […]
Mother’s Day
I can’t give my mom a hug today,But last year we were in ChicagoWhere we shoppedAnd saw a symphonyAnd ate ice cream, laughing, before bed […]
Deciding to go on a walk
In the midst of this craziness, I got to see my dad today. He’s a pilot and still working right now which means this was […]
Reset & Connect & Pizza
My mom decided last minute to visit Austin this weekend for her birthday (yesterday) and my half marathon (tomorrow). Her flexibility to travel — retired […]
Maui Gratitude
I am home this evening after a disorienting travel day that included a redeye flight last night, leaving Maui at 9pm and landing in Dallas […]