fill up our cup: vol. ii, entry six

h: earlier this week, it was much warmer than usual. what a blessing it was to feel a breeze that reminded me of warmth, instead of taking my breath away and chilling me to the bone. i could feel the humidity in the air, a clue that spring rains would soon be falling. it energized me, and helped me to shake off what we’ve deemed the "february slump." it's that insanely sluggish, perpetually exhausted feeling that comes at the end of february when it feels that summer will never arrive. i went to the lake three days in a row this week, over my lunch break. i went and watched the waves, breathed in the air, and felt reenergized and renewed. it was so fun to see how many other people came to the beach to enjoy the air and the view as well. there were people running and biking along the lakefront path, and many others walking by the water or sitting in the sand. i could feel the collective excitement and anticipation that we all felt being by the water and gazing out. we were all thinking about laying out, enjoying a cold beverage, and dipping our toes in the water. i know it's coming, and i can't wait. i'll savor every moment. i took a photo on each of my walks, and wanted to include them here.

a: spent a very short 36 hours back in michigan to see my parents and get a new phone. any phone maintenance is the most shit and time consuming thing for our family as we’re still all on the same plan. for whatever reason it’s a minimum 2 hour venture. it’s the worst. however, it was perhaps my favorite part of this whole tiny mi excursion. as i had 2.5 hours of solo, uninterrupted time with mom. this kind of time is unheard of in my family. with 5 bodies of constant distraction and a very active 4 year old running around my childhood home, it’s damn near impossible for that kind of unsolicited time. it was extraordinary and i’m incredibly thankful for it. before hannah and i met, family was not nearly as much of a priority as it is for me now. that’s likely one of the, if not the, biggest ways in which she’s had an effect on me. as much as i enjoyed the slow, and long moments i got to spend with my parents, there’s really something special about being able to come home to my own tiny family.