sunshine.
sleeping in.
reading for fun.
a garden full of vegetables.
babies.
laughter.
sunset walks with my mama.
watching The Cosby Show.
These have been some of the wonderful things that have been filling my most recent weeks. This summer has been a wonderful summer. In some respects, one of the hardest summers that I have had in a very long time. A summer full of missing my husband. Tears. Insomnia. Unpleasant anticipatory internship anxiety. Wondering about so many unknowns. Missing my husband (did I mention that yet? for real, "vacationing" without your spouse-while still vacationing-feels different when you're flying solo). But what an incredible incredible incredible gift that I have been given to have a summer that has been made sweet by the love of family. Being in close proximity to my mom and dad and Paul and Laura is EXACTLY what I needed and has been the best possible thing for me. Since we moved to England, each trip "home" has rushed by so quickly. It feels like we are driving BACK to the airport when we have only just arrived. It has been incredible to have the luxury of unrushed time. It still feels like it has slipped through my fingers at an alarmingly rapid pace. But it has been amazing. And I feel so incredibly grateful and truly blessed to have these secure bases in my life that I can always go back to when I need a soft spot to land.
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