a mermorial day as american as they come … boat, lakehouse, cliff house on lake, pool party … and as i sipped rosé from one of the two bars at a lake austin house that i’m 99% sure my family could have bought in the early 2000s, i really, really wanted to know if we didn’t buy that why don’t we have a family beachfront cottage? river house? somewhere to escape, fam.
then again, I’m being facetious because we have a compound and my parents have a beautiful house at which we hang all the time, i’ve just got a serious travel itch that’s impossible to scratch right now.
nali is just so much better off when i’m here. i don’t think it’s any surprise that yesterday, after i was home with her almost 24/7 for three days straight, she had her best day in months: a walk around the entire square block, a full zoomie zoom, a ride in the truck for errands AND A FULL (.1 mile) TRAIL WALK until i panicked about her rolling into the poision ivy on her unstable lil legs and we went back to the car. then she was up and perky, wandering the house and watching the road workers (who appear to never be leaving and also work really, really late).
wanderlust notwithstanding, i am grateful for the chill time at home, for laying with her in the closet and reading books and talking to her about what’s up and giving her way more treats than any dog should eat because why not.
after that, i’m grateful for work—even for having to go into the office!—for my handsome humanitarian warrior (happy memorial day?) and his good news whilst wearing his costume loaned him by sam, for sam!, for my childhood best friend and bday snuggles and ‘oh YOU’re lyssa!’s, for a beautiful backyard pool that’s just the most perfect and a perfect pina colada on the rocks recipe. i’m grateful for the shenanigan friend group, for meeting my cousin’s new gf and of course grateful for my cousin, for a brunch at kerbey lane where i was once again full of regret, for the most ridiculous of boat parties that started on a dock ‘with the fords’, for la bbq, for a pickup in a pickup from the fanciest party i’ve been to in years and that’s actually saying something, for driveway workouts before all this popped off and for the partner i’ve been looking for all these years sneaking in while i was injured and getting to grow together as i get stronger (physically) and stronger (emotionally). grateful for derby the truck, my adventure cup from teti, breakable unbreakable glass water bottles, senita everything, and aerie matching sets. for friends, dms, friends, texts, friends, calls, and for all the trips i will take when it makes more sense…
my dad sent me this:
also! i ran at 90% bodyweight today 🙂