This is what the past week looked like.
When I see Manny every day, I don’t really think he looks 13.
But after being away for a week and seeing all these puppies running around on the beach, I realized how much M has aged - and that he really does look 13.
Back to the boat life.
This was a heavier read than I expected, but I still flew through it.
Favorite quotes:
"Life buries us. We get heavier and heavier as time goes on and we labor under the layers we've collected. Sometimes the layers make us who we are and sometimes they make us someone else entirely."
"I ask myself if I'm doing something because it's what I'm used to, or if I'm doing it because it's objectively the best thing to do."
My sweet old man.
Flowers as big as my head.
Jess and Ella are picky about cottage cheese too, and this is their favorite brand, so naturally I’ve been influenced and now I’m buying it.
Still savoring sunrise walks.
The way this guy loves a pillow will never not make me laugh.
12th annual girls weekend.
Taco night.
This wasn’t as good as The Midnight Library, but still a good read.
Favorite quotes:
"He felt the rarest of things: seen."
"It's not the breadth of the years but the depth."
"Never ruin an apology with an excuse."
"Music had a way of threading through decades like nothing else. A song, after all, was a needle pulling the thread of time, stitching disparate moments into something whole."
"This was the whole trouble with life. It gave you every day in succession, so that every miracle to be cherished became a norm to be ignored."
"And to live life well you need to know when to ignore what is expected of you. Even if it means breaking the rules."
Brought my protein egg bites and they were a hit.
Coffee on vacation just tastes better.
Float prep.
On the lake, solving all the world’s problems.
Deb makes the most beautiful (and delicious!) snack boards.
On lake time.
Happy hour.
Talked on the deck until 1 a.m. - exactly the kind of night I never want to end.
Ashley made the most delicious blueberry sheet pan pancakes.
Getting ready for another day of floating on the lake.
For 12 years, I’ve come up here dreaming of swimming across the lake - and this year, I finally made it happen!
Quintessential summer meal.
Meanwhile back at home...
Girls weekend shenanigans.
Bonfire time.
Deb’s friends a few doors down picked us up for a boat ride around the lake.
Sunset cruise.
Coffee time snuggles.
There's no place like home.
I'm proud of us too.
PSA: Summer is not almost over.
James Clear newsletter gems.
Haha, yes please!
These tweets made me giggle.
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