We are spending more and more time outside, grabbing every
chance at feeling the sun on our backs. Squinting at the glittering lake and
watching the hummingbirds hover from flower to flower. I love the feeling of
warm grass in the morning, baptized in those first rays as the sun moves over
the highest tops of the tall pines. We long for summer for so many months and
suddenly it’s here and all around us and wonderful and very, very short. Last
night we played badminton with friends and I think I really laughed for the
first time in months. One of those real laughs that make you throw your head
back and your belly hurt. And for a few
moments everything is perfect.
