Lately I’ve been grateful for memories of soft gingerbread.

For nights out on the town.

For crunchy fall leaves.

And for fixed cars.

Fall 2023 was a mixed bag of stressful news, good times, unexpected challenges, and steady progress.

Lately I’ve been grateful for September birthdays and those who celebrate my ‘virgo’ attributes.

I’m grateful for birthday memories.

And for our habit of going out of town to celebrate.

For pumpkins, traditions, and coffee.

I’ve been grateful for dates in downtown Woodstock with my Love.

And for all 35 has yet to hold.

It’s summer 2023, I currently have Covid for the third time (day three, mostly just a little congested now). I’m almost 35. I’ve begun to ponder what it means to be successful — what I want and why. So many contradictory things are true at the same time. Life is wonderful and hard and expensive and free.

I’m grateful for the journey.