My niece visited us this weekend. She’s really my cousin but it’s complicated so we just tell people I’m her aunt.
Her pic, not mine.
Maddee is currently the age of the students I used to teach so it was fun to reenter The World of the Young and Spunky for the weekend. It’s been 5+ years since I was there and one thing was painfully clear: I lost my coolness real quick. I was still me but at least I pretended I was wearing my mom jeans ironically, ngl. {Did you catch the stealth…that was one of the things she taught me: ngl = not gonna lie. Trust me, I needed explanations all weekend.} {Also, throwin’ shade is the new replacement for sketchy. Who knew.}
Also a Maddee pic.
Maddee is funny and low key, uncomplicated and yet decidedly brilliant. The bitties punished us for hours when she left. Mad takes amazing photos and I *hope hope hope* she got our Christmas card pic while she was here. David suggested we go out to the middle of the raised beds for some of the pics and I’m so glad he did.
We ate corn and visited my old university. We talked boys and futures and pasts. We drank an unhealthy amount of Starbucks and I introduced Mad to Dan in Real Life. {Which, if you haven’t seen that, you’re welcome in advance.}
Sorry for the blur but when am I in pictures anymore? Also, when did I develop man hands?
Maddee: consider this my public plea for you to move here for college. I will cook for your friends/sorority sisters/softball teammates any ‘ole time. And we will talk trash about any boys who are throwin’ shade toward any of your friends/sorority sisters/softball teammates or you ANY ‘OLE TIME.
{See how I did that there? I’m a natural. It’s like I never age. Now if you’ll excuse me I need to go yell at some kids to get off my lawn.}
