August 4

I was a bit taken aback (but entirely gratified) when, at Starbucks this morning, Abby had me lean into her space so she could take a selfie of us. It's usually me who takes the photos so it was a nice surprise. 

But it was also --as she noted-- her last time at our usual Mother Ship for a while, as she heads back to Illinois for the fall semester on Monday. I'm going with her to help her settle in a bit so I'm sure we'll hit up a java joint (and definitely a Culver's) while I'm there, but there's definitely something special about the usual location.

Those little things that feel familiar and help us feel like we're at home are such blessings, even if they're just mundane, everyday things like coffee shops.