January 6

I had the best day with this girl of mine, who is pictured zooming through an empty Costco aisle on our shopping cart.

We started at the Mother Ship before moving on to our favorite warehouse store, where we stocked up on a handful of essentials and a smaller handful of delicious but less-than-essentials (like macarons and wintry trail mix).

Then later on in the evening, we watched a Lifetime movie that was surprisingly complex and not terrible. We were fully amused and confused by the storyline, which actually kept both of us guessing until the proverbial Final Fifteen Minutes.

Best of all, our conversations with peppered with good-natured witticisms. It was, all in all, really fun. And I am so grateful for the time with my favorite girl.