February 17

Since it's Wednesday and Wednesday is, uh, well, something of a joke school-wise during COVID, I asked Abby if she wanted to walk down to the Starbucks with me this afternoon. She shoe'd and sunglass'd up and we headed out.

Wind aside, it was a beautiful, sun-soaked stroll. We took the non-aggressive (but slightly longer) path there and back again, and enjoyed some pleasant chit-chat as we sipped our treats. (Which, for the record, included an oatmeal honey latte for me --I skip all over the menu these days-- and a hot chocolate for her.)

She's already a junior and I'm conscious that she'll be in college at the end of next year, so I'm grateful for these extra moments with this smart, funny, beautiful girl of mine.