1. breakfast in bed.
2. talking through problems.
3. a friend’s 30th birthday.
4. a friend’s 31st birthday.
5. an all around good day.

1. being handy with tools.
2. navy blue blazers.
3. annual haircutting traditions.
4. a fun and busy weekend ahead.
5. quiet date nights.

It is not a happy time in my city.  I never thought I would ever experience something like this in my lifetime.  And it makes me so fucking sad.

1. that many of the people I care about no longer live downtown.
2. that everyone else is safe.
3. all of the people who are just as ashamed as I am.
4. the moment when the door opened and my boyfriend came home.
5. tomorrow being a new day.

 

1. meals that look like art.
2. not always eating like a bachelor when left to my own devices.
3. the nicknames people collect over the years.
4. hearing all of the town gossip.
5. the sound of a fishing line being cast.