And yes, it’s been another quiet day.  I spent a few hours at the office, and it felt good to get out a little and to be with my colleagues for a while.  My sweetie went on one of his beach excursions, hunting for fossils and assorted artifacts.  He tells me he screams into the wind to let out some of the feelings that would be too much for me to take.  When I stepped off the subway train I saw him getting out of another car, so we got to come home together.

In today’s mail was another gift: a hand-sewn pillowcase, colorful and whimsical with a pattern of hearts, from someone who’s been my friend since second grade.  Thank you, thank you everyone.