June 2025
06/30/25
We brought Claire home to the apartment today. J and I made the difficult decision to leave Samara with my parents, as she's 15 and does very poorly with change. As much as I love being with my Mara-Mara, her health and happiness is what matters the most. Mom takes great care of her and we get to see her every weekend, so that helps soften things.As for Claire: she's only 4 and is adaptable; she's happy to have all the attention on her.
06/26/25
Whoops, I joined the cult of Labubu.06/24/25
I bought jeans at a physical, non plus sized retailer for the first time since 2019. It felt surreal to go into a fitting room and actually have something fit on my body. I still have a habit of holding my breath, terrified that the largest size at a store is going to be too small on me.06/15/25
Happy birthday to Mom AND Happy Father's Day! J and I got up early and went to Shipley's to pick up donuts and kolaches for breakfast. We had went to Lowes on Friday to get Dad's gift and Barnes and Noble on Saturday for Mom's gift. They were both very happy, which in turn made me happy. Yay!I always like coming home because I get to lavish attention on the animals.
06/07/25
Spent the day in Meridian, TX, aka "the country". I'm a city girl through and through, but CL's late father owned property out there and loved his life in Hill Country. Me and J helped CL and JL sort through EL's belongings and made decent progress. CL is looking to sell the house and land, as it's too far removed from the lives they've built in North Texas.I thought it was sweet that EL posted baskets on the corners of his porch to help reenforce nests for the local bird population. There were 3 babies in this nest!