Beautiful essay (and cake! made with a new spinny thing, right?!)! I loved all the sensory details; my favorite was the lemon squeezed over the oyster. (Wait, maybe that's just my favorite food ;)) Watching the restaurant "slowly wake up as more diners fill table" was transportive, too.
Thank you for sharing. And: Happy Anniversary, Alyssa and Nick!
Stopping by after reading Hanging Pictures just now. I enjoyed reading your essay, and I'm happy you've made great memories recently :) Congratulations on you and your husband's wedding anniversary, and wow that cake (baking skills and metaphors) is amazing!
Okay well this made me smile SO big and I got goosebumps and I cried. You captured the goodness of the weekend so well and it brings me a lot of joy seeing you carrying that creative fun back home. I'm just a very big fan of you, my friend.
This was such a sweet read for me!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Loved hearing about the Exhale retreat- it sounds magical! And happy anniversary! I love the symbolism of the cake you made.
It was so fun to write about. And cake is always a win, right? ❤️
Beautiful essay (and cake! made with a new spinny thing, right?!)! I loved all the sensory details; my favorite was the lemon squeezed over the oyster. (Wait, maybe that's just my favorite food ;)) Watching the restaurant "slowly wake up as more diners fill table" was transportive, too.
Thank you for sharing. And: Happy Anniversary, Alyssa and Nick!
Thank you for reading and for the anniversary wishes!
Stopping by after reading Hanging Pictures just now. I enjoyed reading your essay, and I'm happy you've made great memories recently :) Congratulations on you and your husband's wedding anniversary, and wow that cake (baking skills and metaphors) is amazing!
Thanks for stopping by to say hi. 🤗 It’s about finding the joy in the midst of sorrow. And I’m so glad to have some happiness at the moment too!
This is a beautiful testament to friendship and love ❤️
Thank you for reading!
Okay well this made me smile SO big and I got goosebumps and I cried. You captured the goodness of the weekend so well and it brings me a lot of joy seeing you carrying that creative fun back home. I'm just a very big fan of you, my friend.
I’m a big fan of you too. And thank you for your kind words. ❤️
“I am light like genoise sponge cake,” loving the pure poetry at the end of this, breaking out into praise! 👌🏼
I had so much fun thinking about cake.
Happy anniversary! I love how you weave cake into this, too! <3
I’m here for the cake metaphors. ❤️ What day is your anniversary? Ours was the 21st! Sounds like you had a wonderful celebration!
Ours is the 19th! We had fun celebrating.
Yay! What wonderful memories! Happy anniversary!
Thank you, it really was!