The moment you don’t understand right away as "the" moment
Watching the sun set after dinner in the park
The tipping point: Realizing we were locked in the park after sunset and she was so chill about it
After our Covid and STD tests all came back negative
Hiking in Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Raising awareness
Trying to change the things we think we can
Looking at art
My art (Sharpie)
Her art (Angle grinder)
Her art (MIG welding)
Her art (Uneasy chair)
She made me a Valentine from two sheets of steel and a plasma cutter
First anniversary (paper): I made her 365 hearts
Fourth anniversary (flowers): She made me California poppies molded from handmade paper
Fifth anniversary (wood): I made her matches on cardboard in a 5x5 wooden frame
She teaches art: Gating student pieces for lost-wax casting
I got a step cat (Chez, Chez Chez, Chezzy, Cheziree)
Easing into the morning with coffee & tea, word games, and the news
Easing into the end of the day