happy earth month
It’s been a while, and since I last wrote we’ve traveled to and from Tokyo, Japan (all four of us, with my mom) and survived multiple illnesses. Our trip to Tokyo was amazing, and though we all were sick, we still managed to really enjoy ourselves and see almost all of the cousins, aunts and uncles we wanted to see! Life has been really good over the last few months. In February Emily was in town visiting, with her little one Gus, and in March, Sarah was in town, with her little ones Ian and Andrew. I love my girlfriends so much, and miss them – but at least they are here in town visiting their parents once or twice each year! April was also full of showers, and the canyons are still so green. We went on a wonderful hike at Torrey Pines State Reserve earlier in the month, and it was full of colorful wildflowers in bloom. I’ve become involved in the San Diego Children and Nature Collaborative, and have been to a couple of meetings and been doing some volunteer work with them. It’s been quite fun for me to engage my brain in something new and I’m actually so glad that I’ve found a little community of like minded folks. I may even be starting up my own little section of a Family Nature Club – through a friend’s group called Family Adventures in Nature – and I’m trying to wrap my head around what it would entail and where we could do hikes and explorations! It’s also been exactly a year since I started a book club with friends, and we are still meeting once a month to enjoy each other’s company, some wine and some treats.
