Written on May 9, 2025

Much of March and April was spent with me working a lot at Trader Joe’s, David out of town roughly 15 days every month, and some little adventures in between.

For David’s birthday we took a brief trip to Greenville, SC. I had driven thru Greenville a few years ago on my way to Virginia and was so smitten with the town I knew I needed to return. It was a perfect opportunity to go for David’s birthday at the end of March/beginning of April with my youngest child in toe. We had so much fun riding bikes along the river, dining outside in the evenings, and taking Golden on adventures. I took her to the Greenville Zoo while David biked on his birthday; we went all together to the Children’s Museum and the History Museum.

I celebrated Golden’s birthday with a party in the park with her father, siblings, and friends from school and church. She is now a 5-year-old princess who demands to be the boss in every situation; but we love her anyway.

We celebrated Easter with a little dress up and a visit to the local Episcopal parish. We attended an Easter Egg hunt on the church grounds in the morning with Golden and Lia (my 19-year-old) and then a service soon after. We found the best place for a brunch with no wait on Easter Sunday in Duluth. I had a delicious savory dutch baby and David had an omelette; we may have split some fancy French toast as well.

I’ve been taking advantage of my new work insurance with a root canal, a new crown, new glasses and contacts, and an upcoming annual exam and visit to the sports medicine doctor because a Trader Joe’s job, while stacked with benefits, is not one for aging bodies in the throws of perimenopause.

And while May is technically now underway we are anticipating great spring weather, the start of Magnolia bloom season, Dan McClellan’s book signing, and a Jeff Goldblum concert.

Hopefully I will remember to do this in a couple weeks for another recap!