Rewind: September 2023
My first month back up in the Northeast and the longer commute has gotten me to change my routines a little bit but all for the good. The new place already feels like home and looking back on this month, I have to say I feel nothing but love from everywhere.
Loving
When family and chosen family come together and surround me with just good vibes, it’s wonderful. Malini, Ray, Joy and Darrell came over one weekend and we had a nice get together at Ami and Maxence’s house and it felt really nice to have (almost) everyone together. We missed Chetna and Mithun for sure! I also felt very adult bringing a plus one to the event.
Then of course my parents were also here in September and though these are usually tiring events, having my parents live with Pamy (aka nearby) was also nice cause we tried discovering other non-Orchard places to hang out together.
Working On
I am full on auntie now. Living nearer to Theo than I did before really is a game changer. Having him 8 bus stops away on a direct bus (or a 4km run, though I’ve yet to try this!) has been a fun experience of dropping by for random reasons on a weeknight just to say hello.
And clearly, as the fun aunt with zero responsibilities it’s nice to just pose with him in front of McDonalds signs or in our store room and have him all cuddly and fun because Auntie Patty can only take care of Theo in 15 minute increments before she has to return him to Mom and Dad.
Feeling
Pardon the cheesiness for a hot second here but September also marks Taylor’s birthday and as someone who could give two hoots about it, I’m the one overcompensating in the celebration department. We had more things to celebrate apart from his birthday. He also secured a new job that he’s excited about and a new flatmate since the old ones are leaving.
For a first relationship, it’s a really good crash course for me in relating to another human being in a non-normative way and definitely now how society dictates a romantic relationship to be and I wouldn’t have been able to do the non-relationship escalator path if it weren’t for Taylor on the other side of it. So even if he won’t be able to read this, I want to mark this milestone in his life (his 39th!) with a thank you for letting me be in his life.
