tonight, the stars are thick in the night sky. they are so clear that i can see the milky way and the bow of my old friend, orion, as he shoots an arrow up into the blackness.

tonight, my breath is shallow and i cannot stop sneezing because my body is protesting the dear little kitty. i thought i had mostly cleared my cat allergies, but it turns out that major transitions exacerbate them.

tonight, i am thinking about my beloved pup, who woke me up at 4am last night to eat grass because his tummy was not happy – possibly also due to the transition. my mother bought him a rotisserie chicken and made him rice for dinner so he was a happy happy dog.

tonight, i am thinking about the simple pleasure of sharing tarts with my grandparents and walking with my dad and my pup and playing tennis with my mother and talking about name of the wind with my brother and trading back rubs with my sister.

tonight, i am thinking about the challenge of holding onto hope and possibility and wonder even when others around you seem to have forgotten them.

tonight, i send you love.