It's been a little while

It's been a little while, but I feel like things are starting to look up! Molly is back in school (half days, 4 days a week) and so happy to see people again. My parents are fully vaccinated. And it sounds like they'll start opening up appointments to any adult in May(ish). So summer might not be so much of a bummer this year. Spring is still kind of on hold (we had to cancel our Florida plans now that Molly is back in school), but I'm used to travel plans falling through at this point. And we have plenty to look forward to.

In other news, Molly will (hopefully) "graduate" from her walnut allergy on Thursday. Fingers crossed she passes the challenge of drinking 480 mL of walnut milk. I am a little worried that the volume will be hard for her to get through, but we'll try to take it slow. She really does not like the taste of walnuts, so Jason and I have been planking every morning while she drinks it for a show of solidarity. After that, we'll start ramping up hazelnuts and she can hopefully graduate from that allergy in a few months. And maybe Jason and I will end up with perfect abs? 

While things are still on the slow side, we're continuing to spend a decent amount of time on the couch :) Jason and I are obsessed with the heartwarming + hilarious show The Durrells in Corfu (PBS or Hulu) and I've been sucked into a dark comedy called Search Party (HBO Max). I've been enjoying the podcast Don't Ask Tig, and also flew through Chameleon: The Hollywood Con Queen (so good). Although my reading time has definitely taken a hit (especially with all the knitting), I am slowly working my way through Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. All of that will go on hold in a few days of course when we dedicate our lives to college basketball and cheering for the Illini to Win. It. All. Yes, I've hopped on the fan bandwagon of Jason's team, but poor Cincinnati couldn't pull it together this year. They turned their season around, that's for sure, but no March Madness for the Bearcats. 

So, you know, we're definitely not there yet, but things are starting to look up. I'll leave you with the adorable faces of three happy children:

Cousin crew playing a round of Star Wars Monopoly