Neglect

It has been a month and a day since I last updated this blog. That is a record absence in the blog's six years of existence.

But, things are good. The weather is turning here, and the trees outside are blossoming. I am currently in a short-sleeved shirt with the windows open. Yesterday, we got locked out of our house, and I spent an hour wandering the still-new-to-us neighborhood with Teo. We met our neighbors and talked with more new people in one afternoon than I probably have in weeks. Maybe it's the sunshine making everyone more social, or maybe it's just that I live in a rockin' hood. I don't know, and I don't care. I am just happy to be here.

Some of my absence is due to having visitors come stay with us this past month. It's been lovely. L was out here for a few days and we had an awesome time (ate some amazing, amazing food) and then C was out for some crazy days early April. I love both of them dearly, and am honored they came out to Stumptown for a stint.

But perhaps the biggest drain on my time - in a good way - is that I've started seeing someone. I'm not going to discuss him here, at least not until I am ready, so don't even ask. However, the sudden addition of somebody new in my life is definitely at least partially responsible for my absence. It's been great, but free time is limited.

And of course, there's the Tates, who is going to be two so very, very soon. He is talking in mini sentences and becoming more and more grown-up every day. He helped me cook today, which is sort of mind-blowing. Granted, all he did was take the carrots and arrange them in different piles, but he participated and made commentary and acted like a little adult. He has started singing along to some songs on my iPod (with the words) and pretty much just amazes me more and more each day. I love that little monster.