spring for a day

this morning when i was walking around lincoln park i felt like i was back in madison. something about the 40 degree weather melting the snow and clearing the winter air for birds' chirping. it's a deceptive little visit from spring, probably long before it plans on coming to stay. the warmth of spring has been a feeling i've felt in madison for the past five years of my life. now i'm here in chicago.

i carried a coffee from a little non-starbucks place that played radiohead and had original artwork on the walls. i felt so good. it's amazing what warm weather does for me. it makes me happier and more ambitious. lately the cold weather and the snow has shut me down.

will and i had a great valentine's day. the night of the 14th he worked at his restaurant job and came to visit pretty late. i didn't expect him to come over on a weeknight after working so late, so it was a nice surprise. we drank some wine, and i gave him my present (a couple of shirts from gap) and a homemade card. we stayed up way too late trying to watch a movie.

our real date night was the 15th when he took me to a really cute sushi place and then a blue man group concert, which was his present for me. he planned everything out really well. it was a snowy, messy night, but it was a really great valentine's day. we had a good time together, as we always do.

the job is going well. i have the day off today for presidents' day, and at the end of this week i'm bringing will up to green bay to meet krystal and rodney, and my family the next night. he's excited about it. so am i. i miss green bay a little bit lately. i wish there was an extra night where i could take him out to meet some more of the local friends. maybe another time. still, it'll be weird to see will in my home, or at el toro where i've always gone with my family. i hope he enjoys himself and that everyone likes him as much as i do. i know i have nothing to worry about.