254: family time

I'm not loving Brookings. It is making me appreciate what we have in Eugene even more than I already did (which was quite a lot, actually). I was excited to live at the coast for the summer, but I had a much different picture in my head. I envisioned warm (at least) days spent playing at the beach and long, beautiful runs, and lots of quality time with my little family. It hasn't been warm - rarely even gets to the 70's - it's foggy or overcast every day. The city is covered in hills, which makes running less than pleasant for me. We don't really know anyone and have no friends to hang out with during the days while Kevin is at work. But what I do love about this place is that it is forcing us to really be a family. I am thankful that, even though there are rough moments every single day, where the girls are at each other's throats, and I struggle to entertain them and get them good exercise and get their energy out, we are together. That's one thing, but it's a lot to be thankful for.