Bits and Pieces

We flew back from Rome to Chicago yesterday, and I'm struggling to come to terms with the idea of the vacation being over. It was so nice to unplug for 10 days and go on adventures each day. I feel so lucky to have had the experiences and can't wait to share them with you in coming weeks. I've got thousands of photos to sift through and a shaky home video to edit, but what I've already gone through is making me so nostalgic (is it nostalgia if it happened less than 48 hours ago?). We live in such a beautiful world, and I'm so grateful to experience different little parts of it with people I love.

Speaking of gratuity, you can't imagine how much I'd love you if you stopped by to do my laundry, make me dinner, unpack my suitcase and clean out a few email inboxes. We're talking real love, guys.

Here are some photos from life lately before our trip. I hope you had a great Monday, and thanks for reading this. It makes me glad to be back.