I am currently eating:
-lettuce
-hummus
-a big ole carton of blueberries
-feta cheese,

all gloriously mixed into a salad bowl. Whenever the weather starts getting warm, I start craving lettuce and tomatoes. Inside feels like a trap. Today was one of those days: it felt like 70 degrees, the sky was a perfect blue, and there was a steady, invisible humming outside of grateful people and grateful animals. While Jane got her hair done,, I walked around Woodley Park. I saw two old men in sweater vests standing in front of an old-fashioned barbershop, waving their hands and talking to eachother in rapid Italian. Saw the National Cathedral for the first time today. I knew it was a big church but I didn't know how big. It's enormous- it looks like a Gothic castle! People were sprawled out on the lawn, soaking up the sun, studying, and talking. I laid out and smelled the grass for the first time this year. It was amazing, self gratuitous, and free.

The girls came home, rushed through their homework, and went right over for a playdate. They played outside for hours and didn't even touch the Wii. Talked to my mom and am getting ready to see Sara at the Quarry House, a dive bar in Silver Spring.

It's days like this that make me feel like I'm back in Sevilla, walking around in the sun, lying on the grass, and watching people pass by. Three years ago, I was there, but sometimes it feels like I've never left.