Miss Lily

lots of walking today. after calling Blake and organising a little more of my itinerary, I took myself for a walk around the neighbourhood. streams had frozen over in the cold, and the sun was already making its slow descent by 2:30. bussing into town, I met Maria. we shopped for groceries and walked up the hill to her flat, where we made tacos with her boyfriend Adrian. the view of the city was stunning, and it was funny to see Maria existing as an adult independent of her mother, cooking and showing me around her own home.

I walked home, admiring the lights of the city and stopping to buy some of my favourite Norwegian milk chocolate on the way. hot chocolates with Emily watching netflix nonsense on the couch. Miss Lily (the cat) purred by my side, snoring happily as we laughed. Ingfrid arrived home around 10, and we stayed up chatting and laughing until we realised it was well past when we should have been in bed.

I treasure my time here. it feels like home and I only wish it wasn’t so far from where I spend most of my time. so much for me to miss. <<