this was a great cloud

Puerto Rico rules.

March is a great month.

Objectively it's a time when we all become aware of a change: in mood, in physical body and in the natural world around us.

It's also the month where I get to eat unreal amounts of chocolate cake and my skin finally starts to cooperate. So maybe I'm biased.

But most importantly it's also the one year anniversary of the pandemic, or at least the month when sh*t got real.

Last year (to the day), I stood on the grass and took a photo of this cloud. I had just gotten into a big fight with my dad at dinner over my career and life choices. We were walking back to the car in angry silence; me fuming over his comments and him over the disrespect I had shown him with my tone. I looked up at the sky and blurted "holy hell that's a cool cloud" and swung up my iphone to capture.

As airlines started cancelling flights, my dad and I discussed how staying with my Aunt in the jungle for a couple extra weeks wouldn't be so bad. We ended up flying home on schedule and parted ways in Dallas, TX joking how we'd see each-other in a month after the craziness ended. Surreal.

My point? I'm sure everyone has photos like this one, the "before" shots that ooze peace and normalcy and serenity. And, a year later I'm sure we're all scrolling through our photos muttering "wtf happened to my life?".

Happy scrolling!