daily-dating by the sea

Now that I think about it, the term "daily-date" came to me during our second summer in Chicago. We really cherished summer time! Nothing compared to time off from school and busy schedules, plus warm days for three and a half months because winter in Chicago meant hibernation for 4-5 months which becomes pretty tiring really fast. When it gets to the point where you'd rather not have food at home then go walking a few blocks in the cold to get it - you are beyond ready for the temps to rise. So summers meant freedom on multiple levels. 

Fittingly, our favorite thing to do in the summertime was walk, for hours sometimes, up and down the city. It became a daily activity we grew to love so much because it was on those walks that there was space to talk out our feelings of excitement, fear, frustration, tenderness - everything! There were tears shed, so many laughs laughed, and pure vulnerable love given to each other because there were no rooms to hide in or papers to focus on, or classes to attend. It was just us in the middle of a big city, and being together was enough. It became enough. So soon, our evenings began to feel like simple dates turned "daily-dates" and it is still one of our favorite things to do together.

Being water lovers, we would often stop by the lake before coming home. Now, transitioning to a new west coast lifestyle we've been spoiled to be able to continue our daily dates by the sea, one of our favorite places to be. Here is one of our daily dates by the ocean, accompanied by some Brazilian goodies we found right in downtown Huntington. Honestly, the coxinhas weren't great, but let me tell you, my company sure was.