It was Saturday evening. As usual, I was a bit gloomy about being halfway through the weekend. Thanks to this pandemic, I felt like the weekends just go by at lightning speed. I miss going out, even if it was just to eat at the mall. But ‘it is what it is’. The highlight of... Continue Reading →
“Gooood mooorrnnning Mackenzziiieeee!!” “Gooooddd moorrrrnninnngggg Min-Min!!!”, I replied to Minseok’s lively greeting as I entered the kitchen one cool Saturday morning. I slept well the previous night, the kind of dead sleep I love. “You slept well last night, didn’t you babe?” “Yesssss, I was dead to the world…” “I know, I tried to wake... Continue Reading →
It was a lazy Saturday afternoon. I was stretched out on the couch, watching funny BTS videos on Instagram and laughing to myself. Benjamin, my sweet little beagle, was curled up at my feet snoring loudly. I nudged him every now and then to stop him snoring, but he just woke up for a few... Continue Reading →
“Benjamin! Whiskey! Get back here!” I woke up to Jin calling out to our puppies. It was a cold winters morning, I was snuggled up under my soft blanket adorned with stars that glowed in the dark. It still had a slight glimmer to it, since it was early morning and the sunlight hadn’t entered... Continue Reading →
I was expecting him to break up with me, but it still hurt. I thought it would happen sometime later, not so soon. “See, I told you, people leave”, I thought to myself, as I sat in the tent, completely void of any feeling. Within a couple of minutes, he came back inside with ramen... Continue Reading →
It was pitch dark outside, except for the string of lights Jin set up at the picnic table. It kind of reminded me of the current scene around the world. COVID-19 – the darkness, tiny sparks of happiness – the picnic table. It was quite late at night, but I couldn’t help myself. That bright... Continue Reading →
“Jin!” “Allie! Wait!” “Whiskey jumped into the lake!” “Gwenchana, Gwenchana, he’s used to swimming alone”, said Jin as he lifted me bridal style and set me on my feet. “You could’ve fallen in…”, he said as he pulled in the canoe closer to the steps of the floating house. Source: m.lake192.com “You don’t even know... Continue Reading →
It was a cool summer’s night at Lake 192. Jin and I had just gotten done with dinner. We fed our puppies, Benjamin and Whiskey too, and the four of us went out for a night stroll. It started out fun, until Benjamin decided to make a run for it, which in turn led to... Continue Reading →
Striving for self love