RaeAnna + A Nerdy Lifestyle
The Awakening by Kate Chopin came to me the summer I most desperately needed to find a woman who understood. I was in the midst of a crisis: The crisis of being a woman. I was finding out its darkest meaning in the most horrific ways. Finding one person, however fictional, validated the tragedies I lived and the ones I had yet to experience.
I don't normally write about kids because I don't have one, but I spent last week with my eight year old cousin. We played hooky to explore the French Quarter. I completed her "dream" itinerary, so everything is eight year old approved!
Last week, Beau and I were in New Orleans. She had a blast bonding with my eight year old cousin, trying to poke cats, but mostly walking on the levy. Miraculously, she did not pull my cousin head first into the Mississippi.
French Quarter Fiction edited by Joshua Clark is a great anthology about one of America's most iconic cities.
The Little Book of Lost Words by Joe Gillard is hilarious and interesting and full of words you should use... and some I already do.
My great aunt turned 80, so we celebrated with a crawfish boil in Maryland. It was a huge shindig with a lot of family, food, and fun over Memorial Day weekend.