Unofficial summer

Summer is unofficially here with another MDW in the books. Back when I lived in New York 10 years ago, my friends and I probably would have spent the weekend partying in a beach town or on a trip somewhere. Times have obviously changed now. Both my family and my few remaining friends in the city seemingly all stayed local.

After Colin and I beat this stomach bug on Friday, we had a great and fulfilling weekend. On Saturday, we stayed local in Brooklyn and went to check out Industry City, then hung out with some old friends throughout Brooklyn. On Sunday, we went to the city to do a “Vieje day” which basically consists of eating.

I finally got the chance to go to Mam which was on my list of places to check-out for over a year now. We ended the day getting happy hour at Fish Cheeks which is one of my favorite restaurants in the world. Getting out and especially eating out with a kid is undoubtedly harder and much more tiring, but it was great to have a sense of our old lives a bit again.

On Monday, I had a morning tee time with an old friend from high school. It was great to get out again and was my first in New York. My swing is in shambles right now and I’m officially worried for my golf trip this upcoming weekend. I have no idea how I’m going to fix this, but I’m going to have to figure something out soon.

The past couple of weeks were about getting back to a routine and getting settled in. Things feel like they’ve turned a corner and I’m happy to report that I’m feeling great again after this long weekend. After everything going on, we needed a sense of normalcy again. I’m excited for this summer with Colin — it’s going to be a special time for him and us.