nos·tal·gia

Noun A sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

I am experiencing feelings of nostalgia today. For some reason I woke up missing Napa (where I grew up) and my family (who all live in California). I am also feeling a strong desire for it to be summer, so that I may enjoy the long, warm days that the season brings.

These feelings have left me with a desire to take a trip to visit my family this summer. To enjoy the beautiful colors of the Sonoma and Napa Valley's, to go swimming in the pool at my parent's house, to have a BBQ with all my loved ones, to smell the unmistakable aroma of sunscreen, to go on evening walks with my husband and children, to warm my pale, winter skin in the sun.

I hope that a trip can be attained even though we will be adding a newborn to our family very soon. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the next few months bring...