There are days when it feels like I never had that time in Europe. It’s been surreal being back in some ways, but ultimately wonderful. This morning as I sat at coffee surrounded by what amounts to half of my posse, I felt really great, happy and secure. The whole room was rocking. Horoscopes were being read, people were commenting on the size of Laurel’s pregnant stomach (she’s due any day now), my new boss was talking to my old boss while his mother looked on and everyone was talking at once. Nothing has changed. It’s good.

The same feeling came over me every day this week as Bob, Jason and I shared lunch. It’s odd. We’re still ordering the same foods, having the same conversations and ripping on each other in the same manner as we’ve always done. I feel changed by my experience in Europe, yet really happy to be back in my old life which is happier and fuller because of Chris.