I live in Minnesota, which means it shouldn’t feel like 100 degrees in mid-September. I hate weather like this. It feels all burny and difficult to breathe and my whole body gets sticky and drippy and melty. It’s pretty gross.

I had a lovely birthday party today regardless of the heat. The whole family was here, Dak barbecued, we had lots of fresh fruit and veggies from the farmers market, and an amazing cake from Izzy’s. It was good to have everyone around.

I’m wiped out, though, from the heat and getting up early for the farmer’s market. It’s time for bed. It was a good day, even though it felt like this: