From turquoise lakes to mountains wrapped in green,
From winding roads to waterfalls unseen,
With Krishiv in tow and memories to make,
We chased little moments around every lake.
Three families, one beautiful week to remember,
Slovenia in June, a trip we’ll treasure forever.
Barcelona taught us slow and small,
that plans donāt need to work out at all.
With stroller turns and winding days,
we learned new rhythms, softer ways.
Through GaudĆās dreams and mountain air,
rain-soaked walks and moments shared
and in the rush to catch each ride,
we still made it, side by side.
The foods, rituals, and small instructions passed down through the women in my family after childbirth.
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