april adventures
where i went, what i loved, and what made it memorable.
April was full of fun adventures. I traveled, learned more about myself, tried new things, met new people, and so on. Without further ado, here are my April adventures…
Slowly tracking my hair growth.
Going to art galleries.
Gordon Parks: The South In Color Opening
Charcuterie boards.
Seeing my hometown in color. ♥️
Spending Easter with family, friends, + eating good food.
Chatting about Sinners with family + hearing great perspectives on characters.
Watching WNBA games.
Buying more candles. 🕯️
Supporting my Tete at her panels on her book, Positive Obsessions: The Life + Times of Octavia E. Butler.
Visiting my alma mater, Spelman College, as an alumna (never gets old).
Flowers, flowers, and more flowers. 💐
Road trips with mom. 🚗
Chattanooga, Tennessee, is gorgeous.
Nashville, TN.
Kentucky.
Visiting family in Indiana.
Gary, Indiana. (very interesting area…)
2300 Jackson St.
Chicago, IL.
The view of downtown. Lovely. Sparkly.
Macy’s, Downtown Chicago.
About Last Knife.
Loving what I do a thousand times more.
Northwestern’s Admit Day. 👩🏽💻💜🪻
The Cloudgate (or Bean).
American Writers Museum.
Octavia Butler reminding me to keep going. 🌈
Learning the routines of writers.
Using a typewriter.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery. ☕️🥐
Exploring the city with my Spelman sis. 🩵
Cleo’s Mac and Cheese.
You, Me, and Tuscany. 🍝🇮🇹
Magnolia Bakery’s Chocolate Chunk Brownie.
Tulips.
Lemonade. The album + the drink. 🍋
Photobooths.
Purple hyacinths in bloom.
Reading The Neighbor Favor (Libby rushed me, didn’t get to finish).
Appreciating art around me.
Taking flights (takeoff > landing). 🛫
Watching movies on airplanes.
Solitaire. 🃏
Word searches. ✏️🔎
Hanging out with friends in their hometowns.
(thank you for being great hostssss, i love y’all lotssss) 🥰🤟🏽
6LACK Sunday Again ft 2Chainz.
Solo dates in new places. (Highly recommend.)
Speed journaling moments I don’t want to forget.
Taking it all in fully + figuring things out.
Hope you have a sweet May! 🍉👙🫧