Hello, dear ones! Does it take a major pandemic to kick us into gear and start publishing Nest & Launch again? Apparently. In the midst of this global quarantine, I’ve been reminiscing about the joys of creating for Nest & Launch. Writing daily. Connecting with you across the miles. Collecting bits of life, culture, and loveliness to share. I’ve missed you and our ongoing conversations about nesting and launching!

So. I hereby proclaim this here site revived. (And, if it’s not too much bother, let’s go ahead and just restore the entire blogging world to its former glory, okay?)

By way of quick update, I’m writing this from Utah. We’re waiting out the coronavirus in the middle of (yes, another) international move from Abu Dhabi, where we’ve been living for the last couple of years, back to Boston. It’s not the easiest time to be moving—selling and buying a home, scheduling movers, figuring out logistics—but we are grateful to be healthy and hunkered down. It’s three of us together: Greg, Sam, and I. (The girls are in their respective homes: Lauren is in Georgia and Maddy in Virginia.) Like every other school, Sam’s university sent all the students home and, just like that, the remainder of his freshman year went online. 

How about you? I’d love to hear what’s happening in your world. In the immortal words of Lionel Ritchie, “I wonder where you are and I wonder what you do. Are you somewhere feeling lonely or is someone [there with] you?” Comment below if you’d like to answer any of these questions:

Where are you?

Who’s there with you (if anyone)?

What are you grateful for today?

What disappointment or challenge have you been navigating?

What’s your favorite happy diversion (aka guilty pleasure) lately?