{"id":4563,"date":"2024-01-23T18:34:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T18:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/?p=4563"},"modified":"2024-01-16T18:44:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T18:44:05","slug":"spring-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/?p=4563","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The end of tax season didn&#8217;t bring any feeling of relief this year&#8211;actually somewhat the opposite effect.&nbsp; At least the heavy workload gave me something to focus on.&nbsp; After the deadline I was faced with the reality of trying to find my way through a new life.&nbsp; I was so confused all the time!&nbsp; I think I lost 20 lbs and 50 IQ points.&nbsp; I kept wishing someone would come and tell me what to do&#8211;which was a new and uncomfortable feeling for someone who prides himself on competence.&nbsp; I just felt so lost&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I tried to be gentle with myself and take as good a care as possible.&nbsp; I did a lot of jogging and hiking, went to ecstatic dances and the climbing gym.&nbsp; Saw a grief counselor.&nbsp; I even had a few days here and there that felt really joyful.&nbsp; But mostly it just felt like absolutely nothing was going to help, that the enormity of feelings were too much to even comprehend, and that a long road lay ahead of me that could only be endured and not mitigated.<\/p>\n<p>We took a family trip to Hawai&#8217;i in May, which was where Rachael went to Kindergarten and had her first memories.&nbsp; I really wanted Josef get to see some of those places with his Aunts and Uncle.&nbsp; We ate lots of good poke bowls, took surf lessons, visited the botanical garden, and of course swam in the ocean.&nbsp; Uncle James and I also made a grueling hike up Mt. Ka&#8217;ala, the highest point on the island, to offer up some of her ashes to the winds.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of the Spring was when Josef and I took the train up to Seattle to see a hockey match and go to a museum.&nbsp; We stayed in a cool historic hotel and ate at an ancient dive bar diner, sidling up next to the regulars and getting lots of cheers with our root beers.&nbsp; It happened to be Mothers Day, and going out and having a fun adventure really helped to distract from what otherwise could have been a pretty painful day.&nbsp; This is good knowledge to have for the future&#8211;perhaps we will make a tradition out of such things&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4563 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/?attachment_id=4565'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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href='https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/?attachment_id=4589'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/25-IMG_3278-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4589\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4589'>\n\t\t\t\t5th Grade Olympiad\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/?attachment_id=4590'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/26-IMG_3280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/?attachment_id=4591'><img 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size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/?attachment_id=4594'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/30-IMG_3323-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/?attachment_id=4595'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/31-IMG_3387-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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