The first week of April Terry and I were fortunate to both be flown back to Northwestern to give talks at the Sociology prospective students week. We managed to visit Evanston during an unseasonably warm week. While Terry was giving his presentation (and I was on Liam duty), I met up with our good friend Lori, another grad student, for "coffee" which turned out to be walking around downtown Evanston before we headed down to enjoy some time on the beach. Because we don't exactly have large lakes in Nashville, this was Liam's first time on a beach since we moved from Chicago, and probably the first time he explored the beach sand as a conscious and curious little individual.
It was very fun to see him try to understand the sand. He dug his hands and feet into it, seeming to enjoy how the temperature varied as he dug down below the sun-warmed top sand.
It was a completely lovely way to spend a morning, and as much as anything, it made me feel homesick for the community we had in Chicago.
Liam hanging out with our dear friend Lori and her daughter Anna. There was much swapping of dried cereal snacks between Anna and Liam, and in the end everyone wound up satisfied (and having eaten a teaspoon of sand).
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