Today was my first Valentine's Day as a parent, and I started the day out right by having a good cry over my father. I have new insight into just how sad, angry, and scared he must have been about leaving his children as such a young age- and that insight hurts. But! I am here now, and my son is here now, and I will live in the Now, not in the What-Ifs.
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| My Here and Now |
On to happier subjects!
Nathan and I of course did our traditional home-made card exchange, and (as is also traditional) I'm sharing some process here on the blog:
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| Pencils! |
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| Inks! |
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| Two colors! |
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| Nearing completion! |
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| Final product! |
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| Words! |
I wasn't going to bother making one for Neeps, since he's so little he doesn't care, but then I had enough wine last night to throw pragmatism to the wind, because
I care, and busted something out on the quick:
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| (no process, just results) |
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| BOOM. |
Happy Days, ya'll.
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