This year, I spent about a month of my summer on the East Coast to work with my professor at the marine labs over in Woods Hole. Given its proximity to Boston, I was able to spend a lot of time with my partner, including celebrating our one year anniversary together (♡ yay!). I posted here the scrapbook I made as a gift, but his gift to me was just as, if not even more special. For ages, I’ve wanted to give glassblowing a try. It’s one of those art forms that really capture my heart, and the technique involved is so unique. And it’s no surprise to those around me that I love it, heck, back a little before the pandemic, my dad and I binge-watched a glass blowing competition show, only further fueling my desire to attempt it. So as an anniversary present, Alex surprised me by taking us glassblowing. Talk about heart melting like sand in the glassblowing furnace!