Tiffany Nutt

a cup of tea sitting on the ground next to a tree

There is something so interesting about seeing an object out of its normal habitat. The environment surrounding this mug consisted of my little nieces exploring, to which I needed to set down my coffee to capture.

We have never been millionaires but this ring was an amount that cost more than my first car. Tyler knew it was meant to be because when he opened his bank account app the exact amount in his account was there — the funds had come through that very day. It was March. This was the month he was going to propose. We went on a hike, almost fell into a river, laughed about it and then he asked me in the midst of the laughter. I said yes.

person sitting on brown wooden railings surrounded by trees

While it was finally the weekend nothing seemed to work for my good on this peculiar day. Work stress, homework and (mostly) disagreements with the one I love were crippling me. So we decided to go on a hike to Sugarloaf Mountain. The hike up was awkward, we both were ready to defend ourselves like boxers in the ring but with each step up the poison seeped out. When you’re on top of a mountain, even the small ones, nothing else seems quite as important.

yellow and purple bicycle near white wall at daytime

I started biking out of necessity. Coming back to school was a task in itself and now I had no car to get there. Luckily when I moved to Marquette, Michigan I knew I could find a place close to campus within biking distance. I should have planned it out better - I went from casual biking to streamlining down Third Street along side cars and trucks to get to class on time. Eventually I got the hang of it and now I’m not the one resting against the wall. My thighs have never looked better.