Yi-Mei Truxes

To me, there is nothing better than sitting around a table with loved ones on a warm summer night. The dinners tend to consist of non-serious seasonal dishes made up of seafood, tomatoes, herbs, fruits (basically anything fresh from the garden) and a conversation that floats off into the summer night. It’s a night that’s filled with true communal joy. Hours can go by in the snap of a finger, and the next thing you know it’s far past midnight (the sign of a truly wonderful evening in my opinion).

I get a little jolt in my heart every time I spot a Bembien piece worn by a stranger on the street, or sitting on the shelf of a shop. It helps bring the experience of designing full circle for me… to finally see it out of my head and hands, realized in the world. And for whatever reason I tend to never say anything to the person or the shop owner! I love experiencing the moment privately, like a proud Mom on the sidelines.

A trip to Dia Beacon Art Foundation does for my brain what a massage does for the body. It is both stimulating and deeply relaxing at the same time. I went recently with my husband and kids and felt such a wonderful sense of peace. In that moment I made a pact with myself that “what the doctor ordered” is a trip to this incredible space at least once every 4-6 months.

Am I allowed to say that? Hear me out - we are all very easy to get in touch with all the time. Accessible and always connected. Flying is one of the few times left where you are forced to disconnect, and then have to make the conscious choice to plug back in. So…I don’t! I find overwhelming happiness in taking those few hours to myself (usually having an arguably bad glass of wine, looking out the window and letting my thoughts run away from me). Am I wasting my time? Maybe? Maybe not? I really don’t know, but I love it. Next time you’re on a plane - try it, you might surprise yourself.

It happens to currently be a very good year for peaches! And it’s that first bite of a good peach that brings on a wave of happiness for me that embodies all the emotions of long summer days and nostalgia, tied up in one simple moment. What’s better than having the first bite myself? Watching my two girls, Finn and June, experience it as well (Finn nods emphatically saying ‘I love that’ and June’s eyes get bigger and bigger with each bite). Such a pure little moment that brings such joy.