Today's Gratitude

Many dinner, lunch, walk, and beach dates with Leslie lately. Not to mention an amazing experience helping her execute a wedding for a lovely couple. Their wedding had oodles of ridiculously sweet moments including the Best Sendoff Ever award. Thanks to the never ending sparklers, this excited couple ran up and down the steps until they finally burnt out for a total of about 5 times. "One more time!" was even chanted at the end.

A quick but always great visit from the Padres. Mama Brunch, shopping, new sister-in-law lunching, and daddy dinner made for one heart and belly filling day.

Pain free running! Started again and hoping that leg pain is gone forevs.

A great weekend "nannying" the cousins in South Carolina aka hanging out with my ~~baby~~ high school cousins. We went to their football game the first night at which I felt a little old, worrying about these high schoolers in no clothes. Glad the cousins weren't some of those girls. The next morning was super hip with coffee and checkers after Pilates with Anne Marie. Then we went to Fall for Greenville where I ate some shrimp and grits and the best gluten free baked good ever... Remember that scene on Matilda where they ate loads of that chocolate cake? This was that cake. Shopping, movies, and church completed our weekend. It was great getting to hang with and get to know these girls. Fine young ladies, they're going up to be.

A ridiculously funny night of karaoke with coworkers. Quite an experience.

Lastly, my ridiculously adorable niece. I can't wait to meet herrrr. Is it Thanksgiving yet?! I was going to say I can't even handle her cuteness but I think that may have become a cliche white girl thing to say now or something.

Here's to gratitude and it almost being Friday AND my birthday!!

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