Phew! What a week it’s been! Lots of good fun and craziness ensued, accompanied by not enough sleep. I need a stiff drink and a nap, but all in due time. For now, today is Thursday, and our focus is love. So here we go!

THINGS THAT MADE ME SMILE THIS WEEK:

• My friend Heather posting the above picture from the late 90’s on my Facebook. OMG. So much is going on in this picture that I don’t feel comfortable broadcasting to the Internet. But. Just know that we’d just experienced something very special that had to do with the band Hanson. (Also, stalking isn’t bad when you’re just a teenage girl, right?)
• CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW AWESOME MY SHIRT IS?! (I’m on the left, btw.)
• Hamlet the kitten and Romeo the cat are besties now! (And by “besties” I mean they wrestle a lot.)
• My cats are named after Shakespeare characters. Calling out to Hamlet always makes me smile.
• Zack’s birthday shenanigans!
• Orange Blossom Pilsner 2.
• Cornhole. Even though I’m terrible at it.
• Libby’s sobering comments at dinner. I don’t even remember what it was this time, but it was along the same lines as, “Helen Keller was a real person, you guys.”
• E3Kids pool party!
• Donuts and watermelon.
• Water slide.
• Taking a 4 hour nap.
• Dinner at Gordo’s with the hubs.
• Bowling! And granny shots!
• Beer. Always.
• The lead pastor at our church came up to me and told me his daughter gets excited when I teach junior high. That’s a pretty big deal.
• Lunch at Olive Garden with Dan and Christie. Too. Much. Food. We will miss her while she’s away, but she’s doing awesome things in Guatemala!
• Randomly driving to Monticello, the city where we spent our wedding night, and seeing the creepy/sketchy/weird Chinese restaurant from which Dan got us surprisingly tasty take-out for our first married dinner together.
• Driving with him.
• Conversations at Chili’s about McDonalds porn. “You know the rule, right?”
• Romeo, Hamlet, Dan, and I all sleeping in the same bed. It’s hilariously cute. I also accidentally drop bows on poor little Ham because he likes to sleep right between Dan and I near the pillows.
• DANCE CLASS! I was so sore afterward, but it was awesome!
• Having my husband cook for me!
• Falling asleep at Barnes & Noble. Really. Who does that?
• Iced sugar free soy caramel lattes.
• Getting our first WIN for the summer ultimate league! Wooo Buddhalicious!
• Chocolate cupcakes.
• Making changes in life.
• Bible study and the hilarious banter afterward.
• Levi talking to me about Harry Potter.
• Experience Joy on my lunch break!
• RYAN CABRERA and my best friend!
• My husband admiring me while I get ready in the morning. He’s so adorable.
• Praying for my friends.

Alrighty! That about does it. Lots to smile about this week. What do you love this week? Let me know! ❤