Happy Thursday, everyone! We are mere hours away from the weekend and I couldn’t be more excited. This week has been a bit tough, but it was still great. Here’s why!

THINGS THAT MADE ME SMILE THIS WEEK:

• Going out to dinner with Nikki and Chris. Hooray, carbs and friends!
• Hearing Durrenbaby’s heartbeat again. Such a sweet sound.
• The outpouring of love my husband and I received on Facebook and Twitter after going public with the pregnancy.
• Spontaneous double lunch date with Zack and Sarah at Voodoo Dog, where I consumed arguably one of the tastiest burgers in my life.
• Eating meat again, all for Durrenbaby.
• Getting to Panama City to see Dayle, Zach, and their two-year-old boy Jasper!
• Troll 2, AKA the WORST movie EVER.
• Staying up way too late to have deep conversations.
• Dayle and Jasper handing down a pair of little Chuck Taylors to Durrenbaby.
• Waking up to the sounds of Jasper in his crib.
• Delicious breakfast diner food.
• Hearing Dayle excitedly tell all of her friends I’m pregnant.
• Beauty and the Best in 3D!
• Easy and delicious crockpot dinners.
• Seeing Rupert Grint NOT be Ron Weasley for once.
• Seeing my buddy Dayle lead worship. (See photo.)
• Jasper trying desperately to say my name. (Jasper: “DaDa?” Zach: “Yes?” Jasper: *points at me and furrows his brow* “EEEEEEEEEEEEE?” Ha. Close enough for me!)
• Extensive conversations about music.
• Sweet surprises from my husband.
• Nesting.
• A trip to Gretna.
• Our bible study potluck and weird phrases in Exodus.
• Emily. Growing up too fast.
• A second dinner with my husband and Lori.
• New opportunities.
• Finally (I hope) owning a cute cat that doesn’t spray everywhere.

And that’s all she wrote! What about you? What do you love this week?