This is what the past week looked like.
Caesar salad with chicken nuggets on top is a lunch favorite around here.
Old man Manny.
I volunteered at our Culver’s library fundraiser and was having so much fun that I completely forgot to take any pictures of us in our cute blue aprons - so all you get is this shot of the food G picked up for dinner!
I gobbled this book up in two days.
Reading it felt like sitting down with a friend who was sharing all the juicy details of her life and marriage.
I haven't felt that connected to a memoir since Jessica Simpson's.
Favorite quotes:
"Wouldn't your own story look different if you knew how it was going to end?"
"I could see the cost for feeling safe was being controlled. They were two sides of the same coin - protection and control."
Chicken stir fry is what's for dinner.
My neighbors' flowers were striking during golden hour.
There's no better stress relief than an after-work boat ride.
New favorite creamer from Whole Foods has me feeling like I'm cheating on Trader Joe's.
Mexican night at book club.
We talked about Theo of Golden, and the more we discussed it, the more I appreciated the book.
Coffee catch up with a friend.
That's a wrap on lunch.
Caught a sighting of the Battle Jacks mascot from Battle Creek's minor league baseball team.
Feeling Zen at Horrocks.
Happy hour with my amazing team.
I love how "going down to scare the geese" unexpectedly resulted in such a gorgeous, artsy picture.
I brought lunch to my parents’ neighborhood pool for a relaxing day… and the joke was on us.
Crowded pool, freezing water, clouds rolling in, and nonstop lawn mowing in the background.
We lasted until the weed whacker started, then we called it.
Margarita: juice cleanse for cool people, ha!
I love a funny dish towel.
This ally just makes me happy.
We left the pool and did a little shopping in Howell.
My mom and I met a family friend for dinner at Cello and this limoncello martini was 10/10, no notes.
The lemon spaghetti was just as amazing as I remembered.
Sugar face.
Peony season.
6/6: First jump off the boat of the year.
Manny after dark.
File this under: things that made me smile this week.
Reunions are usually my least favorite part of the show, but Summer House this season is the exception - I’m all in on this one.
Watercolor sunset.
I read The Five Resets for work book club and loved the practical advice.
I adore the idea to ask "what matters most to me?" instead of "what's the matter with me?"
Favorite quotes:
"One common thread linking all of these stories is their will to want something better for themselves finally overtook their need to stay the same. They chose their future self."
"Living a lifetime in a day is about incorporating the six elements that make up an arc of a long and meaningful life - childhood, work, vacation, community, solitude, and retirement - and building each of those into one single day. By practicing how to live a lifetime in a day, you can gradually redefine your sense of time, which is your most cherished and endangered currency, in a new and welcoming way."
"You are the sky. Everything else - it's just the weather."
I feel seen.
Yes to all the things.
Recover quickly and enjoy the ride that is life.
Good reminder.
Agreed.
It's funny because it's so true.
Yes please.
For more life lately:
