The BEST part of my day!

“After all," Anne had said to Marilla once, "I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” 

― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea

It's funny how life works.

The past 18 months we have found ourselves

without all the extras.

We don't "just shop" (very often).

We haven't taken a "big trip" in a very long time.

Weekly movies and dinner out

have become monthly treats.

But you know...what we may have "lost" 

in worldly things we have gained

in enjoying one another.

Jackson and Bailey

Instead of sitting in a theater watching the big screen

we now spend time with one another.

We laugh

and 

remember.

We act out scenes from our 

favorite movies...

Nacho Libre

and Nutty Professor.

(We seriously do this and laugh until we almost pee our pants!!)

Dave and Em

 Instead of fancy meals out 

we cook yummy meals at home.

We sit around our table

and talk about one another's day.

Family has always meant everything to me.

But it wasn't until the past 18 months

when I truly began appreciating

all I have...

my sweet, beautiful family.

The VERY BEST part of my day.

Emma and Jourdain

“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” 

― George Augustus Moore, The Brook Kerith