1. I am grateful for my mom, who will happlily take my son OVER NIGHT so that I may have a date night with my dear husband and an uninterupted night of sleep. HEAVEN.
2. I’m so very thankful that on said date night, I can escape from the chilly rain into a dark Irish pub where I can have a BLT and a Smithwicks.

3. I love that I can drop a quick email to some fun friends and that they will gather for late happy hour at my favorite restaurant and laughs will be had and stories will be told. Life is so good!

wow does that beer look good!
I am grateful for the pretty petunias blooming in my backyard right now….i am grateful to have 8 extra minutes alone with my husband in the early morning while I drive him to work…I am grateful to have 8 extra minutes to myself in the morning when I drive back home…i am grateful for little girls sleeping in so that i can check your blog and reply without feeling guilty! ok that’s four, but you can kind of combine 2 and 3…have a good night sleep. i’m off to work.