walking next to you...

we have to be. because when we are, the big things are explosively good and that is wonderful. this evening, it seemed like one thing after another to be grateful for.

it started off with something as simple as an encouraging text message. thank you lindsey. later, i got to see kim before her big weekend trip and got to hug linda a. i had lunch with linda h. five sisters at gourmet. yes please.

i got to look at an old photo album today. there is something about old photos that can just consume me. the stories behind them. sometimes, i just make them up:) the people. the black and white. just good.

paul and kristi came in. i met these two and their beautiful kids a couple months ago i believe and they are just simply lovely. they have a little boy paul and a little gal gabriella and they are here for gabriella who had a thing with her heart but is recovering so beautifully and i feel so blessed to be able to witness it. they came in tonight and were so sweet and i smiled a lot because gabriella and paul jr. are so sweet and you can't help it.

just a bit later, i looked out the window and there was ryan and brittney...with ben and chloe! they are good people and have been mia due to vacation so i was blown away happy when i saw them outside:) chloe and ben are just a hoot. especially chloe. she and i have this funny friendship where she likes me i think but she has this really pouty face which makes me think otherwise. but she is so cute!

a while after that brenda showed up! brenda was my ride to mexico and before we went our separate ways, we didn't exchange numbers or emails or anything and i was so disappointed. BUT she came into augie's tonight and we fixed that so hopefully, i will get to spend some time with her soon:)

there were a few other things that i can add to those lovely encounters that really made my day one to be grateful for and i can truly say that at the end of the night, grateful is what i am feeling in my heart. we have to be grateful.