Friday favorites: thank you notes

ByChristie Hawkes

It’s Friday, and you know what that means–time to look back on the many good things that happened this week.

Thank you Courtney and children for spending your Saturday evening with us. (Full disclosure: I didn’t take this picture; I stole it from Courtney’s Facebook.)

Family dinner

Thank you peanut butter for making everything a little better–and thank you Meghan for the pretty gray nails.

Peanut butter deliciousness

Thank you Olympian Restaurant for the most delicious Greek omelet! And thanks EMI Health for the paid Presidents’ Day holiday, which allowed me to go out to brunch with my husband.

The Olympian's Greek omelet

Thank you Mother Nature for making snow so beautiful that it tempers my disappointment at waking up to winter when I really want spring.

Not quite spring!

Watching the snow outside my window

Thank you Wells for proving to me that a 13-year-old boy can eat two pounds of king crab and still wish for more!

Time to tackle 2 pounds of king crab!
After weeks of anticipation, the moment has arrived.
The moment when you realize it's your last one
The moment you realize there is only one left
I can't believe I ate the whole thing!
And then there were none

And to finish, I’m throwing this photo in just because it made me smile. I hope it does you too. (Photo source: Ashley’s Snapchat)

Look what I can do!

I hope your week was happy. I’d love to hear some of your highlights. Please share in the comments.

Christie is a certified wellness coach, author, and retired professional communicator who blogs about life transitions, wellness, mindfulness, and anything else that answers the question "So what? Now what?"
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6 Comments

  1. I love that your posts are always so positive and uplifting! My weekly highlights were finally getting to Top Golf and Locke yelling “Ta Da!” every time he builds something new with his KNex.

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    1. Thanks Tiffany. I don’t pretend that my life is perfect, but Friday Favorites is all about recognizing and savoring the happy moments–and there are so many of them, if you remember to look. Larry and I are going to give Top Golf a try as soon as he gets the okay to swing a club from his orthopedic surgeon. Did you like it? Also, I think Locke is on to something. Howie Mandel says that everything seems better if you say “Ta Da” when you’re done. I’m tempted to try it next time I turn a project in or give a report in a meeting at work.

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