weekending

 

Happy Monday, friends! I hope you had a great and full weekend! Mine was really good; I got to spend time with Noah, my sister Debi who was here from Denver, Mom, Trish, Marilyn, and J. 

I got my weekend started off with a coffee date with a blogging friend! Stacie reached out to me this week telling me she'd be in the area this weekend, so she asked for some recs of places to eat, and then I asked if she'd be up for meeting for coffee. She was! We met at this adorable coffee shop in the Germantown area of Memphis called Jojo's Espresso. 

Stacie is a doll, and I am so glad I got to meet her! When I left her, I met up with Trish, Debi, and Mom. We ate lunch at a local place on the square, The Silver Caboose. It was fried chicken Friday, if that tells you how good the food is; it was delicious!

After that we went to John Mark's so that Debi could look around, then we went into another little boutique that was next door. We just browsed, then we parted ways; Marilyn met up with us at JM's, so I loved that she got to meet Debi and hang with us for a half hour. I love it when our worlds cross! I came home after this and look who got there shortly after me!

My Noah made it home safely after a day of driving from Dallas. This always helps me to breathe a sigh of relief; are you like this when your people get to where they're going? It was so good to see him here at home, and watching him and Jonah hug. Jonah misses him so much! It breaks my heart that my twins have to live so far apart; I don't know that I'll ever get used to it, actually. I could seriously sit and cry over this. 

I had plans Friday night that fell through; I was going to find something to do, but I ended up being content staying home. I changed into my comfy clothes (these are new shorts from Walmart), and started a new show on Netflix: Waterfront. I did end up having to leave, though...I decided to go for a drive in the country so that I could drive by my dad's house, but I changed my mind and went back toward town. Before I knew it, I found myself calling my (ex) in-law's and asked if I could come over to see them. It's been almost a year since I've laid eyes on them! It was nice catching up for an hour or so; after this I drove to Sonic near them and a friend met me and we sat in my car and caught up for another hour. My bladder forced me to end the night, and we parted ways. 

I was back home by eleven thirty that night; I went straight to bed and stayed awake until after one a.m. The next morning when I walked over to my neighbor's to feed their dogs, it was so nice to see Noah's car sitting in my driveway! I ended up swimming at the neighbor's house that day with Trish and Marilyn. It felt so good in their pool! 

After that, I left to go to J's house for the rest of the day; we ate dinner, we did a few errands together, and we watched a movie after. It was a great night, but Sunday morning came sooo early! 

After church, Marilyn and I made plans to have lunch together to mark the milestone day for me. Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the day my life forever changed; my life is now divided into two time periods: before my divorce and after my divorce. It's been the longest, shortest, most difficult, beautiful, tumultuous, and peaceful year of my life. I've come a long way when I think back on the days following my ex husband's bombshell news. 

The smiles you see in these pictures are genuine; I've never been more thankful for the tribe of people I have surrounding me: my family, my friends, my church people, and even the new people I've met in the last year. I never wanted a divorce, but now that I am divorced, I am content with life and how it has turned out. It's not always easy, and some days are better or harder than others, but I wouldn't change a thing. Well, maybe I'd take away some of the stress from early on, but other than that...

I am so grateful for this woman's friendship! I couldn't have made it through the last year without her; I tell her all the time that she's stuck with me forever. After we parted ways, I came home, got comfy and started season 2 of America's Sweethearts on Netflix. I ended up showering and calling it an early night since I didn't sleep much Saturday night. I didn't necessarily want to stay at home last night, but I ended up being okay with it after all. 

What did you do this weekend that you loved? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog today, friends! Love to all. 

P.s. 

It's hard to believe this is the last week of June! That being said, this Saturday the 28th will be Share 4 Somethings, so here's your  friendly reminder to join me. This is a monthly post when we talk about some things we loved, some things we learned, some things that went well, and some things we let go of this month. Additionally, Wednesday July 2 will be the next Currently link-up. In July we'll talk about what we're currently loving, savoring, celebrating, remembering, and trying.

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