(Man, what a week, right? Still sending good thoughts to everyone in Boston as well as Texas.)

Some things that have made me smile this week...

It's Garrett's birthday weekend! I've been known to uh... kind of make a big deal about my own birthday. But I also love making a big deal about other people's birthdays. Especially the love of my life, right? This weekend is gonna be awesome.

Free coffee! I redeemed my free coffee from my own birthday today for the drive, and it was the best caramel macchiato I think I've ever had. (Double points because I had my reusable cup, right?)

Gettin' tan, man. I took a picture of myself a few weeks ago and my skin was glowing it was so pale. Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration, but only slight, okay?! Anyway, I immediately trucked it over to Ulta to pick up some Jergens Natural Glow, and have been using it for a few weeks. They changed something because now it smells amaaaazing, so that was a nice surprise. Anyway, I don't glow in the dark anymore, so that's pretty exciting.

My Dad is back home! He was in Vegas on a business trip, but he got back last night. It doesn't matter how old I get, I still like it when my dad is close by. Sorrynotsorry =)

I packed in advance for my trip to Virginia. Yeah, this shouldn't be a big deal. But after two trips to VA with no underwear and a trip to the beach where I packed three open cardigans and no tank tops to go underneath them, I decided I really needed to prepare better. So I did! And I gotta say, I'm pretty freakin' proud of myself. (It helps that it was soooo easy to leave this morning because I wasn't running around haphazardly into a suitcase and hoping it all went together once I got to Virginia.)

Wine and a relaxing (and quiet) Friday night. This one might be the most exciting... Garrett is working for a few hours, which means I have a little bit of time to relax, drink some wine, and.... not do anything else. At all. I'm beyond stoked.

Despite everything that's happening lately, I hope you've all had a great week, and an even better weekend!!

Some things that have made me smile this week... 

Lunch with my future mother-in-law. I don't get to see her that much since she lives so far away, but it was nice to be able to grab lunch with her as she was driving back through VA on her way home last weekend. I love her.

Another weekend of beautiful weather. Okay seriously. I love spring. Sorry I'm not sorry. =)

Spending time with Meredith this weekend. We've both been so busy lately, it's been forever since we've seen each other. (Okay, like three weeks. But that IS forever when you live approximately seven minutes apart, right?) So tomorrow is for lunch, some shopping, some coffee, and lots of girl time! I'm super excited.

Summer's WEDDING! My friend Summer is getting married today! She lives in California so we weren't able to go, but I'm so excited for her! Yay for 2013 weddings, am I right? =)

This picture (via this blog). I think that sums it up quite nicely, right?

Happy Friday, everybody!!! xox

Some things that have made me smile this week...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! WWDTM is my favorite NPR show. I usually don't get to listen to it on Saturday mornings, but they auto-download to my iPhone, so I listened to a few episodes on my drive to Virginia yesterday. It's sooooo funny! My dad listens to it too (he's the one that introduced me to it), so after we both listen to it, we talk about it. It's nice having something little that we share. Oh, and speaking of driving to Virginia....

I'm in Virginia! I hadn't seen Garrett since March 17th. Which is a long time. But now I'm here, and everything is good again.

Free(ish) wine. My good friend Miriam and her cute hubby Dan wanted a date night a few weeks ago to celebrate Dan's new job, so I volunteered to keep their adorable baby Juliet. As payment, Miriam bought me three bottles of wine. I promised Garrett I would save them for when we were together, so we have free wine for the weekend! That's always fun.

Bailey's Vanilla Brown Sugar coffee creamer. I bought this on a whim at the grocery store yesterday, and it is sooooooooo good! Next time you need to buy coffee creamer, I highly recommend this stuff!

Hope you've had a confetti-worthy week, too!

My first installment of Confetti Fridays! How exciting! (That is confetti-worthy in itself, don't you think?)

Some things that have made me smile this week...

Working out with my new iPod. Garrett got me a purple iPod shuffle for my birthday, and I'm pretty sure that it makes working out easier. I guess I can't be sure.. but I'm pretty sure.

The return of Happy Endings! Happy Endings is one of my favorite shows. Don't get me started on how horribly ABC has been handling Happy Endings (I'll probably get myself started in a blog post soon anyway), but at least it's back and that's all that matters, right? Everyone watch! ABC at 8 and 8:30pm!

My new Tervis tumbler. I've had my eye on this thing for over a year, but since it's almost $30 retail, I could never pull the trigger. Thankfully, my parents pulled it for me for my birthday last week. And I love it! It's super insulated so my drinks stay cold and it doesn't get condensation everywhere. It's also super cute. =)

The Cheese Issue of the Food Network magazine. I love cheese. I love it. Everyone knows this. When my mom saw this issue, she knew I had to have it. I mean, it has 50 different ways to do macaroni and cheese! 50! Could a magazine be any more perfect? No, it couldn't.

White Jeans. I LOVE my white jeans. I wear them all through the spring and summer. I may have cheated a little bit, because I know you're not supposed to wear them until after Easter, but I may have pulled them out a few days early. Now if the weather would warm up a little bit, it would REALLY be spring! I can't wait.

I hope you've had a confetti-worthy week, too!