Things that made you smile this weekend (share yours)

Honestly this site. DH and I have been so busy moving and I've been real emotional lately because I don't deal with change well and I'm just so physically tired. We spent the first night in the house and I was really feeling down about it all and I wanted something familiar so I logged on here last night and it was just wanted I needed. Same ole' Peas and that made me smile.

If Friday is considered part of the weekend, our work team of 7 took a boat around the Newport Beach harbor area (although it's not really a harbor) for a few hours. We had a great playlist, champagne (except for our boat driver, of course), and tasty treats. We work pretty hard as a team, so it was so awesome to spend a few hours just relaxing and enjoying each other's company. They always make me smile.

I tripped and fell at my front door carrying way too much stuff BUT I didn't spill the venti iced coffee I was holding.

My one month old grandson. I don't have a ton of great things going on eight now, but getting to see him was the highlight of my whole week.

Going for a walk with dh this afternoon and sheltering under a huge oak tree when it rained It felt like we should carve our initials and a heart with an arrow through it

My 16 yr old high functioning autistic son met another 16 yr old high functioning autistic and they instantly became friends. They just "got" eachother, instinctually seemingly. There were no awkward moments, no communication issues. Just a lot of laughing, sharing and smack talking when they played Super Smash Brothers video game. My heart is so full. The boy's mom and I ended up hugging and crying over their instant friendship.

Our 13 year old dd team winning the firemen competition at GREAT Camp (camp run by local Deputy SRO'S).

Seeing our 17 get her run time for the Marines down to what it needs to be. 2 more weeks till boot camp.

Our 18 year old turning 19 and seeing her make smart choices.

Taking hubby clothes shopping and him enjoying it.Acting like a kid in the dressing room, flexing his muscles in the mirror. 22 years and he still makes me laugh.

Dinner with friends last night, we looked at our watches and we realized we had been sitting and laughing for almost 3.5 hours.

Swimming everyday in our pool.

Church service this morning and hearing the pastors sermon. Love a pastors that keeps it interesting.

Finishing up Southland series with hubby.

Reading the next Outlander book.

Our new rainshower...

Tevis was yesterday. It's a 100 mile endurance ride that begins by Lake Tahoe and ends in Auburn, CA. You have 24 hours to complete it. I find the sport of endurance riding endlessly fascinating (even though I'll likely never be able to compete) and I've been lucky enough to meet a couple of women that participate in this ride and others in the state.

So every year on Tevis day I watch diligently for photos and updates of those riders I know and those I don't simply because I'm awestruck by the athleticism and partnership of these horses and riders. The AERC motto is "To finish is to win" and it's estimated that only around 50% of the those who start this particular ride will finish it. When they started coming across the finish line in Auburn last night I was thrilled watching the video clips that were being posted. I may have even teared up a time or two.

Not having work this weekend and spending the whole day yesterday at a local lake swimming with my nephews made me smile this weekend.

I jokingly asked a friend for a completely ridiculous silly thing and to my utter shock they did it. When I told them I was happily surprised and shocked that they did it, their response was....well you asked. It was just that simple. Both the silly act of kindness and the remark that they did it simply because I asked made me smile.

We don't have to but we got a house that we plan on fixing up and selling next year then using that for a down payment on our forever home. I just hate moving and this all kind of fell into our laps suddenly so I haven't had time to process it. However I have a small yard now so I can drink my margaritas on the porch LOL!

My 12-year-old niece and her mom are staying with us while my niece attended a field hockey camp in VA Beach this weekend. This girl just makes me happy--she is so smart and sweet and funny and focused! It's been great getting to spend a little time with her, I don't get to see her much at all because they live 6-7 hours away.

That makes me smile, too. I'm happy for you.

The prizegiving for the current round at my bootcamp was on Sunday. The winner was genuinely surprised and was so humble. When I won, I thought I came second so I knew I was close. The current round winner had no idea she was even close. Such a sweet gal and lovely to watch.