Do you ever have those pinch me days? Where you just stop and think...this is my life? I've had a lot of those lately. Most recently, today. I got to sleep in. Watch a movie. Read a book. And just float around the pool with Ivan listening to some island jams. That's my favorite thing in the world. Those are the moments when I put my book down, paddle from end to end, and just think...this is the best. I was lucky enough to do the exact same thing yesterday too. Two pinch me days in a row (one by surprise, as I was scheduled to work but they didn't need me) Even better...a surprise pinch me day.
And the day before that I was sitting on Santa Monica Beach, one of my favorite places. Reading a different book and playing in the ocean. Pinch me, three days in a row.
The day before that Ivan and I wandered around Pasadena where we used to live 7 years ago, went to dinner, and then to see Eminem in concert with about 70,000 other people who love him as much as I do. Pinch me, four days in a row.
The day before that was one of my "new normal" days where I drive from house to house playing with kids...and since my schedule is still filling up, I saw a few kids, then came home for most of the day to read and nap, before seeing a few more kids. I'll take that as a pinch me day, 5 days in a row.
Back up a couple more days and we had 10 of our favorite people come visit from California. We had the honor of housing all of them, grilling out, tubing down the Salt River, and just having a great time...laughing and relaxing. One of those times where you can just look around at everyone laughing and talking, having fun, and just be happy to know them all and have them in one place. Pinch me.
Back up another day, my newest nephew arrived! He is an absolute doll. Pinch me.
If I look back at July, it was pretty much a pinch me month...spending a weekend in Spokane, WA (it's a breath of fresh, cool, air up there), river rafting in Utah, going to San Francisco and seeing friends, and being at home with all of our family. Pinch. Me.
