4th Of July Fun With Fantastic Friends

Per my whole continued healing stuff and all of the adulting and working, yesterday we did not have a post. I engaged in the whole "Do things that make you look at your phone less," phenomenon. It was quite a success.

This isn't some bragging post about how we had the best day ever. This is a post about how yesterday was an odd array of what we all needed and realizing that is amazingly eye opening and awesome. 

Wednesday night I was fortunate enough to have a Mom's night out. We were home by 10PM-ish I think, but we had such a good night chatting and being away from kiddos. We have some local friends we have been spending a great deal of time with that we have an obscene amount in common with and it's just been such a calm, wonderful experience to find some people we can be ourselves with.  

As I've come into age and paid closer attention to the many different walks of life, I've noticed that it is few and far between to find social situations that are simple and easy. When I find them, I tend to completely lean into them because they deserve full attention and appreciation in my humble opinion.

Yesterday my husband was finally able to hang with friends of ours for more than an hour and we both went home, put the kid to bed, we were wonderfully exhausted and agreed they are the best people for us to be around currently, and just felt blessed.

We have had amazing holidays this past year filled with fun, but I think the company with this one, and being close to home and knowing we were in a welcome, non-judgmental, completely comfy space, made everything about the day wonderful.

I'm continuing to watch and appreciate how far my family has come. Don't get me wrong, things are far from perfect and we will continue to work and grow, but considering where we started just about a year ago, we have come leaps and bounds.

Yesterday we were all up at a reasonable time and had a slow, lazy morning. I was then able to take a seriously long bike ride and then a shower and nap during thunderstorms. The hubby kicked butt around the house and the kid was just being a kid. We then went to the pool and potluck at our friend's house and then hit downtown for fireworks. It was quite an adventure and I got to spend some time with 3 of my favorite girls, just us. 

I am completely exhausted today, but in the absolute best way I can think of with mostly low key plans this weekend. I'm pushing through the sleepiness with a grateful heart, great coffee and looming workouts. If I don't get around to a weekend post I hope everyone had a safe 4th and enjoys the holiday weekend!