Friday Things #570

1. We took our first-ever spring break trip with the kids last week! We went down to Oak Island, NC and we weren’t quite sure what to expect from the weather since it was still April, but it ended up being absolutely beautiful and, quite frankly, so much better than summer weather. It was in the mid to upper 70s all week and we basically had the beach to ourselves; it was so relaxing and just what we all needed.

2. Now we’re in the throes of Maycember (when May sneakily tries to compete with December with all of the events on the calendar), and the mad dash to the end of the school year is on 😅

3. AND Dominic is making his First Communion this weekend! So many fun things.

4. I have to give Joseph so much credit because he chose to give up candy for Lent and was so steadfast in his decision, turning down candy at school when it was offered, not having any when Dominic or Isabelle would have some at home, and turning it down when passed out by coaches after hockey games. I was so proud of him, and he was so excited to eat a chocolate-covered pretzel on Easter 😍

5. One of the best decisions that I made before our vacation was ordering a second sound machine to take with us. This is the one that Isabelle uses in her room at home, and last year on vacation there were a lot of night wakings with complaints of “weird noises”, which you know, totally normal for young kids in a new/different places, but I hoped to minimize that this year, and this worked wonderfully. They are super small, have tons of sounds to choose from, and are easy for the kids to use on their own. They also insisted on bringing their bedroom clocks, since they remembered that there weren’t clocks in the bedrooms last year and they wanted to be able to know what time it was when they woke up 😄

6. From a recent James Clear newsletter:

A reminder for us all, from an Unknown source, to appreciate the opportunity we have right now:

“If you’re 37… Instead of regretting that you can’t wake up age 18 again, pretend to yourself that you’re 90 and you’ve woken up age 37 again, and that you get to magically, wonderfully have the next 50 years again.”

7. A great read >> When Your Cup is Empty

8. I’m working on some advanced planning for the site – what are some new recipes you’d love to see me share here?

9. What are you watching? We LOVED Paradise on Hulu; since then, we’ve watched some new episodes of Black Snow and I can’t remember what else. Do you have a series you’re loving right now?!

10. TGIF! Our pups had a great time at the beach, too 😍