Happy Friday!

Some lovely books I picked up this week (via my instagram)

Sorry this post is coming so late today (and not so sorry, because it's for good reason!), but here I am! Today I had an eventful and wonderful day. I woke up to some chocolates my mom got for Nicholas' and me, then we headed out shortly after to pick up something special that I can't quite mention yet! After that, we ran a couple errands, grabbed some lunch, and saw The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.  Have any of you seen it? I absolutely loved it. It was both what I did and did not expect, and it was wonderful all the way through. The cinematography was beautiful as well as the message... and I'll admit, I like looking at Ben Stiller a little bit (especially as he gets older)!

After the movie, we ran another errand to pick up the ingredients to make this recipe, which is in the oven as I type this. Fingers crossed it turns out! I also started a Couch to 5k program tonight, and it went really well! It feels good to have something to aspire to, and it was a great workout. It's perfectly timed out to end on the day I'm doing The Color Run with my family on April 12 in Kalamazoo! I can already tell that's going to be fun, and I'm looking forward to (hopefully) being able to run the whole thing.

Also, let me just mention that these last few days have been some of the greatest, positive, and most exciting days I've had in awhile. When I told you good things were coming, I wasn't kidding... and as each day passes, the good gets one day closer. Have a great night!

A scientific/medical breakthrough. Although it's from 2011, it's still remarkable. (A bit graphic too, just fyi!)

Seven scenic aerial photos of my beautiful home, Michigan.

Drunk Ron Swanson on repeat forever? Yes please.