What’s up, weekend 3/11

Popping in because it certainly has been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve missed you guys <3 Life still feels so precarious and uncertain but maybe in spite of this (or BECAUSE of this), the need to connect feels so, so strong. I’ve had some really truly beautiful things happen in the past week and it’s made me realize that I can’t control what happens in the world around me but I can root myself in the friendships/people in my life who bring me the greatest joy. I start today’s post with my favorite thing of the week because I acted on a whim and it brought the biggest smile to my face. 

• A Facebook memory appeared in my timeline this morning and out of the blue I decided to Facetime two of my old college buddies. It was just after 4pm and I had no idea where they would be, or if they would even be around, but they both answered! Our chat was brief, but magical. One of my friends said, “when you think of us, reach out to us” and it was just the best thing I’ve heard in a long, long time. *sniffs*
• Bethenny Frankel. I’ve been a longtime fan of hers (I even schlepped Bryan into the city to her daytime talk show when she had one) and I think she’s an incredibly inspirational woman. She puts her money where her mouth is and is doing some truly fantastic things with her B Strong Foundation. 100% of the proceeds go to relief efforts (they are bringing supplies to Poland at the moment, and helping refugees relocate from Ukraine). 
• This recipe for taquitos. Save it, bookmark it, pin it, whatever you need to do. IT IS SO GOOD! Also I feel like the steps make it sound a lot more complicated / intimidating than it actually is; since I work from home, I usually assemble the ingredients and make the filling ahead of time, then roll the taquitos and bake when we’re ready for dinner. Could not be easier! 
• Coffee and playground date with my friend and her daughter. We had such a good time and it’s so nice to see our little ones play together. They were so cute! 
  
• Sweet Vinyl coffee shop in Denville. Shout out to this really awesome place that let us bring in our strollers and hang out for a bit. 
• Magnificent sunsets, like this one that I also caught the other night
  
• These photos of Mila at the playground. The one with Mila in the swing really gets me in the feels and I dunno why. She looks so grown up and self assured in it <3
  
• A day of snow followed by a day of sunshine (only in NJ). I heard something about a bomb cyclone which definitely sounds like it was coined by a stoner, but allegedly we’re getting 4-7 inches and HOLY FUCK WHERE ARE YOU, SPRING??
• Conversations with friends. I’ve had a lot of them in the past week (via text, phone calls, emails, etc) and they all mean the world to me. 

Happy weekend, friends <3 <3 <3