So for reals… I wish I were good at gardening. As my friends post photos of their mega crops – my little deck garden consisting of 3 cucumbers (despite all that I planted) that look like one of those long skinny clown balloons blown up on one end, one glorious pablano, one green peppers, a splattering of tomatoes ( actually they did all right – and this as pictured… my one squash. 😀

It’s all good. Between the FULL work life, scraping out time for the occasional weekend camping, hanging with friends, keeping up with yard and house, a deck garden fits my world.

Every morning this time of year, I get up, grab my COFFEE, and head out to the deck to check on the status of these plants, water and prune, and take a little breather before the laptop becomes my all-consuming world.

I will for sure – do it again.

In reading news – I have stumbled across a gem that is breaking me like a book has not done in as long as I can remember. Wally Lamb’s The River Is Waiting is crush-worthy to say the least…. its a book (at least this far in) I want everyone to read – while it’s a crazy hard topic, this book will bring amazing discussion on grief, addiction, and forgiveness. More on that to come.

Enjoy your day – It’s Friday morning… my day is chalk full of wedding walk-throughs, phone calls, wedding tastings, emails, and a few things in between.

Thankful for a quiet end of the day plan, a not-so-full Saturday, and a meet-up plan with friends on Sunday morning.