April 14

This morning, Brady and I went to brunch to celebrate my lovely friend Valerie's birthday. There was hot coffee, yummy food, and great conversation, which are pretty much the components of my personal Great Gathering Trifecta.

There were no specific moments that jumped out at me as especially poignant or meaningful; the entire meal was pleasant and I really had a nice time just being with friends. (And I know Brady had fun with E, too. Miraculously, they were both quite well behaved the whole time.)

Those moments --the quiet but heartfelt celebrations of life's big events-- are priceless blessings to me.