bliss.

my favorite part about thanksgiving?

the extended holiday.

having the actual holiday on thursday meant that hank worked from home on wednesday and has been around since.

hence my title, bliss.

cheesy? maybe, but holidays are meant for sentimental blabbering. 

i give you full privilege to stop reading here if that is not your cup of tea.

 we hiked.

 and hiked.

 hank took lilly on a date to the park while i cooked.

 we walked the neighborhood. there was lots of walking, but not enough to counter act all the eating i am afraid.

 and we both got to laugh when lilly woke up from her nap looking like this.

classic. 

and mostly? we just snugged the heck out of our crazy, giggly and altogether amazing daughter.

is this hat not awesome? needless to say it was purchased.

. . .

i really can't get enough family time. i am totally one of those moms who is going to kiss their kids even when it embarrasses them. i am also going to be one of those moms who kisses daddy even when it embarrasses them. i love to be together, to be close and to share everything together. i love that lilly and hank bonded this week, really, i felt it. i feel like these holidays really are here for the healing purpose of putting everything else on pause. all those things we "have" to do to stop for just a moment. and in that moment there is such clarity on what is real, what actually matters and how amazing life truly is.

i needed this more than anyone and i am so thankful. God has blessed me with so much and there are lots of times i take them for granted, that i get greedy for what is not.

this week was pure. it was each moment savored and enjoyed. it was healing to say the least.