Little Things

There are days that are wonderful because of big events like getting married, a vacation, a baby being born, or meeting Channing Tatum (so I imagine), and then there are the days that are wonderful because of small things and the people surrounding us.  Last Friday was one of those days for me.  I took the day off work to take advantage of one of Mr. C’s last days off for awhile and it was one of those perfect days. 

Mr. C was at Target by 7:45 to ensure that he didn’t miss out on Mario Kart 8, which we’ve been anxiously awaiting for about five years.  Apparently it was just him and a high school kid with his mom waiting, so there wasn’t much of a mad dash there.  I guess he thought it was going to be more like the apple store on iphone debut day.

When we got home we played Mario Kart and were both so excited about our new game that someone could have confused us for five year olds with a new toy.  So far I’m pretty horrible with racing actual people online, but I do great with the computers!  Working on that one….

We went to Postinos for lunch and if you’ve never been there (and you live near Phoenix), then you need to drop whatever you’re doing and get yourself there.  A friend had been telling me to check the place out for months but I underestimated how much I would love it.  We ordered bruschetta, apparently THE reason to go.  It comes with 4 selections, each cut into 4 slices.  It was so good that I didn’t think to snap a photo until we had devoured almost everything.  My favorite was the fig spread with brie and sliced green apples, but all of them were delicious.  They also have a huge wine selection for $5 a glass.  Need I say more?

Mr. C forced (lol) me to go across the street for ice cream at Churn, the cutest ice cream shop I’ve ever seen.  It has a vintage hometown feel and the ice cream is made on site with natural ingredients.  I sampled the coconut ice cream and was sold on the first bite.

Later we headed to the X-men movie.  We had a little marathon of movies earlier in the week so I could get caught up since I had previously only seen the Wolverine spin-offs.  Going to a movie in the middle of the day is a luxury to me because it means number one that I have an afternoon off, and number two that I actually get to enjoy that same afternoon off doing fun things instead of grown-up/productive things.

The day was full of “normal” things, but it was one of the most fun and relaxing days I’ve had for awhile.  It’s hard to just focus on the moment at hand sometimes and forget about all the things that need/should be done.  Most things can wait but we can never get back the times we failed to laugh, be silly, enjoy God’s creations, and forget our worries.

I hope you take some time this weekend to enjoy the little things!