adding sunshine

to my day Friday.......

flowers from Mom and Dad

 flowers from my Newman House girls

Love how bright and cheery both of these are!  And something fresh and clean and new {especially since the dust is starting to build up everywhere else around the house :) }

My good good friend came over and spent the morning just chatting with me.  It had been too long since either of us had slowed down and just really talked to each other, and it was so good to talk to her.  Her little girl gave me a hug as soon as she saw me (loved that!), and then later created this beautiful picture of her and I.  Elliott noticed that she even put me in an orange dress, my favorite color right now.  I love it and am keeping it forever!

Also got to get out of the house and actually see people that don't necessarily have any medical degrees.  Our table did not win the trivia night, but it was way fun and all of the teens who worked the night ended up making enough money from it to pay their entire way to CIY this year.  What an awesome group of teens that I feel incredibly priveledged to be just a small part of their lives.  They are going to do great things (already are doing great things), and I can't wait to see what they are!