Photo Friday!!

So good...

Aaaand this was also really good. lol  This = veggie and ground turkey soup I made with my trusty CrockPot... I just threw in all the things. lol  Green beans, peas, corn, black beans, sweet potato, cauliflower crumbles, carrots, celery, and some random quinoa to make it thicker. lol I was a bit worried that I wouldn't like the finished product after adding so much to it, but it's actually quite tasty, so yay! Veggie-full success!! lol

A text from Lindsay that made me smile yesterday... she has two cards I sent over a year ago on her fridge. It's nice to know they were meaningful! ❤

Our courthouse Christmas "Tree of Remembrance" is all lit up at night (Laura and I were chatting past 6:00 the other day, and it was cool to walk through the lobby with everything dark but this tree).

My lovely new chalkboard by Rach!! =)

Just a pretty shot at the Myriad Gardens - the fall trees and the buildings reflected in the building make me happy. I took this as Mom and I were leaving, then talked about how we should've had the Parrish fam stand rrrright there! #theresalwaysnextyear

I made my bed because there was a possibility of everyone coming to Tulsa to do the pictures here... then I felt the need to document it because making my bed is *not* a regular thing for me. lolol It's pretty, though, so I should make more effort there.

This pic of them with Mom cracks me up... Jaceman threw up the peace sign at the very last second, which completely blocked out Triston's face. #mess

Thanks to Chettles "activating my RAS" (I think that's a BOLD class term, not sure) and giving me the name and # of a painter he works with, I had my garage door painted on Friendsgiving Tuesday!

Here's a before & after shot... looks good!!

I "read" (aka listened to the audiobook) The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up recently. Girlfriend is crazy and literally believes all of her possessions have feelings (like she talks about waking up her old books by clapping and worrying about the emotional tension poorly-folded socks must feel after working so hard for the person and getting stepped on all day... I laughed out loud a lot, but none of it was intended to be funny). And yet, her cleaning method is fairly legit, going category by category and holding every item and choosing to keep only what presently brings you joy!!  She talked about how we tend to keep things we have no current need for out of fear for the future or clinging to the past, and it's really so true. 
Anyway, I started out with my clothes, and eventually, I took 13 bags of clothes to Goodwill! Craziness. Hopefully someone else will enjoy them.

It's sad when you have cute clothes you forget that you own because they've been tucked away in a drawer for so long. So this was good to really go through it all and remember what I have and get rid of what no longer has real value to me!

I may not keep using it, but I did try her method for folding and storing things... and my sock drawer makes me happy! =)

Miss Kyndal Faith bossing her brothers around and demanding a "crisscross applesauce" picture! =)

...They gladly complied, and I think she looks ever-so-precious here as she's proud of herself for that! lol ❤

Bagels and book club with Monica and Elizabeth early this morning... we had a good talk about prayer and the big things we're praying over!  I've been feeling a bit off emotionally this week, partly because it's just been lonely with nowhere to be after work most of this week (other than watching the dramas of the Crawley family on Downton - lol), but today is a full day with friends, and a well-timed change!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY on this lovely Friday to Lauralai Allison!  Here are two nine-picture collages to commemorate our nine years of friendship, and almost four years of being co-workers! =)

 (There were too many good ones to just stick with one collage. lol)

Our Court Clerk, Amanda, made her a Milky Way cake this morning, then she received a very memorable birthday serenade from one of our Assistant DA's and Judge Hammers! lol  And we're off to Miss Scarlett's Tea Room with Tiffany, Leah, and Melody for lunch soon! Fun day. =)

Then I get to meet Elizabeth in OKC for dinner tonight... it's been a while since we've been able to get together, and a lot of life has happened and been discussed via email between then and now, so I'm super excited to see her tonight!! =)  Anywho, happy Friday, gang!