Photo Friday!

"Life isn’t simple or easy.
But hard doesn’t equal bad.
And God is faithful."
~Karen B. (CHA mom whose son is currently going through chemo treatments)

I loved that quote, and originally meant to do a Thankful Thursday post yesterday, then got busy. It doesn't go super well with Photo Friday, but throwing in a little depth is always good in my book.

Okay, on to the pictures...  We had an early birthday celebration at Cheesecake Factory for Kristin Foster, my longest adult friendship and one of my favorite people!! =)

I tried the "Celebration Cheesecake," mostly for how cute it is! LOL  It was good, but I'll stick with chocolatey ones next time! =)

We were actually celebrating Kristin and Amber with their Connect Group from Woodlake Church! =)

K-Foster cuteness!

Tiffany is training to learn how to take court minutes for our Felony Tuesdays... so between cases whilst Judge was checking his statute book, I snapped this pic of her and Laura! =)

I made homemade mac n' cheese, and it was tasty! lol

Also made my first Instant Pot recipe - some chicken tortilla soup! Really good, and it's crazy how fast the Instant Pot can cook!  The pressure cooker thing scared me a bit, so I stayed out of the kitchen then used a long spoon to release it from "sealed" to "venting."  Steam shoots out of there and sounds like a train whistle, or maybe it just felt that way because I was on edge. lol  Anyway, I survived, and the food was good, so win-win! =)

If I didn't mention it before, I joined the New Year haircut bandwagon (Sarah, Karli, Jessica, and Evan all did it before me) and got my hair cut this past weekend. It's significantly shorter than what I asked for, but still a cute length that I know how to work with, so I'll take it!  (I always touch up my makeup and take selfies on haircut day when it's fresh from the salon, and they're almost always my favorite pics of me. I need to put more time into my hair and makeup on a daily basis, but sleeping in often wins that inner debate! lol)

Today, I'm in OKC to celebrate Mom's birthday (which was yesterday)... get excited! ❤

This = J&K on T&C's hoverboards. lol Life is entertaining here.

Happy (late) Birthday to my wonderful Mom!!  We're off to the HeyDay Boomerang for a tasty dinner followed by games and Laser Tag! =)

Happy Friday!  Have a fantastic weekend!! =)