Country Music, Baby Snuggles, and Friends

There is nothing in the world like good friendship. You know the ones. The ones you can laugh with for no good reason. The ones who come over on a whim just to chat for a while. The ones who know your favorite kind of wine and exactly how much to pour when you want it. Since it's November (and technically November 2, but I'm going to pretend it's still the 1st. A certain little baby was a little fussy today and didn't want me to write this earlier) I want to focus on writing a month's worth of thankful posts. The whole post each time won't be dedicated to being thankful, but I'll include some little blurb about what I'm thankful for. There really is so much to be thankful for. 

But today I am particularly thankful for my friends. I had a wonderful evening with two of my favorite people, plus baby Will, who is by default my very favorite. We watched the CMAs, laughed a bunch, and just enjoyed each others company. These girls didn't judge me when I cried during Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton's acceptance speech for their Song of the Year award... and then when I cried again when we rewinded it and rewatched it. Nor did they think I was crazy for pausing it during Faith Hill's performance to see if she really did have on braces. They are just easy to spend time with.

It's also nice to spend time with people that I trust with my baby boy. I know that if I'm in another room and he cries, these wonderful friends will take care of him just the way I would. Having people like that in your life really make you more thankful than you could ever realize.
So- cheers to country music, baby snuggles, and wonderful friends. I love November already.

And because I'm that mom, here is a little collage of my favorite boy. The many faces of Buggy. They all melt my heart.

-Maggie

Thankful Thursday

I feel like such a blog slacker these days. And by these days, I really mean ever since I started this blog. I really want to be better about updating this, but between cuddling my sweet boy, changing diapers, feeding him, and then trying to catch up on laundry (which, by the way, never seems to stop piling up!) and cleaning up a little I just feel like I have zero time. I'm going to work on making time for it because this whole finding time thing just isn't working and I really do enjoy it!

I think link-ups are really fun. This is my second one so far, but I see many more of them in my future. Here is my Thankful Thursday list. There are so many people in my life that I love to pieces, and I wanted to thank a few of them. Feel free to join in! If you blog, think about writing a post, but if you don't, leave a comment with the things you're thankful for.

I'm thankful for:
-Caramel Apple Spice from Starbucks. Yum! It's like Fall in a cup. I had my first one of the season yesterday and it was WONDERFUL!
-Chilly weather.
-A country where, regardless of your political beliefs, people genuinely want to fight for the greater good.
-My cricut machine.
-Logan's rolls. I mean, seriously. Is there anything better in the world?
-The New Normal. I am LOVING that show. So great.
-These people:

I am so thankful for my wonderful husband. He is my best friend. He knows how to make me laugh and how to calm me down. I don't know what in the world I'd do without him.

My Mama. She is my other best friend. We have the same thoughts about pretty much everything. We find the same things to be absolutely hilarious and we are both ridiculously cheesy. She is wonderful and has the biggest heart out of anyone I've ever met. There are no words to say how wonderful she really is. I'm the luckiest daughter ever. 

I'm so grateful to have wonderful friends in my life. There are so many people who have been there for me and my family. Lori, what would I do without you in Athens? I'm so glad we are both here and that our wonderful husbands work together. You are the most generous and giving friend and I'm so glad to have you in my life and in Will's. You are already one of his favorite people.

Charissa, can I please tell you how happy I am that our friendship traveled from Milledgeville to Athens? I am so glad that once again we are only a five minute drive from each other. I can't wait to make even more silly memories with you, my sweet friend. 

Melissa, thank you for putting up with me and my crazy self for oh, what, about 16 or 17 years now? You are a wonderful constant in my life and I'm so thankful for you. Thank you for all of the advice you've given, the sleepless nights we had at slumber parties staying up way too late and eating lots of Reese's, and for making me a stronger person. 

 Kahlin- Thank you for your caring friendship. I can always count on you to check in on me and my family and to genuinely care about the things going on my life. I care about you and your sweet family, too, and I'm so glad that we live closer now so our families can have more fun times together. You have such a caring heart.

Will- thank you for being the most perfect little guy ever. You already sleep somewhere between five and seven hours straight at night which I can't believe since you're only 8 weeks old. You are such a calm, cuddly guy and I can't wait to see you continue to grow. I love you more than you will ever, ever know.