Simple Joys of the Week, November 30th Edition

I can't even with the date today. I'm always that girl but seriously--how are we just a tad over a month out from 2019!?!?!? Ummmmmm.

Thank goodness for SJOTW because it makes me slow down and reflect on this life that is flying by at the speed of light.

What brought you joy over the past 7 days? My favorite simple, sensory joys from our trip home to GA + beyond are below... 

HEAR: Family drum circle/music circle/sing-a-long
My family is all about music. At my dad's house (where we stayed last weekend) he has basically every instrument you could imagine just sitting out somewhere within reach. This makes his house pretty dreamy for a music-loving toddler and an impromptu morning sing-a-long took it up a notch and left Charlie Mae beaming. Also, it made me MELT to hear her singing along with all of us [at the top of her lungs] while we sang her favorite songs (with my dad on the guitar and brothers on the drums, of course). It was so fun. 

SEE: Charlie Mae with my cousin's children 
Another sweet motherhood moment (isn't that what the holidays are for when you're a parent?): I got to see Charlie Mae interacting with/infatuated with my cousin's two children! They had never met before and although I would have loved for them to become inseparable immediately, they were slow to warm up and our visit was too short for that to happen, but it was still adorable to observe them playing tentatively together. 

TASTE: Thanksgiving (we did ours on Friday so it falls within this window!)
I mean, duh. I don't need to say much about this except that Thanksgiving food is the best. And sweet Ben basically made our entire meal for my entire family (and extended family) while we were in ATL, so it was extra appreciated this year. Yay for Ben's amazing abilities in the kitchen! 

SMELL: Trader Joe's Coconut Body Butter
'Tis the season for super dry cracked skin and this is my favorite lotion out there right now. It's super cheap, smells DIVINE, feels great going on, and of course, is extremely affordable since it's from TJs. Try it! You won't be disappointed.  

TOUCH: Clean clothes/a fixed washer
We came home from our trip to a broken washer, which was kind of the worst (hello, dirty laundry piles all over the house!). But we had someone come fix it on Wednesday and just a mere $300 later (ha!), we're back in business. This whole debacle made me *very* appreciative of working appliances everywhere.

And there you go! I hope you can find the time to reflect on your #SJOTW today, too... 

Have a wonderful weekend!