It’s the first official Friday’s Fave Five of summe–though in my mind, it’s been summer all month. And it’s the last FFF of June. I pause on Fridays with Susanne and friends at Living to Tell the Story to share the blessings of the week.
1. Father’s Day. We enjoyed having the family over, one of them via FaceTime.
2. July 4th decorations. I love my country and my flag, but I don’t usually have any special decorations for Independence Day–mainly because I don’t like red, white, and blue as a decorating scheme. But I went to Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago and found some I liked. They were 40% off, plus I had a gift card to spend.
3. Impromptu date. We went out to Olive Garden, anticipating that they might be busy on a Saturday night. But we were seated right away in a small area with just four or five tables. We really like the smaller seating areas there rather than the restaurant being one big, open, noisy room.
4. Having Tim over while his mom had a doctor’s appointment. After lunch, we just hung out together in the family room. I wondered later whether I should plan something special to do when he’s here. But I think we all enjoy just relaxing together at times, too.
5. Good conversations, one with a friend, one with the folks around our table at our Wednesday evening get-together at church.
How was your week?
Stray Thoughts 
This sounds like a good week! I don’t really have patriotic/July 4 decor either. Your new things look nice and just the right amount of red/white/blue đ How nice that you got a smaller, out-of-the-way to sit at OG. It really can make a big difference in how much you enjoy a meal, I think! And I agree, it’s seemed like summer for a while already I think.