High Five for Friday: I'll never forget the moment that happened this afternoon

Amanda and I particpate in the link party, High Five for Friday, from Lauren Elizabeth's blog. Head on over to Lauren Elizabeth for more "High Five for Friday." We're taking part in this fun reflection each week and hopefully you will too!

Five Things that brought an immediate smile to my face and warmed my soul instantly:

1. My week started off with an awesome lunch date with my mom and sister. A tradition of ours is to have frozen yogurt at Bloomingdale's. We've been doing this since I was a very little girl. Most of the time it's just the three of us, but sometimes my grandmother, aunts, and cousins tag along, too. Just the girls. It's so much fun! There's nothing like spending time with your mom and sister, right? My sister is tapping back into her photography hobby, so she snapped a few photos with her new camera to document our tradition.

2. Receiving emails from our wedding photographer. The wedding is over, but the little things that I've been working on afterwards fill the void of it ending. It also builds excitement for how I'll relive it over and over and over again.

3. My best friend, Frances, sent me a video of her son, Giovanni, making a volcano I bought him for his birthday. He just turned four and I knew he'd enjoy every minute of this.  My favorite part of the video was listening to his laughs and giggles, and I always adore the conversation that they both have with each other. I watched the video more than a few times. This was the best part of my week until #5 came along.

4. Receiving a note from my husband this morning. After my terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, he reassured me that today was a new day, that everything would be ok, and to smile.

5. My week ended in the best and most unexpected way possible. I stayed after school until well after 5 o'clock to get a lot crossed off my to-do list. I was so happy to declare the school week over as I walked outside to my car. I sat on my cold leather seats, waiting for the engine to warm up in the frigid cold and I noticed that I had missed a call on my cellphone from my dad... and there was a voice mail. My dad had left a message saying that he was on his way home and "our song" had come on, the song we danced to at my wedding, Just The Way You Look Tonight. He even held the phone to the speaker for me to listen.

Oh, 
my 
heart
 just 
melted.

Tears sprung to my eyes. And all at once, it was the hug through the phone, the voice of comfort, the song that says it all, the lyrics that I know so well, and the everything that I needed to hear to end my crazy week. The bad parts of my week washed away instantly. I'll never forget the moment that happened this afternoon. It absolutely touched and warmed my soul. Thank you, Dad. I love you so very much!