Friday's Fave Five #37

Hi everyone! Welcome to the 37th edition of Friday's Fave Five! Are you ready to find your five favorite things from your week? Well, let's roll. If you're new to the Fave Five, details are here. Now all you have to do is jump right in!

1. Mother's Day. Spending time doing things that have become special traditions in the family was wonderful. Spending time with our moms was very special. We are so blessed that they both live here and are still with us and that the kids know them well and can spend time with them whenever they want is truly something we cannot take for granted. It was great to celebrate motherhood with them and thank them for all they give into our lives.

2. Reactions of my children. Funny ones like the one I got from my oldest this week when I asked her in a text message to give her grandfather a birthday phone call the following day around 5 or 6ish. I was thinking that would give him time to get home from work in the evening. Her reaction quickly came back: "In the morning???" I should have known her 19 year old self would have assumed that's what I meant and I probably gave her a heart attack requesting that of her. Oh, how I laughed.

3. The new Star Trek movie. We finally used the tickets I got hubby for his birthday and saw this on Saturday night. We are not big movie goers, preferring to rent when it comes out. But there is just certain shows we like to see on the big screen, and boy, was this worth the ticket. Not only was it full of great effects, but the story was good too. And you didn't have to be a die hard Trekkie to enjoy and understand the story. It had all the characters (not the actors, athough Lenard Nemoy did have a role) from the original series, and they picked up on their personality quirks and nuances perfectly. It was well written so that if you were not a viewer of the first series you still got a chuckle but if you were a fan you totally got the jokes and it made it really funny. There was good humor, lots of action, although there was one short scene that I would have totally have wanted to cover the eyes of my 14 year old had she been there. (Yes, I am funny that way). Hubby and I both thoroughly enjoyed it as did my oldest who went with her friends. And she'd never seen the original series and knew none of the characters. Great summer movie.

4. This rose.

Everytime I look at the color, I smile. I just love it. But not only was it gorgeous the day I got it (see picture above) at church on Mother's Day, which means it was bought on Saturday, today after 6 days, it still looks like this: Now if you knew me and my history with roses you would understand what a miracle this is. I mean this baby is not even bowing her pretty head one little bit. She's standing straight and tall and isn't evening turning brown. Usually I'm lucky if a rose last me a day and half without the head drooping and looking pouty. This one is still standing tall. So it definitely is making me smile this week and definitely makes my favorite list.

6. Tia's very first violin recital. This was her first year of violin. And this was the first conservatory concert we've ever attended. What a fun couple of hours listening to good music. I like orchestra music once in awhile and the different ensembles put on a great show. Tia did three songs with the other beginner students. Her class did well considering the wide variety in age. Next year she'll be in the junior orchestra so that will be a whole different experience.

The picture shows Tia in the center, another student and a senior orchestra student. There was a whole line of much younger kids I didn't get in the pic.

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