Three beautiful things from this first full week of summer (besides our first Sunday of summer supper — corn on the cob and caprese sandwiches):

1. Rudi’s friends, Eric and Idit, invited us to their wedding last weekend. Held in a backyard in part of Rock Creek Park, the ceremony was sweet and quick, the brunch was delicious, and the blue skies glorious. The couple seemed extremely happy, and the small group of friends they’d assembled were ecstatic for them.

2. We watched The Princess Bride on Friday at one of the outdoor movie screenings around town and then caught a second showing of Wonder Woman at our favorite single-screen cinema. (Incidentally, did you hear that Wonder Woman is now the most successful DC Comics film adapted by Warner Brothers? Suck it, haters! Ahem, I meant, bring on more female-fronted superhero movies!)

3. I had a work conference to attend the past two days, which required getting in early (for me) and, therefore, getting to leave early, too. I had a volleyball game on Tuesday, but yesterday I spent the extra time lounging on a bench in the park and reading.

How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world recently?