Three beautiful things from my past week:

1. My parents have adopted two cats. The older is very shy and was still acclimating to her new home (read: hiding), but the younger is a joyful little boy who alternates between kitten boisterousness and napping on their laps. My parents have not anyone this energetic living in their house in decades, but I am confident they will meet somewhere in the middle as he ages. (On a related note: I was shocked when we returned home to meet two fully grown cats. I would have sworn we left kittens behind at the start of the weekend, but our nearly 2-year-olds are ginormous.)

2. My best friend and I were finally able to meet up for lunch. It had been more than six months since we’d seen each other, and I missed her tremendously.

3. I’m now working part-time for the nonprofit where I’ve been volunteering, and today had me subbing in and coaching soccer to pre-K and kindergarteners, who were maybe the most affectionate group of kids I’ve ever met. I had to work hard to get them to stop hugging me in order to play a game. It’s a rough life. (Remind me of this next week when I come down with a cold from being snuggled by 20 wee people with runny noses.)

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