Breath-taking views and a break from the city,

seeing Willie Nelson perform for the first time ever, especially because it was with my mom,

and a weekend of epic meals fresh from the garden. On the drive down to the Lake I listened to Ray Wylie Hubbard sing,

"the days I keep my gratitude above my expectations, those are the good days."

That's my new mantra, possibly to be carved in leather soon and hung above the front door.