More tidbits of life

I took Friday off of work! I love four day weeks and could really get used to an every week, three day weekend. Michelle was in town and I am so glad we got to spend a couple of hours together. 

We made Smitten Kitchen's delicious mushroom quiche which was gone in one day. But then again, many foods are gone in one day lately. I can't get enough food these days. Jared commented recently that I never used to go back for seconds. I hadn't really thought about it, but I didn't and now I do. What's interesting to me is that I also really only want savory foods. I used to want a piece of fruit or some dessert at 9pm and now I want spaghetti or soup or mushroom quiche. That's not to say I'm not eating dessert along the way, but it's not the go-to snack food. 

Pregnancy changes everything from the foods I want to the length of my patience to my body shape.  

In other fun news, my aunt and uncle are in town from California. We had everyone over for dinner last night. My uncle captured a great photo of Brad and me. Brad and I seem to be getting along better as we age. The boys and men in my family have said the sweetest things since I've been pregnant. The comments are usually folded into prayers of blessing before a meal. I've loved how the family has grown over the years and it's been fun to make additions of my own through Jared and now a child. Each member changes the balance in the family mobile. After Dad died, the mobile felt precariously off balance and still does sometimes, but we have largely leveled ourselves back out by adding new dimensions to our roles. The loss will always be there, but families either stay stuck or move on and ours has always been the moving on type.