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Fridays signal the weekend, which means sleeping in and spending lots of time with the family! It also means I get a few days off from cooking

So, I thought I’d give a shot at starting my own meme here at Noob Mommy in celebration of happy things and Fridays. Please join in the fun!

Grab the Happy Friday button above, and write a post on your blog about 3+ things that made you happy this week. When you’re finished, add your name and blog address to Mr. Linky below. Then leave me a comment. Voila!

Please link only to “Happy Friday” posts, and visit the other participants too. I hope this meme ends your week on a warm fuzzy note… just one more reason to celebrate Friday!

A few things that made me happy this week

• Spending time with some old friends. It was great partaking in some delectable Hot Pot on Monday with good friends. Noob Daddy and I don’t go out and socialize too much nowadays with the Noob and her newly acquired skill of screaming in pitches only bats and dolphins communicate in. So, it was a happy thing to have people over for good eats… my favorite!

• Visiting the grandparents and enjoying a Seafood Cobb by the beach is something that definitely brings a smile to my face.

• I took a walk this week with the Noob. Big deal, right? Well, for me… it kind of is. I’ve been meaning to exercise more regularly. So even though I didn’t run a marathon or anything, it’s all about “baby steps.”

• The Inauguration! New hope and opportunities, change and a brighter future. That’s an incredible gift for our children. If you haven’t read Barack’s letter to his daughters, it’s incredibly moving. (Thanks, McMommy, for the link.)