Why We Loved That Brief Spell of Lovely Weather

This past week, we had temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. Y'know what's better than lying outside on a beautiful, sunny, warm day, gazing at the bright green leaves above you churning softly in the breeze? Doing all that in a HAMMOCK.

That's right, Felipe the Brazilian Hammock (a beloved family nickname that I just invented two minutes ago) made his annual debut!!! I don't remember if we put Weston in the hammock last year, but boy, does he love it now. We had such a nice time that I not only allowed Tim to take pictures of me without makeup, but I went ahead and published those very pictures on the blog. YEAH. That is how much I love Felipe.

We gazed at the leaves (and tried to ignore the horns honking and people yelling at the gas station):

We cuddled:
We swung gently from side to side:

We generally lazed for a while:

Weston even scored an earlobe massage (OH, HOW HE LOVES THAT!!):

And just as I was on the verge of kicking everyone out so that I could have a turn by myself, Weston went ahead and did it himself:

I think Felipe is smiling here:

P.S. I don't have the right words to thank you guys so much for your support and love during our whole icky job turmoil. We really, really appreciate all the kind comments. FYI, my mom is extremely impressed with the caliber of my friendships. She loves to read the comments on this blog (almost as much as she loves reading the blog posts, I think), and she has mentioned a few times how wonderful you all are. So, big thanks from me, and big thanks from my mom, too. :-)