Day 317: A Happy Saturday

Saturday was a great day all around, and I'm hesitant to start typing because I could just give you boring play-by-play of all the moments I enjoyed so much and everything I felt gratitude for that day!

We were in Fargo (Moorhead, actually) for our monthly couple's group, Teams of Our Lady. We met at our good friends' house and our kids and theirs got along great being banished to the basement with a babysitter for 3+ hours. We enjoyed a fruitful meeting and discussion and a great meal.

In the afternoon, I helped a friend set up for her Noonday Collection debut trunk show. The jewelry and accessories were so beautiful and I had a blast trying on all the things and creating my wish list. I hadn't planned on really staying at all, then I thought I'd leave after setup, and then I ended up staying for the whole thing and I had a blast!

We ended up milking their hospitality for all it was worth, staying for supper and until bedtime so the kids would sleep on the way home. I'm pretty sure I smiled in the darkness all the way home because it was such a great day.

I decided to host a trunk show on Sunday, November 27. Email, text, call, or comment if you want more information and I'll get the information sent out to you! After seeing all the pieces last weekend I'm so excited for the party in a couple of weeks! I'm @strukefam on Instagram if you want to see a few of the things I tried on.

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