Friday, I love you!

Another work week has gone by, and this Friday is even a little sweeter, because of the long weekend! Though I truthfully don't have any major plans this weekend, I am very much looking forward to early close today and a day off on Monday! Hopefully having no plans means we can just go with the flow and do whatever we feel like doing in the moment!

Here are a few of my Friday thoughts, and favorite things from around the web this week!

• THREE WEEKS from today, I will be taking the trip of a lifetime to Italy with 20 of my closest family members. (ha!!) We are going to Italy for over two weeks - Staying in Tuscany the first week, and the Amalfi Coast the second week, in gorgeous villas. Excited is definitely an understatement -- this trip has been consuming my every thought for weeks now!  My extensive plans include: drinking wine, eating delicious Italian food, exploring little Tuscan villages off the beaten path, taking as many pictures as possible, drinking more wine, going on wine tours, learning some Italian, and visiting a bunch of the villages along the Mediterranean coast.  If anyone has any "can't miss" recommendations, please let me know! (Also in Florence/Rome, because we will be spending a day in each of those cities as well!)
  
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• On that note, I had my cortisone injection into my SI joint yesterday - the bottom of my spine essentially. I REALLY hope this helps relieve the pain I've been having for 8+ months and don't have any trouble in Italy walking around!  I was definitely the youngest person in that hospital - by like 35 years! Ha.
• Healthiest Cities in America - Love that Minneapolis (former home!) is #2 on this list! But, not shocking that there are a ton of California cities on this list...
• This list.  This made me laugh a lot, and get verrryyyy nervous for the future.
• This video is so incredibly sweet! Warms my heart.
• Spring Panzanella recipe on V for Veggies.  I LOVE all of Vanessa's recipes that she posts on this site, and this one is no different! And her pictures of her food and food prep - I love her style! Can't wait to try this recipe!
• Like I need another reason to drink coffee!! :)

Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend!