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let me tell you about this day.

i had a conference for work in vegas this week, so hank and beth came along with me so that we could also spend time with his family. conference was tuesday thru thursday morning, and it was good. it was awesome, actually. my hotel received a really good award (which was a surprise), i got to see some dear friends, laugh a lot, dance a little, and spend time with some corporate folks who also shared their unexpected praise. it put me on a very nice career high. but by the end, i was ready to be done. i wanted to be back with my man and babe. even though they weren't far away i missed them.

when they picked me up from the hotel, we went out to the district, some old stomping grounds for me and hank when we used to live here. an awesome outdoor shopping district in henderson with our two favorite places: lucille's bar-b-que, and REI.

after being over-stimulated and inside a smoky, busy, loud casino for 2 days, all i wanted to do was get outside. we found the perfect place for beth to run around and play... a courtyard of sorts between the shops with a soft padded ground where she could fall as many times as she wanted and not get hurt. as we sat in the warm sun, playing and laughing together, all i could do was think,

i am on top of the world.

i sat there and watched hank (being the incredible dad that he is) play with beth and make her laugh and squeal. i may or may not have even shed a couple of silent happy tears. i didn't want to be anywhere else, with anyone else, doing anything else. i was on a total high and so full of gratitude and joy for all the things i had going for me right at that moment: i have a good job that i'm actually kind of good at, i was outside in the fresh air and warm sun, and most importantly, i was with the two people who matter the very most to me, and we were having a splendid time just being together.

since learning to walk this month, beth has been moving non stop. she loves being on her own two feet and mobile. she was ready to get up and run months ago, and now she can't keep up with herself. her mind moves much quicker than her feet (though they're catching up quick), and she's already trying to run everywhere. try containing that on a two hour flight. she is handful, but she is so rad. she is loved by both me and her dad.

after playing for a bit, we had some delicious lunch, checked out some crazy lizard this guy had brought over from australia and just let chill on the sidewalk, hit up the REI where we found some great deals, and then headed back home.

today was a good, good day. i really couldn't have asked for a better day.