Three on Thursday | April Loves.

Hello April, Hello Thursday, Hello (finally!?!) starting to feel like myself again.

I'm in the habit of sharing a "hello" post when it's the first Thursday of the month, but when Marc came into the kitchen this morning with a 2 inch pile of photos from his visits to Augusta (seriously, y'all, Marc does not get excited about much, but he loves The Masters) I thought about "things I love about The Masters" ($1.50 pimiento cheese sandwiches? azaleas as pretty as they must be in heaven? no cellphones?)

But as the day unfolded, I decided to stick with my original plan. Here are three things I love about April:

1. The Masters. I was honestly surprised this morning to learn that Marc made his first visit to Augusta in 1979 (i.e., before I even knew him). The Masters wasn't even on my radar that year. But in the intervening 40 years ... I've become a fan (see above).

Marc - circa 1985? - at the Masters

2. #blueskyblooms.

this morning, when I arrived for my Circle meeting

at the park this afternoon

3. Beaufort. This will be our 10th year (we started in 2007 and had to skip two years). Cleaning up that Beaufort link ... has taken me a while this afternoon. I loved seeing the photos - - even those really tiny ones from my early blog years - - but they are quite the reminder that times have changed. and yes, I cried... which makes me even more grateful to have this tradition with the good women in my life.

April, even with all the pollen, I love you!

xo - M.

See all the other Three on Thursday posts over at Carole's!