It's bizarre, to simultaneously feel completely hopeless about one thing and so incredibly blessed about everything else. But I think that's just how life is sometimes.

To say that we stayed in this weekend would be an understatement. On Saturday afternoon Rob, Sean, and I ventured out to the mall to do some Christmas shopping and literally bought one thing before looking at puppies and then going home. Not productive. At home, we watched movies and ate a huge seafood dinner of scallops, lobster, and shrimp with my parents. We sat on the couch by the fire on Sunday morning and drank tea. Sunday afternoon brought a cooking marathon between my mother and I, and then Rob and I took a walk down to the dock and sat on the boat for a while.

I spent so many moments this weekend looking around me and feeling overwhelmed with gratitude. This family, this man, this food and these things that I sometimes take for granted without a thought. I feel so, so lucky for this life I've been given.

I barely picked up my camera all weekend! Here are a few shots from my phone from over the past three days.

1. Started a new book and drank some coffee while Rob slept in a bit on Saturday morning.

2. I got to go wedding dress shopping with Melissa and one of her bridesmaids on Saturday afternoon and she found the one! We had so much fun and they gave us little cans of champagne at the end.

3. More celebrating at Cava Mezze after our appointment at the shop. The cucumber mojitos were perfect.

4. Rob and I went to breakfast on Sunday at the tiniest IHOP I've ever seen. It's my new favorite spot in his neighborhood.

Overall, it was a much-needed weekend of relaxing and quality time with some people that I love. What about you?

Life Lately According to Instagram is a semi-weekly feature in which I showcase a few of my favorite Instagram shots. You can follow along with me in real-time if you'd like--I'm @megan_flynn.

Good morning! I'm currently sitting in the kitchen, drinking some tea and actually writing this post in real time. Sometimes these feel so much better than scheduled posts. Also, I ran out of time last night.

My mom and her friend and I went to see a medium speak and do her thing yesterday evening. It was one of the coolest things I've ever experienced. I'll have to gather my thoughts and tell you about it another time.

I'm heading to work in a few minutes, and at four o'clock I'm heading out on my way to New York! It's a long drive, but I'm glad that after half of it, Rob will jump in and take the wheel. My mom is already on her way, and unfortunately my dad has to stay behind to work and take care of Rocky, but it's going to be nice to get there and see Sean run tomorrow. Then we're heading into the city and spending an extra night just doing whatever! Anyone have any recommendations for us? The last time I was there was about a year and a half ago, but we had a lot more than just a day and a half to explore!

What are you up to this weekend? Happy Friday!