1000 Gifts: 541-640

**The 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, and 32nd Installments of 1000 Gifts**

541	Pitted Kalamata Olives
542	Parchment paper
543	Easy company
544	Pizza stone
545	Hard truths, driven home
546	Goat cheese in my scrambled eggs
547	A productive night of work
548	A full weekend
549	Talking about adoption with my man.
550	Scheduling a visit with my parents!
551	Dreaming about baby names (for someday)
552	Dinner with Laura & Dave
553	Tulips on the table
554	Little hints of spring
555	Marshmallow Peeps
556	Lasagna
557	Morning fog in the valley
558	A sunny Thursday!
559	Waking up next to this wonderful man
560	Dinner plans with friends
561	Daylight Savings and an extra hour of sunlight
562	Event planning.
563	Blueprints.
564	Cable's out - more time to actually get things done.
565	Google hangouts
566	Hulu plus
567	Surprise visits from family
568	3 hour Starbucks dates
569	The smell of a newborn, hours old
570	Cole's incredible discipline and focus
571	Fresh pasta
572	Frozen yogurt dates
573	Ladies Night.
574	Kelly Anne Schlect.
575	Friends in ministry
576	Homemade pasta.
577	Lingering conversation.
578	Afternoons off.
579	Inside jokes with Cole.
580	72 degree days in March. (!!!)
581	A weekend getaway to Astoria.
582	A patient husband who stops for good coffee when the hotel coffee is gross.
583	Free movies
584	A beachfront dinner at sunset. You just can't make this stuff up.
585	Conflicts that get resolved quickly.
586	The grace extended by my God and my husband.
587	Weekends.
588	Free moving boxes.
589	Excedrin Migraine
590	Fresh cookies
591	A free Vanilla Latte on a day when I'm dragging
592	Lunch with coworkers
593	A full tank of gas.
594	Going home for the weekend!
595	Instagram. There, I said it.
596	Dinner with good friends.
597	Niece giggles.
598	Hide and Seek with littles.
599	Stain remover.
600	Friendly strangers at the airport.
601	A text from my Daddy.
602	Homemade bread.
603	A visit with my brother.
604	People-watching at the airport.
605	Free stuff, yo.
606	The Bay Bridge lit up at night.
607	A baseball game with Brian.
608	Garlic Fries.
609	An encouraging email.
610	Thoughtful friends.
611	A breakfast with the Beattys.
612	A moving party
613	Good packing tape
614	Our GTBC Church Family - because of God's work through them, we are forever changed.
615	Hard goodbyes.
616	Beth Carper.
617	Colorado relatives
618	Books. Amen.
619	Time with the niece
620	Movies in the middle of the afternoon.
621	Whiffle ball in the backyard.
622	Uncle Andy's margaritas.
623	A phone call with Brian.
624	Generous neighbors.
625	A returned deposit (and a super sweet letter from our old landlords)
626	A completed to-do list.
627	An incompleted to-do list - a reminder that my worth is not in what I accomplish.
628	Watching younger cousins turn into pretty darn awesome adults.
629	Seeing my baby sister graduate college - such grace and such Grace.
630	An unexpected bump to firstclass for a 6 hour flight.
631	And, complimentary POG mimosas. Yes.
632	Being reunited with my guy. Missed him.
633	Dinner overlooking the marina.
634	Strawberries en flambe.
635	Waikiki with my in-laws.
636	A fresh Hawaiian Lei.
637	A patient and gracious attending doc.
638	A picnic at sunset.
639	Access to a barbeque!!
640	Familiar worship songs keeping homesickness at bay.