what i was grateful for in april | 2019

I love gratitude posts, it reminds of all the good in my life. It's especially good when I'm feeling the way I am now. I've had some personal issues going on in my life, and so this post is exactly what I need right now. I need of a reminder of everything that I should appreciate in my life. Instead of talking more, let's get right into it!

game of thrones

This is probably one of the biggest highlights of April. This is the first season I'm watching live, and I'm honestly so glad for that. I don't know how some people have had to wait a whole week for an episode for all these years!

So far 3 episodes of the latest season have been released, but let me tell you every second of it has been beyond amazing. I never cease to be impressed by this show.

If you haven't watched it yet, I seriously suggest you do! If you're watching the show, what are you thoughts on these past few episodes? Let me know!

open mic night

For the second month in a row, I've gone to open mic night. I think it's going to be something I'm going to try to do every month. While I'm not one to get on stage to sing or read a poem, I really like the energy of the place I go to. Everyone is so nice. It's a place full of so much positivity. I honestly love it so much, I'm going tonight!

ax throwing

Last month I tried out a new activity, ax throwing! It was honestly so much fun. It's such a unique thing, and while I was not very good, I would definitely go back and try it out!

brunch

I think this was the month of brunches. I went to so many of them, I was honestly in heaven. I love breakfast food, especially when it's not for breakfast. I have found a few hidden gems near me, and I can't wait to go back!

**special shoutout to my best friend, Erika, birthday brunch! It was so delicious and a pleasure to spend a lot of my day with you **

jamie's birthday

For her birthday we went to Hoboken, and while it wasn't the best time we've had there, we ended the night with some amazing pizza. We're actually having a bday do-over next week, which I'm actually so excited for. I know for a fact we're going to have an amazing time.

70's yelp event

Yelp is a restaurant review app. I'm actually part of their "elite" squad, because I review a lot of restaurants. Every year they have one huge event, and this year it was 70's themed. I didn't get the chance to go last year, so I was super happy when me and my friend, Christina, both got accepted to go!

There was so much delicious food it was honestly so amazing!

So I guess by writing this out, I figured out I actually did a lot more things that I thought I did. When you're in a funk it's so easy to only concentrate on the negative, which couldn't be further from the truth. Overall I had a pretty good April. How was your month? Let me know! I hope it was wonderful. Thanks for reading! Sending you love, strength, and positivity.

-melina xxx