diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 4a0a147b..3710e7fd 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ vim.opt.cursorline = true
 -- Minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor.
 vim.opt.scrolloff = 10
 
+-- term gui colors for nvim.notify
+vim.opt.termguicolors = true
+
 -- [[ Basic Keymaps ]]
 --  See `:help vim.keymap.set()`
 
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/misc.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/misc.lua
index 1e5d42f8..9c56994c 100644
--- a/lua/custom/plugins/misc.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/misc.lua
@@ -6,33 +6,6 @@ return {
     -- use opts = {} for passing setup options
     -- this is equivalent to setup({}) function
   },
-  -- {
-  --   -- sessions
-  --   'folke/persistence.nvim',
-  --   event = 'BufReadPre', -- this will only start session saving when an actual file was opened
-  --   opts = {
-  --     -- load the session for the current directory
-  --     vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>Ss', function()
-  --       require('persistence').load()
-  --     end, { desc = 'Load session from directory' }),
-  --
-  --     -- select a session to load
-  --     vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>SS', function()
-  --       require('persistence').select()
-  --     end, { desc = 'Select a sesion to load' }),
-  --
-  --     -- load the last session
-  --     vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>Sl', function()
-  --       require('persistence').load { last = true }
-  --     end, { desc = 'Load the last session' }),
-  --
-  --     -- stop Persistence => session won't be saved on exit
-  --     vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>Sd', function()
-  --       require('persistence').stop()
-  --     end, { desc = 'Stop Saving sessions' }),
-  --     -- add any custom options here
-  --   },
-  -- },
   {
     'karb94/neoscroll.nvim',
     config = function()
@@ -61,11 +34,17 @@ return {
     -- opts = {
     config = function()
       local resession = require 'resession'
+
+      ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: missing-parameter
       resession.setup()
+
       -- Resession does NOTHING automagically, so we have to set up some keymaps
       vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>Ss', resession.save, { desc = 'Save Session' })
-      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>Sl', resession.load, { desc = 'Load Session' })
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>SL', resession.load, { desc = 'Load Session' })
       vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>Sd', resession.delete, { desc = 'Delete Session' })
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>Sl', function()
+        require('resession').load 'Last'
+      end, { desc = 'Load last session' })
 
       vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('VimLeavePre', {
         callback = function()
@@ -76,4 +55,59 @@ return {
     end,
     -- },
   },
+  {
+    'rcarriga/nvim-notify',
+  },
+  {
+    'folke/noice.nvim',
+    event = 'VeryLazy',
+    opts = {
+      -- require('notify').setup {
+      --   background_colour = '#000000',
+      -- },
+      -- add any options here
+      lsp = {
+        -- override markdown rendering so that **cmp** and other plugins use **Treesitter**
+        override = {
+          ['vim.lsp.util.convert_input_to_markdown_lines'] = true,
+          ['vim.lsp.util.stylize_markdown'] = true,
+          ['cmp.entry.get_documentation'] = true, -- requires hrsh7th/nvim-cmp
+        },
+      },
+      -- you can enable a preset for easier configuration
+      presets = {
+        bottom_search = true, -- use a classic bottom cmdline for search
+        command_palette = true, -- position the cmdline and popupmenu together
+        long_message_to_split = true, -- long messages will be sent to a split
+        inc_rename = false, -- enables an input dialog for inc-rename.nvim
+        lsp_doc_border = false, -- add a border to hover docs and signature help
+      },
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>nl', function()
+        require('noice').cmd 'last'
+      end, { desc = 'Last Message' }),
+
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>nd', function()
+        require('noice').cmd 'dismiss'
+      end, { desc = 'Dismiss Message' }),
+
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>nh', function()
+        require('noice').cmd 'history'
+      end, { desc = 'History' }),
+    },
+    dependencies = {
+      -- if you lazy-load any plugin below, make sure to add proper `module="..."` entries
+      'MunifTanjim/nui.nvim',
+      -- OPTIONAL:
+      --   `nvim-notify` is only needed, if you want to use the notification view.
+      --   If not available, we use `mini` as the fallback
+      'rcarriga/nvim-notify',
+    },
+    config = function()
+      require('noice').setup {
+        -- Your existing configuration
+      }
+      -- Set the background color for NotifyBackground highlight group
+      vim.cmd [[highlight NotifyBackground guibg=#000000]]
+    end,
+  },
 }