It’s easy to focus on the negative and not so wonderful things going on in our lives but today I’m choosing to highlight the positive and a few things that make me happy!
10 Things To Smile About:
1. Lola started walking!
2. Hawaii. I went to Maui for five days in February with two of my girlfriends and we saw whales swam with turtles, enjoyed some decadent meals and soaked up the sun.
3. Lucas has started playing AYSO soccer. His first game was Saturday and although they lost, they played well. Go Red Dragons!!
4. Lucas’s Kindergarten class has an elective book report to complete every night (including weekends) and he is one of only FIVE in his class of 19 to have reached 40 book reports so far this school year and was awarded by having a special pizza lunch with his teacher. This makes me deliriously happy!! I’m very proud of him and love that we share a love of books.
5. Speaking of reading… I’ve read five killer books this year. All of which I would highly recommend:
- Still Alice by Lisa Genova
- We Were Liars by E. Lochart
- Paper Towns by John Green
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
- Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson
6. Summer (it’ll be here before you know it!) camps have been selected and Lucas is registered!
7. Sister dates. Mine turned 31 on Saturday and we are celebrating tonight.
8. Fresh flowers. Such a small, inexpensive delight. Lucas helped me pick this bunch of tulips.
9. A full tank of gas, a stocked fridge and wine rack, a garage I can actually move around in, and no laundry to do (for the next five minutes).
10. These two! They keep me on my toes, challenge me and fill my days with love and joy.
What are you smiling about?
I just finished Still Alice. Such a heartbreaking story.
I loved gaining insight into the mind of a woman not much older than me and her battle with Alzheimer’s. I really want to see the movie now too!
Those tulips made me smile too, my favorite! I love that you highlighted all these happy things, especially that last photo! 🙂
Everything I am is in that last photo! (:
Love this list! I’ve read two of those books and will have to read the other three. My big trip coming up is making me smile!
Big trips are the best! Safe travels.
The tulips and those kiddos smiling, made me smile.
Then I thought about YOU. You in Hawaii or you in the middle of your kitchen, reading a book and I smiled again.
I loved “We Were Liars” did you?
Also, how was “Paper Towns”?
Books are my unconditional love and I just smile when I imagine you and I sharing that love of them.
Give the kiddos a hug from me today and I’m sending one for you too!
xo
I loved both both books… similar, mysterious, keep you reading.
YOU make me smile too, my friend! xoxo
Seeing Lucas and Lola together make me happy. They look so alike!
It’s crazy, isn’t it? I look at photos of Lucas when he was her age and I almost can’t tell them apart.