happy list.

A post-weekend happy list:

+ Clear weather long enough for a trip to the dog park.

+  Lazy Saturday mornings watching Disney movies with my hubby.

+  Sunday morning breakfast and church.

+  Clean dogs!

+ Getting help folding laundry. 

+  Dreaming of decorating our house together.

+  Catching up on Mad Men! I miss that show.

+  Late night snacks.

+  Lots of hugs and kisses.

Hope everyone had a good first weekend of Spring!

a happy list.

Meet Abby.

7 weeks old, border collie/lab mix.

This little girl has stolen all our hearts.  Well, almost all.  Her big brother is still apprehensive about having someone in the family that isn't stoked to just lay around all day.  She's been a joy and a handful these last couple days, but I'm loving the distraction and being busy.

She has inspired a happy list! 

1.  Puppy breath and kisses.

2.  Going grocery shopping.

3.  61 degree weather that promises spring.

4.  The smell of our wood floor cleaner.

5.  A new bottle of wine.

6.  Texts with my family.

7.  My husband talking about babies.

8.  Plans to go dress shopping with girlfriends.

9.  Waking up to no dishes in the sink.

10.  Waking up before your alarm and getting to sleep more.

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A happy list for this freezing, rainy Thursday.

* Four day weekends!! Since we have no money it will be spent being cozy at home!

*  It's half way through the month! Two more weeks to go!

*  The ritual of drinking tea (or coffee) in the morning.  Passed onto me and my sisters by my momma.

*  Vampire Diaries is back on tonight and we're all caught up!

*  Making up for a week of no hugs and kisses.

*  The anticipation of making green chicken chili tonight for dinner. 

Another food post may or may not be in the future!

*  Heaters...cozy sweaters...and blankets right out of the dryer.  Anything keeping me warm at this point.

*  The enthusiasm of my little sister and all her schemes.

*  Scheming with my other little sister about trips across the sea with our family.

*  Little phone calls from one of my favorite little people ever.

"A deer hit your car?"

a happiness list

Needing to write down some reasons for happiness today.

Enjoy loves!

 * Downton Abbey is back! Season 3 is off to a great start and I love it.

* Being able to see the floors in our other two rooms.

*  Finding a pack of bobby pins that I thought was lost forever.

* Getting our trash taken out. Long story, but it's gone!

* Leftovers that fill me up.

*  Listening to my husband play his banjo (a Christmas present from his loving wife)!

*  Did I mention Downton Abbey?

happiness for today

A happy/thankful list on this 7th day of November

+ Getting to have lunch with my husband twice in one week!

It makes long work days more bearable for the both of us.

+ Everything is all nice and legal on our truck and we can drive it everywhere now!

+ Driving the truck down the back roads to the house.

+ Good music.

Just bought The Lumineers' CD and I love it.

+ Having my wake up call be two cold noses pressed into my face.

And lots of extra puppy love once I got up.

+ My birthday is in a few weeks!

+ Thanksgiving is in a few weeks!

+ NO MORE POLITICAL COMMERCIALS!

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A (short) Wednesday Happy List:

Seeing and visiting with people from home.

Watching Sons of Anarchy with Jess.

Getting my dog healthy...no matter the cost.

That the boys will be home shortly!

Waking up, rested, before my alarm.

Seeing pumpkins everywhere.

Apple Cider.

a little bit of happiness

Ok, a whole lotta happiness.

I've been one happy girl lately.  Being married is pretty awesome.

My best friend, who I miss something fierce, inspired me to write a little happy list this morning.

+ (Very) early morning kisses and hugs.

+ Big dog love.

+ Our reality-tv-worthy-living-situation and group of friends, who are more like family than anything.

+  Going to the river and seeing family.

+  Little cousins and their sense of humor.

+  The weather's decision to send the humidity away.

+  Rainy, fall weather.

+ Cotton sheets.

+ My husband.

+The following pictures...

 

Happiness x7

From the time I was little I've been a babysitter.

It started out as being the big sister of three and then moved onto other people's kids who I've always come to love and adore.  I feel more than ready to be a mother because of all the babysitting experiences I have under my belt, ex: losing a child, being thrown up on, and countless disgusting diapers.

Yesterday, I got the chance to take one of my favorites out of the house.

We went, just the two of us, and got lunch and played.

He really made for one adorable lunch date...

Then today I got even more snuggles and silly faces!

They make me happy and it's going to break my heart to be so far away from them (and their brother and sister) while they're growing up.

What made you happy this week? Link up with Mrs. Stephanie!

Happiness x6

1. Tractor traffic jams. I used to miss these when I was living in LA.

2. Laying-out poolside over the weekend.

3.  A decent picture of myself on my phone! This always makes me happy.

4.  My valley can look pretty sometimes.

5.  Pretty flowers in Corinne's kitchen.

6.  Energy drinks were necessary this past weekend.

What little things made you happy this week?

Link up with Stephanie and Alycia!

Happiness x5

Inspired by Becca and Stephanie to write out a Happy List for this Thursday's little bits of happiness.

1.  Getting dinner at Cozumels with the family.  

Your dinner experience is so different when you've been going to the same place since you were 9.

2.  Having a good relationship with my sister's boyfriend.

3.  Completing wedding tasks.

4.  Good morning texts from my sweetheart.

5.  The sunshine we've been having all week.

6.  Sun-kissed skin and tan lines.

7.  Sleeping in until your body wakes up.

8.  Hot tea and peanut butter toast in the morning.

9.  The music that always seems to fill my house.

Link up with your little bits of happiness!

Hapiness x4

1.  Having the best friend home, ice cold beer, and pool.

2.  This quote by Furtick. One of the coolest people I've ever heard speak.

3.  Siren and her love of laying on my laptop.

A lot of our happiness this week stems from this tiny cat. She's way too much fun.

Link up with what made you happy this week with Stephanie.

a song and a list

 

Tuesday Happy List

1.  Mailing all our wedding invitations.

2.  Sunny weather.

3.  Bagels and cream cheese.

4.  Dinners in the crock pot.

5.  Kitten loving.

6.  How I Met Your Mother.

 And now a tune for this Tuesday...

This makes me want to go to the lake.

The end.

little tid bits of happiness x3

1.  Blues Clues time with my favorite 2-year-old.

2.  Feeling like I was in an episode of Dance Moms.

3.  Babies playing with a box.

4.  Trey dancing to Taylor Swift.

5.  This print that made me giggle because it's so true.

Link up with Stephanie and Alycia and share the little things that have made you happy this week.

little (tid) bits of hapiness (2)

These vintage sheets that a girlfriend found for some of my wedding decorations.

Baby hipster...this kid lights up my week.

My sister's new little baby.  Meet Siren.

New running shoes that will hopefully help me get back on track!

Funny thrift store finds.

Link up with Stephanie and/or Alycia share the little bits of life that made you happy this week!

sunday funday happy list

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I kept feeling like yesterday was Sunday, so it was nice knowing that my weekend really wasn't ending and I still had one more day before the week started.

Today was enjoyable and restful.  I think there were so many enjoyable things that today could make up it's own happy list. 

1.  Wearing a skirt to church.

 2.  Feeling weirdly like a badass when all 9 cars in our group rolled out of the parking lot.

Don't ask me why these things go through my head sometimes but it made me laugh.

 3.  Reminiscing about past trips to camp and Mexico and all the fun and not-so-fun times that were had over the course of...geeze like ten years.

 4.   Taking a nap, having good dreams, and feeling rested.

5.  Having the house smell like chocolate cake.

6.  Watching The Walking Dead and The Oscars in the same night.

7.  Random comments and commentary that happened during The Oscars.

8.  Texts and phone calls from the almost husband throughout the day.

9.  Craigslist shopping and finding perfect dining room sets.

10.  Having a glass of wine and reading a few chapters of a book before bed. 

Hope your Sunday was restful and enjoyable and that this coming week is the same exact way!

Saturday happy list

 Today totally deserves a happy list!

1.  Round 2 of engagement pictures with Candace and Colin.

2.  Our traditional breakfast at The Tuck Box.

3.  This summer weather we're having in February.

4.  My favorite 1-year-old's birthday party.

5. My soon-to-be-husband's 24 years of life.

6.  Our date tonight.

7.  Becca baking sweet owl cupcakes for him.

8.  These last 2 weeks in general.

9.  Kisses.

10.  Family.

First Week Happy List

Since the first full work week of 2012 has been so great and I've been in such a good mood,

I thought it deserved a happy list!

1.  Lots of giggles and laughter.

2.  Always holding hands in the car.

3.  Family and their genuine excitement.

4.  Seeing 3 movies and apparently saving the best for last.

Go see "We Bought A Zoo"!

5.  North Carolina in the winter time...a whole different place than I'm used to, but I love it.

6.  Country music on the radio all week.

7.  Neighborhood shopping.

8.  Sweet tea, sweet tea, and more sweet tea.

9.  Fun photoshoots with my sisters and good friends.

10.  Vampire Diaries nights that are back in session.

Christmas Eve eve happy list!

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Merry Christmas Eve eve Happy List!

1.  Friends and family home for the holidays.
It's always fun when we get to catch up and crowd in our tiny kitchen.

2.  Baking...and more baking...and more baking!
In the last couple weeks I think I've baked more than I have in my entire life!

3.  The little Santa secrets that are kept and shared between friends and family.
I love being pulled aside to talk about presents with someone!

4.  Candlelight Christmas Eve services.
Both parents are singing and so is the sister's boyfriend. Love.

5.  Attempting to wrap presents and make them look pretty.
I am not a good wrapper at all, but this year I was trying!

6.  The almost constant string of texts coming in to my phone from my love.
Even though we're not gonna be together, it makes the holidays feel a little more cheerful knowing he's safe and sound.

7.  Getting Christmas cards.
Our linen closet door is getting super full and I love it!



I hope that you all have an amazing Christmas together with your friends and family.
The next two days will be super packed and filled, so I won't be blogging.
Merry Christmas!   

A chilly, holiday, Friday happy list!

While it's not THAT chilly outside, Salinas is pretty cold.
Plus there's 16 more days 'til Christmas AND it's Friday.
These three things deserve a happy list.
Enjoy!


1. This video that Chelsea shared on her blog today.

2.  Getting the house clean before noon with my mom and Candace.

3.  Randomly getting the day off.

4.  Being able to go to Matthew's Christmas concert tonight because I got the day off.

5.  Watching the little kids I babysit get into old Christmas movies that I used to love when I was their age.

6.  Being able to bless the moms I work for by doing their dishes and cleaning their houses when I can.

7.  Our all day, Christmas movie marathon tomorrow!

8.  Good conversations with old friends.

9.  My goal of 250 blog posts for 2011.

10.  Green Wedding Shoes and all the fun wedding ideas that I've found on it.

It's only 1:30 in the afternoon and I've already worked and ran errands.

Today is a good day and deserves a happy list.

1.  Checks in the bank...after nothing for months, it's amazing.

2.  Smiling, drooly, squishy babies.

3.  Not sleeping until noon and staying inside all day.

4.  Transformers movies and the scenes that make me laugh.

5.  This coming weekend that's full of fun and family.

6.  Wedding dresses like this...