The things that make me smile...

Welcome to my new blog! This is a blog I hope to dedicate more time to than the occasional blip every few months. I was reminded today about how awesome life can be and how fun it can be to share experiences with others. My friend Lauren inspired me with her little guest blurbs about what makes them happy and since she's asked me to share a few things as a guest on her page, I thought that I would share some things here as my first post on my new page. Without further ado, some things that make me happy...

1. Asking my little girl, Sophie, where her "cheezy face" is and watching her smile and squint her eyes while batting her eyelashes...Cutest. Thing. Ever.

2. That momentary feeling of weightlessness in which you feel like you're flying as you speed over a bump in the road. Yes, I delight in putting my hands up like I'm on a roller coaster. :)

3. Joking around with my darling husband and kicking his trash at Call of Duty...Love you babe!

4. Finding happiness in the Gospel when I had missed out on it for years...

5. Spending time with family and laughing so hard it hurts...

6. Reminiscing about my childhood--Like the time I lit our toaster oven on fire and had to wake my mom from her nap and tell her there was a fire in the kitchen. I was only two... :)

7. The feeling I get when I remember what it was like seeing my husband (before he was my husband) for the first time. Yes, there is definitely, definitely such a thing as Love at first sight...

8. Watching reality TV and contemplating what could have possessed someone to try out for such a show but secretly wishing that I was on the show myself...Oh Survivor...How I love thee...

9. Making friends and making memories with them...

10. Writing a story and finding it years later when I had forgotten all about it and being surprised by how good it actually is...

So there you have it...a few bits from my life that make me smile...for the record.