It's that time of year again!!! Happy heart day! Happy day of love! Happy Valentine's day!!! Valentine's Day reminds me of wonderful time spent with family and friends. I am a firm believer that love should be spread on a daily basis, but there is just a special feeling about this day. While I was able to enjoy the absolutely beautiful weather in the mountains, I was also able to think of the many many things in the world that I love. And the running list continues:
I love: Beautiful 60 degree weather in the middle of February, being able to run outside in shorts and a t-shirt, having the best sisters in the world and the most supportive parents, being a part of the LT family, my brothers and sisters in the LT family, getting an A on that first test, knowing that God has great things planned, having friends who are behind me 100%, reminiscing on the past and smiling about it, knowing that I was able to help someone, making someone laugh, laughing to the point of tears and stomach aches, knowing that I am drowning in God's grace....
Not only have I been able to enjoy this wonderful day, but I was able to end it with a most wonderful conversation with a beautiful sister-friend, Abby, who is so near and dear to my heart. Abby's relation to the Nido family is unlike any other, but we wouldn't have it any other way! There are so many memories to look back on and just laugh about, and I am beyond thankful for that.
Here's to all things wonderful and being part of the best sisterhood.
If you can't tell, I love music. It gets me through my day, makes me smile, and always gives me that extra "pick me up" if I need it. I love discovering new artists just as much as I love re-discovering old ones. I've found myself picking up random CDs that I find laying around and uploading them to my ever-growing musical library. Naming the songs is a whole other story. Typing the lyrics into google, finding the album artwork, and wait, what album was that song on? Sheesh. It's a daunting task. However, it's all worth it when a song comes on and you remember EVERY single word like it was just yesterday that you last listened to it. This was the case for this song...Lovin' Each Day by Ronan Keating. This song was played at the end of Summer Catch, an oldie but a goodie with the always gorgeous Freddie Prinze Jr. It's such an upbeat song that will turn any bad day into a good one. The lyrics are so true:
"We're lovin' each day as if it's our last, dancin' all night and havin' a blast."
How can you not love that quote? It's wonderful and makes me want to dance, sing, dance, and dance some more!
While I was running this morning, I was listening to a certain little song that always makes me smile: Sweet Serendipity by Lee DeWyze. As a result, my mind began wandering every where of things that I am thankful for in my life. I have so much to be thankful for that I don't even know where to start. Many of these things are big, but many of them are also the little things in life. There are so many little things that can add up tohappiness, no matter how small or insignificant they seem.
Here's a few...or maybe more...to begin my list of the little things in life that make me happy:
being a Nido girl. having the best family in the world. laughing uncontrollably. smiling. my bed, aka, a cloud. running shoes. music. music. music. dave barnes. jon mclaughlin. *NSYNC (yes, I said it). t-shirts. freshly washed jeans. sharpie pens. winks. sunshine after a cloudy day. friends who have become sisters. an organized room. chapstick. ponytails. coffee. coffee mugs. a good hair day. cheesy tv shows. a text from an unexpected person. the ability to speak another language. an inspirational teacher. a good book. an uplifting story on the news. hope. memories. old pictures. a compliment from a stranger. piano. sheet music. piano solos at the beginning of a song. waking up with a smile. a great conversation. quoting a movie. singing in the shower. fruit. quotes. glasses. motivating lyrics.
The list goes on...and will resume later.
Until then, think happy thoughts and know that something's watching over you like sweet serendipity.
Today, I got a phone call from one of my most favorite people in this entire world. Sadly enough, I am on the mountain while she is on the hill. Our time apart makes our time together that much more special and is the reason why there are a few tears shed every time we are lucky enough to see each other at home. On a happy note, she finally got the package of love I sent her!! I discovered the art of the Shutterfly book and compiled all of our memories.
This post is dedicated to my best friend, Emily. We have been through so much together over the years and I would not be who I am today without her. She is not only my best friend, but my sister, my co-teacher, my fellow Dave Barnes lover, my partner in crime, my little Gilly, and also happens to be the girl who made me jump 25 ft. into a river. In a nutshell, I love her.
Thank you, Em, for being such a big part of my life. I love you, sister!!
