I woke up this morning to the sound of birds chirping and the sweet smell of the perfect summer day. It reminded me of June morning's back in the days of summer camp, when the morning was still cool, but you could tell that by noon it would be hot. I longed to lay there just a while longer and breathe in the fresh air, then walk to a park and spend the day swinging or making bracelets out of dandelions. I did hit snooze and stay in bed for 5 more minutes, but the buzzing eventually brought me back to reality and up I got to face a new week. How grateful I am to remember such sweet moments. It sure makes me realize how short life really is, and how quickly it goes by. I hope I can log away sights, sounds, and smells from today so that years from now I can look back and smile.
Speaking of smiling, here are a few things that brightened my weekend: We ate fish and chips at an Irish pub with Matthew's brother on Friday. For dessert I had a pretty good jelly filled doughnut. Saturday morning we were able to help a family move and then clean the empty apartment. It was nice to get to know some of the girls in the ward a bit better. Later we took my wedding dress to be dry cleaned and prepared for sale. It made me a little sad that I definitely can't fit into it anymore and that I don't have as many pictures of it as I would like, but I remembered fondly how much I loved wearing it and was grateful to have been so beautiful for a day. We also entered to win a washer & dryer, and by entered I mean we took two pads of entry forms home and returned a couple hours later with them all filled out. Nursery was a lot of fun on Sunday, and Matthew and I spent some quality time together after church. We had pretty much the best meal ever for Sunday dinner, Matthew got me a nice paper cutter, and he sang me silly songs before bed. I love my husband. Now it's Monday and I have a whole week of happy experiences to look forward to (I'm working hard on this whole positive outlook thing, and so far it's treating me well).
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Way to be positive. It's not always easy, especially when you feel crummy, but it definitely pays off. I always have to find the humor in things or I will not survive, haha.
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