My best friend is gone on vacation this week to visit family, so while she's gone, she's having guest bloggers. Today's guest was Halie from http://penguinspastapolkadots.blogspot.com/. She wrote about 5 things that make her happy and it made me realize, despite the fact I'm extremely blessed, I don't always appreciate it. And I challenged myself to expand my horizons on this and not mention the typical : God, Will, Gamma, Momma, LuLu, friends and benefits (food, shelter, clothes, insurance). I'm grateful for all those but I want to learn to appreciate the things I easily forget about.
* Books. I LOVE reading. So much. Learning new things always interests me. Nicholas Sparks and Sarah Dessen are tied for my favorite authors. I love the Harry Potter, Twilight and Hunger Games series. Danielle Steel is another good writer. My Gamma bought me a Nook 2 years ago for Christmas and I love it. My dream home has a library with all of the classics.
* Culinary skills. Not to come off as arrogant. I love trying new recipes from Pinterest. The Mexican lasagna I mentioned the other day is one of those. Cooking just relaxes me....until the fire alarm goes off. (Just kidding!!!) I generally make the recipe as suggested the first time, if we like it, I'll make it again with tweaks if necessary. I know Paula Deen is equivalent to a expletive right now due to a mistake, but I will be the first to admit I love her cookbook and her pots & pans set. My Momma got them for us for Christmas and I just...love lol. The magazine Cosmo always usually has recipes I like trying =).
* The ability to be a stay-at-home wife right now, especially in this economy. I have no issues working, I loved my job at Winn Dixie. But I love knowing when Will gets home, his uniform is clean and ready for him to go, there's a Gatorade for him for PT and dinner is hot and almost ready. He works extremely hard and I love knowing I can make his day somewhat easier. That being said, I'm still excited to start school for dental assistant soon. =D
* TV/movies. It seems trivial but I really am. I love cuddling up on the couch with Will and Lu and watching whatever comes on. We don't have cable or anything like that, just an antenna but it serves our needs. If there's a game Will wants to see and it's not on ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX, we go out to eat somewhere he can watch it. Plus we RedBox, Hulu Plus, Netflix and go to the theater. $5 tickets aren't too shabby. Plus we have a huge collection of movies and TV on DVD. Friends, Big Bang Theory, Boy Meets World, Full House, The Office, One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and Grey's so far. Oh, and Army Wives, how typical of me =D.
* Traveling. I haven't done as much as I'd like, but hopefully that's gonna change. So far, I've been to: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (obviously lol), Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (still here, boo), Virginia and Washington, DC. Most of these were either due to World Changers or states near FL. SC, Texas and New Mexico were thanks to the Army =)). My parents are talking about a trip to New Jersey so my Gamma can see her parents graves and where she grew up again and I'm praying it happens and I can go with them. I think that'd be incredible. My only problem with traveling is I don't pack well, or light lol. I think I need everything with me, whoops.
Take care y'all!!
❤-L
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