Well, well, well, it looks like I am joining the blogging world. Mike and I are terrible at journaling, and hopefully this will help. I definitely under-estimated the amount of effort it takes into making a blog. I give major props to all the people out there that have really cute blogs, it is hard work. This blog has been in the making for about 4 months... maybe more. It has been through probably 7 template changes, 20 layout changes, 4 titles, and 3 headers. It's like the blog version of I-15, always under construction. Maybe someday it will be complete, but not anytime in the near future.
Since my blog will most likely never be perfectly polished, I might as well start using it.
This past week I have been thinking a lot about the little things in life. I am the type of person who can get really excited over one small, simple thing. For example, over Christmas break Mike and I went to California with the Criddle side of our family. On New Years Eve, we went to Disneyland California Adventure to celebrate. As we were driving over there my sister and I asked our dad if he would buy us Minnie Mouse ears (I was thinking he would make a sarcastic comment and say no) and he responded, "Of course! You can't go to Disneyland without mouse ears!" I couldn't believe it. I was so excited. I had secretly wanted those ears for years. After getting into the park, we went strait to the nearest shop. I picked out the sparkly ones (those of you who know me are probably not surprised at all) and Lauren picked out the classic, polka dot bow ones. I took them to the register, bought them, and cut the tag off. I put them on and turned away so no one could see my eyes building up with tears. Yes, that actually happened. A 21-year old cried because she was so happy to get Minnie Mouse ears. My tears did not go unnoticed, Mike saw and couldn't believe how happy those stupid, sparkly, Minnie Mouse ears made me. But, guys, it's the little things. Let the little things make you happy! Find the little things that make you happy! Just as the quote in the header says,
This past week I have been thinking a lot about the little things in life. I am the type of person who can get really excited over one small, simple thing. For example, over Christmas break Mike and I went to California with the Criddle side of our family. On New Years Eve, we went to Disneyland California Adventure to celebrate. As we were driving over there my sister and I asked our dad if he would buy us Minnie Mouse ears (I was thinking he would make a sarcastic comment and say no) and he responded, "Of course! You can't go to Disneyland without mouse ears!" I couldn't believe it. I was so excited. I had secretly wanted those ears for years. After getting into the park, we went strait to the nearest shop. I picked out the sparkly ones (those of you who know me are probably not surprised at all) and Lauren picked out the classic, polka dot bow ones. I took them to the register, bought them, and cut the tag off. I put them on and turned away so no one could see my eyes building up with tears. Yes, that actually happened. A 21-year old cried because she was so happy to get Minnie Mouse ears. My tears did not go unnoticed, Mike saw and couldn't believe how happy those stupid, sparkly, Minnie Mouse ears made me. But, guys, it's the little things. Let the little things make you happy! Find the little things that make you happy! Just as the quote in the header says,
"It's not how much we have,
but how much we enjoy, that
makes happiness."
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