Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Wednesday, July 30, 2014: The End

Today's happy thing is that this blog project is over. But I'm not happy because it's over; I'm happy because it happened. I am so grateful I challenged myself to do this. I just spent that last year--365 consecutive days--in search of things to be happy about and things to be grateful for. I don't know if there's a better way to spend one's time!

Here's what I learned:

1. It's hard to get decent pictures with the camera on a phone.

2. Selfies are also hard.

3. I get a lot of joy and satisfaction out of creating things.

4. My simple blog project may have only been followed by a handful of people, but I know it made a difference for a few people. When I started the project, I didn't know that would happen; I just wanted to prove to myself--and whoever else needs the proof--that there's always something to be happy about.

5. Some days, life is so hard that the things that bring happiness have to be simple, little, seemingly insignificant things. But that doesn't make them any less valuable than the things that seem bigger and better. Those bigger things are often just more memorable.

6. The most memorable happy things weren't things. They were people and the time I spent with them.

7. "Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day." The sentence concludes every blog post in this project. So, one could believe that as I was repeating the phrase day after day, it came to loose it's meaning. I actually had a keyboard shortcut for it on my phone so when I wrote each post, I didn't even type the whole sentence. I realized a few months ago that it had been a while since I thought about what I meant by that. So much of this life is good and beautiful and worthwhile. But if you aren't looking for that, it will pass you by and all there will be to remember is sadness.

8. This project isn't really over. I won't be documenting it every day anymore, but I have every intention of continuing to seek out things/moments/ideas/people that are those beautiful parts of this life.

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

I've been working in memorizing The Family: A Proclamation to the World over the past few weeks. I've only got two and a half paragraphs left! Today, I was saying it out loud, and only stumbled a few times!

His is a picture of a copy that's hanging above my kitchen sink. There are a few other copies strategically placed around my apartment so I can review it frequently. 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Monday, July 28, 2014

Monday, July 28, 2014

Today, Loveduck sent me this adorable picture of her and her companion! I think she's so pretty! It makes me happy to see her cute smile.


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Sunday, July 27, 2104

I missed a phone call today, then received a voicemail. When I went to listen to he voicemail, my phone told me my inbox was 90% full. So I spent some time deleting a few. Most of the voicemails are from Littlest Sister or my parents just telling me they love me, and I keep them cause sometimes I just like to listen to them. I realized that pretty much every message from my dad starts the same: "Hi, Melissa. This is your dad." "Hi, Melissa. This is your dad." "Hi, Melissa. This is your dad." I think it's sort of funny, but mostly enduring. 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Saturday, July 26, 2014

I think the happiest moment of today was when I clocked out at work. I did 40 hours this week, and I am beat!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Friday, July 25, 2014

This evening, I was invited to watch a movie with some friends. We watched a version of Much Ado About Nothing with Catherine Tate and David Tennant. Pretty good! But mostly it reminded me a little of high school. I was in that play my senior year! I didn't act, but I played in a string quartet during the wedding scene near the middle of the play. Good times.

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Thursday, July 24, 2014

I was getting gas for my car during the afternoon today--the hottest part of the day. All of a sudden, the gas attendant came up to me and offered me a free bottle of water, straight from the cooler! Yes, please!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Wednesday, July 13, 2014

The sunset was beautiful this evening!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Today I felt happy because I was brave and did something that's always kind of scared me. And I survived it and felt so successful afterwards that I think I'll try again tomorrow!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Monday, July 21, 2014

Monday, July 21, 2014

My dad's family has a giant email group where we frequently email everyone with all sorts of updates and information. On a daily basis, I can expect anything from a new recipe an aunt just tried to plans for upcoming get-togethers. On occasion, one of my clever uncles will send something that we just have to laugh at. Today, one uncle asked if anyone happened to have an electronic copy of a picture of him as a baby that could be sent quickly. Another uncle sent the following picture, which is obviously not my uncle, but has left me chuckling all evening.


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Here's a sneak peek into the big craft project I have been working on lately! I got a lot done today and I'm super excited that it's starting to come together and look so good!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Saturday, July 19, 2014

I love free stuff!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Friday, July 18, 2014

Friday, July 18, 2014

My original plan for this evening was to drive up to my parents' house after work. We had planned a day trip for Saturday to visit the town where I grew up. But, about a half our before I finished work, my dad left me a voicemail wherein he said they were having car trouble and we couldn't make the trip. Bummer. I had made tentative plans with a friend for later in the weekend, pending my plans for the trip, and since that had fallen through, I just sent her a quick text to let her know. A few minutes later, she was calling me and inviting me to movie night! Un-bummer! We watched half of one of those BBC period pieces and plan to finish it tomorrow. Oh, and we ate ice cream!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Thursday, July 17, 2014

I made this wonderful loaf of banana bread today just so I could take it to some friends. I think it's the best I've ever made!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Wednesday, July 26, 2014

I think I'm a little too nervous sometimes about using data on my cell phone. I just don't want to go over my allotted data and have to pay for that. Which is certainly wise, but also a little silly because in the year that I've had a smart phone, on average I use about one forth of my data. So, since my monthly allotment resets in a few days, I decided to listen to Pandora while driving, and while at work. I enjoyed that.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

I accomplished everything on my to-do list today!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Monday, July 14, 2014

Monday, July 14, 2014

Remember last week when Loveduck sent me those covers of her planner for me to decorate? Well, I finished one tonight and made a good start on another! They look pretty good!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Today was my beautiful new born niece's baby blessing! It was nice to be with so much family for such a special occasion. She wore the same blessing dress all my sisters and I wore for our baby blessings, which is pretty special!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Saturday, July 12, 2014

The best part of my day was this evening when Littlest Sister called me. She wanted to be sure I'd be at my new niece's baby blessing tomorrow. Whenever we are looking forward to a family get-together, she always says "I can't wait to see you"--sometimes many times in one phone conversation! That makes me feel good.

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Friday, July 11, 2014

Friday, July 11, 2014

This evening, I tried this amazing recipe for Microwave Caramel Sauce. Oh. Wow. It's so easy and so yummy!



Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 


Thursday, July 10, 2014

Thursday, July 10, 2014

I got a letter from Loveduck today! She sent me the front and back covers of a missionary daily planner--the one most missionaries use. Apparently, it's tradition that missionaries receive a new planner each transfer, and they decorate them so they aren't the same as everybody else's. But Loveduck thinks she's not crafty like me, (which is silly cause she's a talented artist!) so she asked me to decorate her planner for the upcoming transfer! This will be so fun!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Today was a long day at work, but for some reason, I'd say it was a good day. I came home feeling pretty satisfied. I had a lot of customers come in to the office today with complicated problems, and I solved them all! It feels good to have worked so hard and accomplished so much.

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

While I was at home, my mom made my favorite breakfast one morning. Somebody asked if she had orange juice, but sadly she didn't. Ever since then, I've been craving it. So when I went grocery shopping today, I had to get this! So good!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Monday, July 7, 2014

I've been really struggling to get in a good nights sleep over the past few weeks. I have been so so tired! Since I had the day off work today, I was able to rest a lot, and that felt really good!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Sunday, July 6, 2014

I have been at my parents' house for the past few days. I went to church in their ward today. I was so excited to stand for the closing hymn and sing the national anthem as a congregation. And, I got to stand next to my dad, who is an incredibly talented vocalist. It felt so powerful to sing the lyrics and know we are truly blessed to live in the United States. 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 
 

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Saturday, July 5, 2014

At the beginning of the summer, my car's air conditioner decided it wasn't going to work anymore. I decided I wasn't going to get it fixed, and that I'd just try not to drive in the afternoons. So far that's mostly worked, but there are still days when it can't be avoided. A few days ago, I hinted to my mom that for my birthday, I'd like it if she'd go havsies with me to fix it. Today, my wonderful parents just paid for it to get done! It felt so good to drive with air conditioning again!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Friday, July 4, 2014

Friday, July 4, 2014

I got my little niece to sit and blow bubbles with me!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Thursday, July 3, 2014

I finally got to meet my new niece today! Ann Marie is a month old now. She is so beautiful! 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Even after a long day, my hair looks so pretty!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

The best part of my day was when my dad called me during his lunch break. He usually does that on the days that I don't work. Today, he was particularly excited because my older sister (she doesn't have a nickname for this blog... Hmm...)is coming to visit this week! She and her little family flew in today. My dad isn't usually "excited" about things--he's usually pretty calm. And that's how he was today when he called me. But since I know my dad, I could tell he was excited. And that makes me excited to go home and visit!

Also, after tonight, there are only 29 posts left in this project. It's amazing how time has passed!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Monday, June 30, 2014

Monday, June 30, 2014

I tried a new recipe for dinner tonight. I love almond poppyseed muffins/bread, so when I found a recipe for almond poppyseed pancakes, I had to try them! So good!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Sunday, June 29, 2014

I did a special musical number in church today! I sang a duet with a fellow in my ward. We sang an arrangement of "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" with a non-traditional tune. I got so many compliments on it! It felt to good to share my talents and my testimony. 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Saturday, June 28, 2014

It's kind of sad that this is what made me happy today, but here goes. The grocery store I shop at gives rewards at their gas pump based on how much money you spend each month. Today, I got a .60 per gallon discount on my gas! Worked out to be just under $3 per gallon!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Friday, June 27, 2014

Friday, June 27, 2014

I took my first midterm test today! I don't know yet how I did, but I think I did ok. It just feels so good to have reached that milestone.

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Thursday, June 26, 2014

A friend brought me this pretty flower tonight! I love flowers! 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Celery and peanut butter make a pretty great getting-ready-for-bed-time snack!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Look at this fun card I made for Loveduck today! I think she'll really love it cause she likes the mustache thing. 


Oh, and a duck on the back, of course!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 


Monday, June 23, 2014

Monday, June 23, 2014

As the temperature outside has been getting hotter and hotter, I've come to realize that all the clothes I got for the new job way back when are winter clothes. And they won't be so comfortable when it's in the 90s outside! So, I did some internet shopping cause I'm good at that. These were on my doorstep when I got home today! Love them!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Sunday, June 22, 2014

I gave a talk today in sacrament meeting, and I am so pleased with how it turned out! I was so so nervous the whole time. I was shaking so much! But I had a lot of confidence in the words I said. I know that the stories and scriptures and principles I shared were inspired. I received so many compliments, and that feels so good!

But, just so I can share a picture, I made a nice Sunday dinner today--chicken and wild rice soup and dinner rolls. Have I mentioned yet that I make the best dinner rolls ever?


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Saturday, June 21, 2014

This has been a long Saturday, and I feel like I haven't been able to accomplish everything I would have liked to, but I'm trying to convince myself that I did enough.

I've been asked to speak in church tomorrow, so I spent most of today preparing my talk. Twelve minutes seems like such a long time! I'm so nervous, but I feel confident that I've put in enough time and effort that it will be fine. So, today's happy thing is that I was able to set aside my anxiety about public speaking and focus on writing it.

These are the links to two talks by general authorities that I found while studying. I really liked these! Here is a talk by John H Groberg about the sacrament, and here is a talk by John S Tanner about the sacrament prayers.

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Friday, June 20, 2014

Friday, June 20, 2014

A little over a month ago, my supervisor at work submitted an application to corporate so I could get a promotion. Usually those take two weeks to process. After the usual two weeks were up, there were lots of hints that told me I'd gotten the promotion, including a pay raise in my paycheck. But we had to wait for this certificate to make it official--before I could legally exercise responsibilities/privileges associated with the promotion. Turns out the certificate got lost and had to be reordered. It arrived last week, but since my boss was on vacation, I couldn't have it because he had to sign it first. That was torture. Guess what?! He was back today, and I got the certificate!



Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Thursday, June 19, 2014

One of my aunts has been wanting to put together a care package for Loveduck for a while--send her some clothes and whatnot. Well, since Loveduck is not only my sister, but my best friend (and my Loveduck), I should know her tastes pretty well. So, my aunt asked me to tag along on a shopping trip. It was fun to try to shop for someone else and not myself, and we found some fun things! I think she'll like them! Oh, and I found a new cardigan for myself, which was super.

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

I found a new song! Comes and Goes (In Waves) by  Greg Laswell. I really like this one, but no matter how many times I listen to it I can't figure out exactly why. I think there are elements that would normally make me cringe and skip it, but for some reason I can't stop humming it today. 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

You know what my favorite part of summer is? So many fruits and vegetables are in season! I found some cherries today and they are so yummy!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Monday, June 16, 2014

Monday, June 16, 2014

Mondays wouldn't be so lame if they started later in the day. I know that's true because today is Monday. It started out pretty lame, and slowly got better. The highlight of the day was when it ended! Ok, the highlight wasn't that it ended. The absolute best part of the day just happened to be the last item on the schedule. A few friends and I are preparing a special musical number for sacrament meeting and we practiced for the first time tonight. I had such a good time singing tonight!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Sunday, June 15, 2014

I was leaving my apartment to go play games with some friends this evening, when I was surprised with this little gift on my doorstep! It's a couple of lemon bars and a sweet, anonymous note from a good soul telling me how wonderful I am! That made my week!



Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Saturday, June 14, 2014

For about six years now, I've kept a water bottle full of water in my fridge simply because I think chilled water tastes a million times better than water straight from the tap. I dropped my water bottle one night last week when I was getting a drink in the middle of the night. It cracked a little, but only so much that it has been leaking just a tad throughout the day, but a few tads if it's on it's side. This has been annoying enough to me that I bought a new one today. And I love it! It has this nifty button mechanism that makes the spout pop out, then you push the spout down and it clicks back down.

Oh. But I put it in the dishwasher before I took a picture of it. I don't really want to stop the dishwasher for a picture. Maybe I'll update it tomorrow...

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Friday, June 13, 2014

I went to see the movie Maleficent this evening. I thoroughly enjoyed it! I thought it was an ingenious twist on the traditional story of Sleeping Beauty. Also, Elle Fanning plays Aurora, and she's one of my favorites! Since I had a gift card, I didn't have to pay for it, but I think this is a movie I'd pay to see. 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Thursday, June 12, 2014

On most days that I have off work, one of the first things I do in the morning is write a to-do list. Maybe I should call it a hope-to-do list, just cause I rarely finish the whole thing. But today, I did!

One of the items on the list was to finish this project. It's been a work in progress for weeks now, just taking up space on the living room table. I'm so glad it's done!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

I generally don't sleep well. It takes me a long time to feel tired enough to go to sleep, and even after that, a long time to actually fall asleep. It's been a few more than a few days since I slept well, so tonight, I'm happy because I am falling asleep early! Early for me, that is...

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

I found a pot for my plants today! It looks so pretty. 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Monday, June 9, 2014

Monday, June 9, 2014

There is nothing so terrible in this world that ice cream--or maybe custard and Italian ice--can't make a little better. Order happiness? Don't mind if I do!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Sunday, June 8, 2014

This is the air conditioner in my apartment. The only air conditioner for the entire apartment. We are best friends during the summer. My bedroom gets so hot I sleep in the living room. The nights have been getting hotter this week, and I know it's almost time to start camping out under the AC again. Today, though, after driving back from my parents' house, I was pretty much melting cause this summer the air conditioner in my car decided not to come out is hibernation. I turned on this itty bitty AC unit, lay down on the floor, and took a glorious nap. I felt lots better when I woke up! You know what's funny, though? I grew up in a little farm house that didn't have air conditioning. Summers were torture in my upstairs bedroom! But I didn't know any different. Now, having lived in apartments that have AC, I think I've been spoiled. 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Saturday, June 7, 2014

The highlight of my day was going to see The Fault in Our Stars with Curly. I loved the book, and the movie was an incredible remake. And I like spending time with Curly!


Aw, man! The picture is blurry and I didn't know till just now. :(

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Friday, June 6, 2014

Friday, June 6, 2014

I've got a few little happy things for today, but no pictures cause I was working all day, then driving all evening. 

Today is National Donut Day. Don't ask me why, but I happened to know this before today. Since today wasn't my turn to bring refreshments to the work meeting, I was just hoping someone would bring donuts. Guess what?! They did!

I was exhausted after work and I didn't want to drive cause I was so tired, but somehow I made it to my parents' house safe. That's certainly something to be grateful for. 

My dad liked his Father's Day present!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.  

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Thursday, June 5 2014

Today's project was my Father's Day gift for my dad. I'm going home tomorrow, so I want to just take it with me to save on postage. Since I'm 98.3% sure he doesn't read my blog I'll share my little creation! I made a cute little book of things I love about my dad. Every page has one or two paint samples glued to it. The book is called "Just a Few Samples of Why I Love My Dad." Then, I made a fun little gift bag that looks like a shirt and tie. 




Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 



Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

There's something about a new tube of mascara. I love my eyelashes, and I love it even more when they look amazing!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

My boss asked me to decorate these wood letters to go in our office. The word "now" goes with the company's theme for the year. Every office has them, and was instructed to decorate them. Here we are, almost half way through the year and it hasn't been done! Since I'm the creative employee in the branch, I got the job. It's been fun to work on painting them today, but honestly I have no idea what I'm going to do with them, so I'm a little nervous about how they'll turn out!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Monday, June 2, 2014

When I woke up this morning, it definitely felt like Monday. I felt groggy and achy. I'm so grateful that today wasn't to much of a "Monday." See, I feel like lately at work, I've had a lot of customers complain and become angry or upset about things that aren't in my control--things that are company policy, or even governmental policy that we don't always understand but have to follow anyway. And those customers make me sad and scared. But, today, so many customers complimented my beautiful smile and thanked me for being so helpful! That made me feel so good!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Sunday, June 1, 2014

My older sister had her baby this morning! She's beautiful!



Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Saturday, May 31, 2014

New shoes!


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Friday, May 30, 2014

The highlight of my day was when a good friend knocked on my door this evening for a quick visit before she goes out of town for the weekend. She said she "was just in the neighborhood," which is funny cause we only live like three blocks apart.

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Thursday, May 29, 2014

I tried a new recipe today! It's coconut lime chicken. I liked it, but I think I'll have to try it again with a few twists to love it. 


Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

I've been waiting for a package for about a week now. It came today! But so did another package I wasn't expecting for a few days! One of the packages contained a calendar with art by a popular religious artist. I intend to cut up the calendar and use it to decorate my apartment. 




Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

For one of my classes, each chapter has a little quiz I'm supposed to take after having read the chapter. It's pretty much a "see what you learned" quiz where I can take it as times as I need and it doesn't count for my grade. In previous chapters, I've had to take them a few times to finally get all the right answers. Buy today, I got all the questions right on my first try!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day. 

Monday, May 26, 2014

Monday, May 26, 2014

Because today is Memorial Day, I decided to go on an adventure to a cemetery a few towns over because I knew I had some ancestors there. After some internet searching, I figured out their names and exactly which plot they are in. When I arrived at the cemetery, it took me about 45 minutes to actually find the plot. Maps are hard, ok? But I found it!



There are eight headstones around this large one.


Sarah E Whiting is my great great great grandmother. She was married to Warren S Snow, who practiced polygamy. He's buried somewhere else.


Edwin M Snow was Sarah Whiting and Warren Snow's son, and he was my great great grandfather.


Frances E Perry was married to Edwin M Snow, and she was my great great grandmother.


Ruby Snow was Edwin and Frances's oldest daughter, and she was my great grandmother.


Jesse B Warren was Ruby Snow's first husband. They were only married for about nine years, then he became sick and died. 



Peter Jensen (his full name was Hans Peter Jensen, but he went by Peter) was Ruby's second husband, and my great grandfather.


Edwin Snow Jr was Ruby Snow's younger brother.


Reed Perry Snow was Ruby Snow's youngest brother. He only lived for a week.

That was a pretty neat adventure!

Also, today's post is the 300th post in this project! (If my calendar math is right...) I am so incredibly proud and amazed at this accomplishment!

Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.