Friday, January 31, 2014

I normally don't care for Milky Way bars, but my coworker brought these to work today and they are yummy!

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

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Today was probably the best day I've had so far this month. That isn't an exaggeration, either. January has been hard.

I slept in a little this morning because today is my day off. I ate homemade bread with homemade jam for breakfast. While I was eating, I sent a quick Facebook message to my aunt in California and asked if I could come visit for a few days. Of course, she said yes! I've been thinking for a while now that I need a vacation--a real vacation where I go somewhere besides my parents house--and I think this will be the perfect thing. I can't wait for my little trip!

I spent the majority of the day working some more on Loveduck's Valentine's care package. Sometimes it feels good to be crafty!

Dad called me during his lunch. I love it when he calls to check on me like that.

About lunchtime, I got an e-mail from Loveduck! It scared me at first because in the subject line, she put "I'm on! 911!!! If you're on please answer!" which made me think something bad had happened. Turns out she was just being dramatic to get my attention :). Mission accomplished. We e-mailed back and forth for about half an hour.

I had time to watch Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! this evening. With my new job, I usually only get to watch twice a week, which is a bummer.

Then, as I was getting ready for bed, Charwhal called me! We haven't seen each other for a few weeks now. It was good to catch up with her.

The picture is of some of the valentines I made for Loveduck. They are Twinkies made to look like minions from the movie Despicable Me. I made one for Loveduck and some for her companions and some for my younger siblings. And the little pink/red stones are magnets.

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

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

I finished Loveduck's lucky stars tonight! They are so awesome!  I'm so excited to finish her care package. It's going to be fantastic!

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

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

I'm putting together a valentines day care package for Loveduck. I'm so excited for it! One part is going to be a little jar of lucky stars. They're little origami start that have a little note written on the inside of each one. They're so easy to fold and so fun to look at! The red ones have jokes, the blue ones have quotes from general authorities of the LDS church, and the green ones have scripture references. I'm trying to think of something else to put on  another color, but so far I'm drawing a blank. 

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

Monday, January 27, 2014

At work today, I was telling my coworkers about Loveduck's letter--today is P day--and one of my coworkers was reminded  of the funniest story from her own mission. We had a really good laugh about the story. I love that we get on so well. 

No picture this time. 

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

Sunday, January 26, 2014

I reread this book today. This is one of my two favorite books. It's called The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. It's a story about learning how to love, losing love, and finding it again. It is an easy read; it only took an hour or so to get through. If you haven't heard this story, you need to!

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

Saturday, January 25, 2014

I love this pasta. It is the best pasta for homemade chicken noodle soup. Which I made for dinner tonight! So yummy. 

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