So Here's The Thing...: Happiness is...

Friday, August 29, 2008

Happiness is...

Here are a few pictures of things that are providing some measure of happiness in my life at the moment, in no particular order:

1. German Chocolate Cake Ice Cream

2. Fall colors (there is one tree I pass regularly that is almost fully changed...just one tree)

3. Pay day AND a 3 day weekend!

4. Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband's most recent album (plus I discovered they are coming to Denver on October 10th. Anyone in?)

5. Jacob

6 comments:

MaryAnn said...: No formal announcement yet? Good thing I talked to Shannon and got the scoop. Cograts on loosing the VL status. Cute picture of you both and the German Chocolate cake ice cream looks tasty.; August 29, 2008 at 6:09 PM
Grammyzanne said...: German Chocolate cake ice cream does sound mighty good.

Jacob?; August 29, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Anonymous said...: You are so fun. Have you heard about your Dear Mulder?; August 30, 2008 at 7:43 PM
Lynda/Mom said...: And since you weren't forthcoming I had to get the scoop (not of ice cream!) from Aunt B. Glad you are having fun--sounds like the move to Colorado was definitely a move in the right direction. Aunt Lynda; August 30, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Amanda, Curtis, Ellis, Hugh, Rhys, Graham, Sylvia said...: Last the best of all, eh? :); August 31, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Megan Campbell Carter said...: John wanted to make mean comments, but I made him refrain. Congrats! Sounds like you've got some happy things. :) And the only comment I'm allowing John to make-don't clink teeth while making out. :); September 1, 2008 at 11:58 AM

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“I don’t want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenk’s lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor’s children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone’s garden. I want to be there with children’s sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived.”

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