really, it's just the little things...

I'm a pretty happy girl

~~~

honestly there really isn't much of anything that gets me down and if something sneaks in there to make me pout a little, it certainly doesn't last for any length of time

~~~

I've been that way, I think, forever

{right mom}

?

and

it's all due to the little things in life

~~~

I don't wait for the big things to come along and blow me away

nope

not at all

I just see the little things every day

gather them up

and

fill up my

"feel good basket"

~~~

I'm happy

over a great tasting potato chip

when I take 100 pictures and only one turns out

when the sky is filled with stars

spending an hour in a book store

eating a perfect strawberry

when a candle burns perfectly

watching a movie I've already seen

talking on the phone to a wonderful friend

when it's "american idol" night

walking through a marsh

smelling fresh baked cookies

dancing in front of my kids to the music they love

putting up little white lights on anything

laughing at a joke that nobody else gets

when I make my husband laugh

when the sun is making shadows

talking to a new mom about her newborn

when my piggies are painted

laying in bed in the morning wondering if I'm still dreaming a little

folding clean towels

talking to a stranger

wearing jewelry made by my friends

listening to those who need me to listen

when someone else cleans up the kitchen

hearing my favorite song playing in the background when I'm shopping

blog surfing for hours

visiting the guys in the camera store and learning something new

climbing into my bed at night

reading a great book

turning around on a highway to check on an elderly couple whose car is stopped

walking around anthropologie soaking in all the pure yumminess

and

when I find a pair of jeans that sit on my hips

like they were made just for me

and

they make my butt look cute

well

then

I.AM.OVER.THE.MOON

~~~

and

that happiness can last for weeks and weeks

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