50 Things that make
me happy
On to next 5 (a day late, whoops)…
25. Tuesday 6/17 – Summer is finally showing up
this week, with temperatures pushing into the 90s. After I got home from the gym this evening I
spent some time in the yard watering our plants and flowers. I take a lot of pride in our yard and it felt
good to have some time to maintain it.
Yahoo for having a yard!
24. Wednesday 6/18
– I work in one of several buildings at my company’s campus, and there are
security guards that monitoring the traffic in and out of the campus. Every morning (including this morning) I
drive in and one of the guards waves. Hundreds
of people come and go from this campus each day, and the guards are always
there waving and greeting everyone. I
really appreciate that. It sets a good
tone for the day. Sometimes it really is
the small things.
23. Thursday 6/19 – I went to the gym today
and I noticed a couple of extremely large women working on some of the
machines. I could tell they were trying
to figure out how the machines worked, and what settings were appropriate for
them. I remember my first few trips to a
gym, and how awkward I felt trying to understand the movements on each machine,
and how much resistance I could handle (and all the while wondering who was
watching and judging me). I still feel
that way sometimes. So I had to give it
to these ladies. I know it took them a
lot of courage to come to the gym and start to figure it all out. Props to them, and thanks for inspiring me.
22. Friday 6/20 – A few things made me really
happy today. Anissa and I are traveling
to Iowa for a cousin’s wedding. I was
very happy that I could take a half day from work without using my PTO. It made our travel arrangements so much
easier knowing I had that flexibility.
What also made me happy was the drive.
Yes, the Midwest is covered in farmland.
But it is really quite breathtaking at times. Large rivers, valleys, rolling fields, and
picturesque skies. On our last hour of
the drive, the sun was setting and it was just incredible. I couldn’t stop staring. What could have been a terrible and boring
drive actually turned out to be quite pleasant.
21. Saturday 6/21 – Alas, the purpose of our
travels was to see Anissa’s cousin Rebekah tie the knot. So many things made me happy today. But I think what struck a chord with me today
was watching everyone’s excitement at getting to see each other. Most of the cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. don’t
get to see each other all that often. I
really enjoyed catching up with everyone, as well as watching everyone have
such a good time with each other.
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