Things I Love:

With Valentines day approaching and hearts floating around our house it's gotten me thinking about love.

Here are somethings that I really love these days

1. Google Chat so i can talk to my very good friend Jennifer on a daily basis.  Hey, if we can't live in Puyallup we'll at least chat like we do.

2.  Our new Cuisinart Griddler

3.  When the sun comes out on a really cold day.

4. Anticipating the four trips we will be taking in the next month and a half.  Crazy how much we have going on but thankfully stress is not apart of this time so it's been grand.  We will be going to Wenachee two weekends in a row for Lorens work. They are putting us up in a hotel.   The thing I'm looking forward to most is the indoor pool.  Then we'll be heading to Bellingham with Loren's family to celebrate the one year anniversary of the death of Kevin, his brother.  We are going to go to Kev's favorite Thai restaurant, release lanterns over the water front he loved, have dinner with Harris's brothers family and stay with Bellingham friends. And, then a fourth and final family trip that's a secret, to be reveled March 17th.  I'm so giddy I almost can't stand it.  We have not been on a family trip, just the 3 of us, in many years.

5. The song, You Are My Sunshine.  Grace and I sing it to each other.  It seems to always make everything better.

6.  Working out with Loren.  It's nice to have a work out buddy now.  He's been inspiring me.  I know it's not in his nature to want to do this but he is doing it, even on the days he doesn't feel like it. So happy for him!

7.  Family game time at Starbucks.

8.  Watching Grace play Uno

9.  Seeing Gracie's face everything I pick her up from school.  Her face lights up, her smile widens and she runs with open arms to give me a big hug every single time.  It makes me feel so special.

10.   Birthdays

11.  Crafts, especially around Holidays.

12. Planning and dreaming.

13.  Waking up early and making my husbands lunch for him on the days I just can't stay asleep.

14.  Change.

15. The rare day I have off when Grace is in school.  Two hours of alone time at home is reviving.

16.  The people in Ellensburg. They are all so willing to help each other out in any way they can.  I am blown away by every ones constant generosity.

17.  The joy I feel from knowing that God is always with us and loves us unconditionally.

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My list goes on and on but it's 7am and I need to wake up my gorgeous vibrant kindergartner as it's a school day and she takes for ever to get ready so we must start early.

Happy February 7th!
What do you love today?