Stuff that makes me SMILE!

I've been feeling a little overwhelmed with school/work/housework lately, and as of yesterday I decided that I need to stop focusing on what's stressing me out (that doesn't mean avoiding homework.... though that IS what I'm doing right now... heh!) and start focusing on what makes me smile. As long as I do my best, I'll be okay. So today's blog is mostly for my own benefit: to have an easily accessible list of happy things! Let us begin.

My all-time favorite person ever makes me smile

(Yes, his shirt says "Tall, Dork, and Handsome." I bought it for him. :D)


My newest nephew and his furry pal Grover (my all-time favorite Sesame Street character!) make me smile!

Food Storage makes me smile

(you can tell when we sleep in on Sundays by my lack of mascara)

The Cardboard Cut-Out of Han Solo makes me smile

(For those of you who don't know, it's a frequent Jacobs prank to set up Han in popping-out type places.)


Missouri makes me smile

Fireworks make me smile!
(That was one awesome little noise-maker!)


Buddies make me smile!
(The Little's and The Hudson's on a racquetball double-date)

Living in America (and NOT Zimbabwe--which is the other flag you see) makes me smile
And my shoes also make me smile. I think they're adorable.

My new coffee table makes me smile!
(David's mom made it out of an old under-the-bed drawer set and a closet door. Pretty amazing!)

Making that list made me smile!

Summer!

David and I have been enjoying the summer so far. We are especially looking forward to the Missouri Trip this week!! We got the A/C in our van checked out today, David's going to do an oil change and check the tires, and then, come the morning of the 9th, we are headed out! I am excited for the drive. I've staked my claim to drive through Kansas. David is going to take the mountains (poor Geologist that he is, he won't be able to look at the mountains as much as he'd like to while he's driving...) because I am too nervous to do it, and I'm taking the plains because he thinks it is the most horribly boring drive ever. I really like driving in the plains, though. It's so... straight-forward and nice.

I'm trying to get the apartment all nice and clean before we leave, but that's proving difficult with my weeding job. I am working for a lady here in town, weeding out her rock garden areas. It's a lot of work, but really quite a nice job. The one thing that is getting to me is that I've spent the majority of every day this week weeding, so it is stuck in my head and I dream of weeding ALL NIGHT LONG! I am getting so tired of weeding just because I do it all night! So I will be glad when this job is done, but I am also grateful to have it and have enjoyed doing it, especially since David has been hired on as well. It's so much nicer to work with him than without him! It's been a nice job for us.

Speaking of jobs, I have had two job offers this week as a cleaning lady! I'm excited! I may have a part-time job this next semester that I wasn't planning on. That will be kind of nice.