Happiness is...
Girl Scout Cookies... and buying them from my students. Samoas. I want them now.
Yes, it's for a good cause and I am helping a little girl reach her goal, but man are they ever worth it in ways beyond this. :)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Giving it to others!
Happiness is...
Knowing that you've touched someone's life.
I used to work a summer job with about thirty 5yr olds. We got to play games, go outside, spend time in the pool and at the library and on field trips... It was an awesome gig.
Last July I saw one of the parents at B&N, and little did I know he remembered me and was thinking of me---the kids actually missed me! It was a fun conversation in the middle of the foreign language section, and it warmed my heart for a few hours.
If that wasn't enough, he stopped me at the community center today... "I meant to tell you at the bookstore... you always told me he was a natural on skates, and I honestly wouldn't have noticed it myself. You have no idea how big that was." He really wouldn't have known (especially given the meek nature of this particular boy), and a 5yr old couldn't begin to express the joy he had felt in that little time we spent on the ice for a diversion that short summer.
Turns out he is now at hockey practice 3 times a week. They told me it wouldn't have happened without my insight. No, I'm not the end all be all. But I do have reassurance that my hand was there, and the fingerprint I left is astounding even to me. I walked away from this minute exchange with a huge smile on my face, one that will carry me through tomorrow.
Happiness is helping other people find happiness. Truly, that's where I get it all.
Knowing that you've touched someone's life.
I used to work a summer job with about thirty 5yr olds. We got to play games, go outside, spend time in the pool and at the library and on field trips... It was an awesome gig.
Last July I saw one of the parents at B&N, and little did I know he remembered me and was thinking of me---the kids actually missed me! It was a fun conversation in the middle of the foreign language section, and it warmed my heart for a few hours.
If that wasn't enough, he stopped me at the community center today... "I meant to tell you at the bookstore... you always told me he was a natural on skates, and I honestly wouldn't have noticed it myself. You have no idea how big that was." He really wouldn't have known (especially given the meek nature of this particular boy), and a 5yr old couldn't begin to express the joy he had felt in that little time we spent on the ice for a diversion that short summer.
Turns out he is now at hockey practice 3 times a week. They told me it wouldn't have happened without my insight. No, I'm not the end all be all. But I do have reassurance that my hand was there, and the fingerprint I left is astounding even to me. I walked away from this minute exchange with a huge smile on my face, one that will carry me through tomorrow.
Happiness is helping other people find happiness. Truly, that's where I get it all.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Glee!
Happiness is...
Brand new episodes of Glee... it's about time too. I have been anxiously awaiting the return of their vocal splendor and awesome lives. And now it's here :) What other shows get to premiere immediately after the super bowl? The entire country gets it---Glee is where it's at, and it's back baby!
Yes, I'm a Gleek. And I don't care who knows! Don't even pretend to judge either, anyone who has something bad to say obviously doesn't know the greatness of the show. Convert now, before you miss out on some of the best renditions of lovely music.
Kurt. Rachel. Finn. Artie. Tina. Schu. Quinn. Sam. Mercedes. Santana. Puck. Brittany. Mike. Someday my name will be added to this list. But for now these are the characters I adore... Gotta go, they're breaking out in song!
Brand new episodes of Glee... it's about time too. I have been anxiously awaiting the return of their vocal splendor and awesome lives. And now it's here :) What other shows get to premiere immediately after the super bowl? The entire country gets it---Glee is where it's at, and it's back baby!
Yes, I'm a Gleek. And I don't care who knows! Don't even pretend to judge either, anyone who has something bad to say obviously doesn't know the greatness of the show. Convert now, before you miss out on some of the best renditions of lovely music.
Kurt. Rachel. Finn. Artie. Tina. Schu. Quinn. Sam. Mercedes. Santana. Puck. Brittany. Mike. Someday my name will be added to this list. But for now these are the characters I adore... Gotta go, they're breaking out in song!
Monday, February 7, 2011
The game.
Happiness is...
My mother's white chili, and my new love. White beans, corn, wild rice, chicken, peppers, broth, and wonder. It's one of my new favorites and it's a pretty random find on her part. But congratulations mom.
We had it for the super bowl "party" last night, and it made it better than any party I could have single-handedly thrown.
What a good game it was. :)
My mother's white chili, and my new love. White beans, corn, wild rice, chicken, peppers, broth, and wonder. It's one of my new favorites and it's a pretty random find on her part. But congratulations mom.
We had it for the super bowl "party" last night, and it made it better than any party I could have single-handedly thrown.
What a good game it was. :)
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Boo(ts) ya!
Happiness is...
New, cheap, cute boots. Thrifting can turn up some of the greatest treasures, like my new burgundy suede boots. Don't you wish you could see me in them? The answer is yes, yes you do.
These boots ARE made for walking.
New, cheap, cute boots. Thrifting can turn up some of the greatest treasures, like my new burgundy suede boots. Don't you wish you could see me in them? The answer is yes, yes you do.
These boots ARE made for walking.
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