Things That Make Me Happy

I, believe it or not, still struggle day to day with this "stay at home mom" stuff. Like I said before please don't understand this wrong, just because I struggle does not mean I am ungrateful in any way. I just get in a funk from time to time and need little reminders of what this life is about, what is important, and what makes me happy... so here it goes in no particular order

This guy! He makes me so so happy! Haha this is an old picture when we lived in our condo. I could go on forever, but I'll keep it short and sweet. This man is my all time rock. He makes me happy when I'm grumpy, calm when stressed, and helps me remember what is truly important. He's my all time best friend and to say that I love him is an understatement

This child! Avery is my heart and makes me happy! Her singing, laughing and watching her play keep a smile on my face. She is smart, charming, and so spunky! She keeps me on my toes, but at least I am laughing on my toes ;) Don't get me wrong she tries my patients every single day, but at the end of the day when I tuck her into bed and while singing "the goodnight song" all that frustration goes away... that is until she calls me into her room 5 more times for water, books, crackers, and barbies :)

Bangle, a.k.a Bubba. He keeps me in shape and is my #1 jogging buddy

Karmella,  a.k.a Karma. She is a snuggle puppy and has more love for me then I can handle sometimes



My mom will kill me for putting this up, but it's the only one where Avery wasn't blocking Chelsea's face. My family makes me happy! p.s. they also stress me out sometimes, but overall they make me happy! I love my family! We are all spread apart across Utah and Washington and it's hard to keep in touch, but we make it work and I love them! Patrick's side the family is of course included in the "my family" bucket but I don't have a photo of them :)

Money! I'm sorry, but it does! Money makes me happy! I really wanted to me a millionaire by 30 and since my 27th birthday is coming up soon I better kick it into high gear! Oh come on who doesn't dream about living in that huge mansion, traveling here and there by private plane, vacationing in exotic places like all the time, and just having a crap load of money. I do!





Food! Now that I am putting it down and typing it out, maybe I can keep this happiness under control! Cookies and chocolate are my #1 food love, but mostly anything sweet and or salty just makes me happy! It's a surprise why I'm not horribly overweight. Sometimes I feel like it's this little demon inside waiting to come out and take over and I'll never be able to get control again. Like it talks to me and says... "there is cookie dough in the fridge, why don't you go make some cookies quick? Mmmm they taste so good and you'll only have a few" then a few turns into 6 and I'm sick. Scary, but true

This is a weird one to put right after the confession above, but working out makes me happy! I love to run and clear my head, but only when it's above 40 degrees so the gym is my back up. There is something about getting in a good sweat that just relieves so much stress! I don't do it as much as I should, but I sure do feel better on the days I make an effort to get a workout in.

Yep, watching TV makes me happy. Usually only during Avery's nap time or really super late at night when I get to watch my shows.

My friends make me happy! Sadly not all of them live close, but  phone calls still work and  I love when they come to visit!



Meeting with Santa

I am so proud of Avery this year because she didn't even cry when she me Santa! We have been building her up to get her excited instead of scared. She wasn't excited, a little scared, but at least she wasn't frightened! I sat her on his lap and before he could even ask she just looked at him and said, "Tiana". It's the princess from the movie Princess and the Frog.

Where Does the Time go?

I've been watching this show lately and I love it! Why I'm so obsessed this vampire show? Not sure. Maybe it's because it's a teen drama and I'm a teen at heart! Maybe I am a hopeless romantic and I love the idea of a man who is hopelessly in love with his girl. Who knows... either way it's a good show, it's on Netflix, and I recommend it!

Thanksgiving... Now Christmas! Where does the time go these days? It goes to watching Vampire Diaries haha! We have been up to the same old, same old as of late... waking up, cleaning up, maybe a little gym if I can't find an excuse not to go, making people tan, whitening up some teeth, making people fit, and enjoying this cold weather...NOT!

My sister and her family came to visit for Thanksgiving. I love when they come to visit us!

She snapped a ton of pics of Aves...

My nephew Drew! He's getting soo old!

We went to the Rock Haus for the first time. I thought it was fun except for my hands would go numb when I got to a certain height. They say that gets better with practice. Guess I am a little afraid of heights after all

Drew did so great! I'm so proud of him for trying and trying. I'm almost positive he got higher then I did!