![smile friday: this little lady finally bought her ticket to come to chicago which means I can finally allow myself to get excited edition aka I have been having an amazing day so I am rocking a huge grin on my face edition
things making me smile this week:
planning all of the things I am going to do when Brooke gets here
my mother referring to Brooke as my soulmate on the phone when talking to my father
my birthday trip finally coming together. my mother gave me a list of 5 trips to rank and of course one of my father’s top choices was my second to last choice! i’ll get into the details later, but right now I am too nervous to jinx everything. let me just say, I am jumping out of my seat with happiness at even the idea of the trip we picked. as per the happiness project, I know we tend to glean the most happiness from the excitement prior to a trip, so I am trying to savor every one of these moments. but let’s be honest, I’ll be pretty darn happy during the trip too-whatever that trip may be. please be my first choice!
working out a lot. I never want to work out but I always feel so much happier afterwards. now lets see if I can stick to it this weekend too!
an amazing concert & hanging out with jess. hanging out with her is effortless, we always manage to have fun no matter what we do [she was even a good sport about me dragging her to yoga!] which is the way friendships should be. it’s kinda funny to think I am friends with someone I met through tumblr but that’s why I love it here.
taking time for myself. after my horrible date on monday I officially decided to take a break from dating. it has left me with a lot of free time to read, work out and just be. I should probably use this time to be more social with my friends but for the moment, I am enjoying taking time to myself. and hey, I actually remembered I like spending time by myself. what a wonderful thing.
tracy. I was so nervous that after my brother broke up with her we wouldn’t be friends/see each other but it has been like nothing has changed which is so relieving. she is without a doubt one of my closest friends in Chicago and as I have gotten older I have realized how precious good friends are. and she is certainly a good friend worth holding on to.
showing self control. after wondering if this was a trait I even possessed I actually really surprised myself with this one. it’s interesting and important to challenge yourself and it’s nice to actually be able to rise up and meet those challenges.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyheomGI3n1qapgo4o1_500.jpg)
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smile friday: this little lady finally bought her ticket to come to chicago which means I can finally allow myself to get excited edition aka I have been having an amazing day so I am rocking a huge grin on my face edition
things making me smile this week:
- planning all of the things I am going to do when Brooke gets here
- my mother referring to Brooke as my soulmate on the phone when talking to my father
- my birthday trip finally coming together. my mother gave me a list of 5 trips to rank and of course one of my father’s top choices was my second to last choice! i’ll get into the details later, but right now I am too nervous to jinx everything. let me just say, I am jumping out of my seat with happiness at even the idea of the trip we picked. as per the happiness project, I know we tend to glean the most happiness from the excitement prior to a trip, so I am trying to savor every one of these moments. but let’s be honest, I’ll be pretty darn happy during the trip too-whatever that trip may be. please be my first choice!
- working out a lot. I never want to work out but I always feel so much happier afterwards. now lets see if I can stick to it this weekend too!
- an amazing concert & hanging out with jess. hanging out with her is effortless, we always manage to have fun no matter what we do [she was even a good sport about me dragging her to yoga!] which is the way friendships should be. it’s kinda funny to think I am friends with someone I met through tumblr but that’s why I love it here.
- taking time for myself. after my horrible date on monday I officially decided to take a break from dating. it has left me with a lot of free time to read, work out and just be. I should probably use this time to be more social with my friends but for the moment, I am enjoying taking time to myself. and hey, I actually remembered I like spending time by myself. what a wonderful thing.
- tracy. I was so nervous that after my brother broke up with her we wouldn’t be friends/see each other but it has been like nothing has changed which is so relieving. she is without a doubt one of my closest friends in Chicago and as I have gotten older I have realized how precious good friends are. and she is certainly a good friend worth holding on to.
- showing self control. after wondering if this was a trait I even possessed I actually really surprised myself with this one. it’s interesting and important to challenge yourself and it’s nice to actually be able to rise up and meet those challenges.
