It Makes me Happy..

I thought it appropriate to share fifty things i am soooo thankful for. These are the things in life that truly makes me happy....

1. Watching the stars

2. Talking to my husband about our dream cruise

3. My phone ringing and the caller ID saying "Mom"

4. Hearing Kayla laugh

5. Taking a walk by myself

6. Spending hours at the bookstore with my husband

7. Receiving emails from friends just saying hi

8. Compliments on my hair when I took a few extra minutes to fix it

9. Hearing that my sister in Iraq is doing fine

10. Lending a listening ear to someone I really know needs it

11. Talking to my sister about being a mom

12. Being with my husband and daughter

13. Talking about the future

15. Writing in my journal

16. Reading a good book in the grass

17. A hot shower on a cold morning

18. Seeing my breath when the first chill of the season comes

19. The snow

20. The Rain

21. The Sunshine

22. When someone lets me in when the traffic is horrible

23. Calling my siblings on their birthday

24. Making someone smile

25. Snowboarding with Sean

26. Church

27. The smell of Spring

29. Medical things

30. Learning

31. My family

32. Computers

33. Music

34. Playing the Piano

35. Love

36. The mountains

37. The Ocean

38. Sleeping in

39. Excentric people

40. My home town

41. The awesome gap in Kayla's teeth

42. The elderly

43. Giving food to someone in need

44. Crocheting

45. Cooking

46. Visiting

47. Watching movies

48. Having a good song stuck in my head

49. A day off of work

50. Finally seeing my husband after he was gone for six months with the Marines

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYLA 1 YEAR OLD

So I should be asleep right now resting for another busy day at work but I had to post before it becomes the 14th. You see, today one year ago, was a very special day. I woke up early that day, it was a Monday. We left for the hospital at about seven AM. When we arrived the nurses induced labor and the contractions (that I had baan having for three months) began to get stronger. 13 and a half hours later I was still there, still laboring, and still no epidural. I hit a certain point they call "transition" and I couldn't take it. I asked for an epidural. After I recieved the medicine, I had a comtraction, and that was Kayla ready to meet us. Well about 20 minutes later there she was. A tiny angel was placed on my tummy. Her eyes peered up at me and I was speechless. I felt so close to Heavenly Father at that moment. Kayla didn't cry, she just looked and looked at us. Sean and I were both in tears. How could we have ever known the impact that this perfect little thing could have on us? Sean sat up late into that night holding and rocking Kayla, his eyes never quite dried up. From the moment I looked in to her eyes, I knew that Kayla was meant to come to us. We have learned so much in the past year. No one told me that you completely re -fall in love with your husband when you see the sweet relationship he builds with his daughter. I think of the way that I feel about my dad and I feel grateful Kayla has a special dad. I think of the relationship that I have with my mom and I realize how much my mom really loves me and suddenly understand why. Life is a gift. I am so happy to partake.