Things That Make Me Smile

Okay, I realize that tangible/material things shouldn't be what make us happy in life.

But...

Don't you just love it when you find a fun, new accessory that makes you smile every time you look at it?!?!

That's how I feel about this super-duper-cute bag:

Other things that made me smile recently:

1) Sophie saying her oh-so-charming-and-flirtatious "Hi!" :)

2) a good book (thank you Jodi Picoult!)

3) a little bit of retail therapy (see bag above)

4) Craig's jokes - he makes me laugh daily

5) blogging buddies - I love reading up on everyone's happenings

6) Will's random hugs, kisses and I love you's

7) dreaming up some new face lifts for our home

P.S. - I apologize for the recent lull in posting and also for the absence of my weekly rituals. Actually, writing this blog as though it were a newspaper with regular "columns" was getting a bit draining. Too much pressure. And, yes, I know. I'm the idiot who brings all this pressure on to herself.

Truth is:

Our lives are going to be entering a period of transition very shortly and this blog is going right along with it. I'll still have tons of pictures, no doubt, but my weekly ritual posts are going to be a bit more sporadic. In their place, you'll probably find a lot more of my rantings and miscellaneous thoughts. Feel free to skim or skip as you please.

Until then,

hope you're all finding something that makes you smile today. :)