Joyfuls:
-Skype
-Banana Bread (with chocochips)
-Home grown plums
-Unexpected friend visits
-Tea dates
-Sibling hang outs
-Sunshine
-Goodwill

Joyful:
-Happy times with friends
-cookies, salt
-pickled veggies
-17 Again
-Medicine Balls
-Aprons
-State Fair
-Oregon
-Family
-Acrobats

Joyful:


-Clothes swap
-Giving stuff away
-BBQ
-Garden Burgers
-Phone calls from loved ones

Joyfuls of the last weekend:
-beaches
-sand
-ocean: waves, noise, smell
-family
-fairy Godmothers
-dance game
-salmon
-birthdays
-checking things off a check list
-letters in the mail
-nonfat sugar free vanilla steamers
-Paper Heart
-dejunking :)

Photo:
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/paper_heart05.jpg

Joyful: Road trip. Woot.

Joyful: Grilled Veggies

picture: http://techjai.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/grilled-vegetables-ck-222862-l.jpg

A Joyful quote: 

"See the fullness of life all around you. The warmth of the sun on your skin, the display of magnificent flowers outside a florist's shop, biting into a succulent fruit, or getting soaked in an abundance of water falling from the sky. The fullness of life is there at every step."

"Acknowledging the good that is already in your life is the foundation for all abundance."

-Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth

photo: http://www.exito-motivacion-y-superacionpersonal.com/images/Lluvia.jpg

Joyful: We have a new nephew!

Joyful of the day:
my husband is trying to perfect creme brulee. I love watching him cook/bake.

Picture: http://www.1point21gigawatts.net/wp-images/cooking/creme-brulee4.JPG

Joyful: My 17 year old sister-in-law picked me up from my house (literally I was stranded) today in the pouring rain of a thunderstorm, to get soft serve, and go to my in-laws for a movie. What a rescue.

Picture: http://www.quarrygirl.com

And it begins...

Today's Joyful: I can wake up every morning, look out these windows, and without fail, see several deer enjoying our yard.

My husband is a blogger. 

A wonderful blogger. (Along with many other wonderful things.)

We are newly married, just over a month. I've loved this time getting to know him better, and finding out just what makes him him. He has so many talents and each day there's something new and exciting to discover. One thing I love about him is that he knows what makes him happy. So he does it. If he knows reading a good book will cheer him up, he'll grab one of the three he's reading, and take off with a cup of tea. If he knows that sitting, pondering, meditating, will get him balanced, realigned, and happy, he'll do just that. I've tried to learn from him, and pay more attention to the things that make me happy as well. 

Blogging makes him happy. He is a photographer, a real artist. He features his photos frequently. I'm a fan. Not just because I'm married to him. They're great. He's inspiring me to both pay more attention to the little joyfuls in my life, and to share them with others, by starting my own blog. 

I am going to post photos, quotes, anything that makes me happy, gives me a smile. That's what most bloggers do, post things that they enjoy. But that is the sole dedication of my blog. To post what makes me happy, and by doing so, bring a smile to someone else's face as well...