the little things

Today I went to white castle with my friend, Krista Edsall. If you've never heard of White Castle, it's this novelty burger place that has really disgusting burgers but they taste so good with the tiny chopped onions on them. The novelty part about them is that they are little hamburgers, like the original burger sliders! They were so good. It's beautiful outside, Krista and I just spend the whole hour car ride there and back chatting and singing obnoxiously loud to songs.

It made me think about how happy I am to have the little things in life. we just randomly chose to drive the hour to and from a burger join in northern new jersey because we had a free afternoon, and I loved it!
How often do we forget about those kinds of liberties?
like beautiful days, windows rolled down, having good hair days, a great friend, stand up comedians, chocolate chip cookies, chirping birds, babies, fun colors, happy nail polish!

Here's your love mission for today:
-think about a little thing you're thankful for, whether it's your momma buying you snacks or a friend randomly texting you, and thank them for that
-then pass along a "little thing" on to someone else because you have no idea how far a tiny bit of kindness can go!

Home is where the people you love are

So this past weekend was Easter (He is risen!) and I got to spend the majority of the weekend with my new second family, the Svendsens. I could not have been more blessed by it. It made me realize what was really important; family and those people who accept and love you just like family. As Kara quoted "You find out who your friends are" or in this case, people even closer than that. Momma Svendsen even made me an Easter basket!

Here's a quick recap of what transpired; Mcdonalds (mac snack wrap surprisingly good), new attitudes (thrift store, incredibly cluttered), verizon (who knew they only sell 4 non-data plan packages?), penne vodka, the last song (balled like a baby), new moon (fell asleep), Svendsen Easter dinner (faux turkey is delicious! maybe only when Michael makes it), bridge exploring, Early morning (read 10am) Starbucks runs, tow trucks, Uncle Roy's birthday!, Speedball (who knew it could be so fun!), sleeping on thousands of cotton balls, teaching Renn kids to respond with "He is risen indeed!", Easter lunch at a precious old folks home, learning about Grandma's adventures, sending lance and brian off to colorado, one last nap, then home for babies.

phew!