A Happy List

I have a friend named Emily (we're friends, right?) who I visit taught in the BYU couples ward that Jared and I moved into right after we got married. I didn't get to know her all that well at the time, since she and her husband moved to a different city after just a few months, but a while back I came across her blog and now I'm a lot more up to date on this cute girl with the amazing hair.

Emily frequently makes "Happy Lists" on her blog. These lists record the little moments that made her happy throughout the week. I love the idea and feel like I could definitely stand to pay more attention to the happy little details in my life, so I'm going to try to make happy lists here every so often. You all should try it, too!
A Happy List:

All my girlfriends who keep me sane in Grenada (most of them pictured above) ||| Seeing my dad sing Christmas music with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on my computer screen ||| Taking our little car for a Sunday evening joy ride to the airport and back ||| Slightly overcoming my fear of Facebook and checking my notifications three times in one day (I've had a quirky case of Facebook anxiety ever since we moved here) ||| Seeing a tiny blur of a mouse dash under our computer desk while we watched The Grinch, and then watching Jared chase the little guy all over our apartment with a broom ||| The adorable little boy at church who giggled loudly from the front row, "Mom, why did you talk like that?" after his Mom cried a little bit while bearing her testimony ||| Jared getting really good at braiding my hair each night before bed (a trick I taught him after I read that Emily's husband braids her hair every evening)


How are we at December 9 already? There are only two finals and one little apartment move left between us and our flight back to America for Christmas. Fingers crossed there will be snow!

9 comments

  1. My happy list:after next week, I will never have to take finals again // tv dinners aren't that bad // my dog loves me // I get to see you in just a week!!!!!

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    1. Yes yes yes! Girl, I'm going to email you later today so we can get together right when I get home!

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  2. awe i love this so much!!!!!!!! it's so crazy how it shapes how you view the world haha. idk, i'm such a strong advocate for them. there is a book called "the how of happiness" that has like a bunch of different activities, and you can take a test to see which happiness exercise best fits your personality if you're interested! it's super fun! anyways, linking to this in my next happy list post! thanks for joining!
    and yes, we are friends hahah. :) although it's sad you don't live here anymore so we can hang out!
    xoxo
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    emmyjake

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    1. No kidding! Feel free to link! I'm definitely going to keep doing these.

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  3. Okay I love this too. I swear Emily is inspiring people because I suddenly want to do these too. It's such a great idea.

    xo.

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    1. Seriously! I feel like I've been seeing them pop up everywhere, and I'm 100% positive that Emily started the whole thing. Brilliant.

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  4. I love this. Can I steal this? Because I love this!

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    1. Yes yes yes! I love writing them, and I love reading them, and hey, no-fuss blog posts for the win :)

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  5. I just stumbled across your blog and you and your husband are the cutest! I love this happy list idea!!

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