#5 out of 30

What are the five things that make you the most happy right now?

These are hard lists to come up with! I either can't think of enough, or I have at least seven billion things to say and I have to limit it to five. :p

1- Being married to my best friend. Cliche? Yes. But it's true! There are times that I'd rather just hang out with Matt than do anything else. (Even if he's just doing homework on the couch! I like sitting next to him and reading my book or whatever it is I'm doing. Bless his heart, I have to try really hard to not talk his ear off so he can actually get things done. :p) He really is my best friend. If I'm having an off day, he'll give me a big hug and I just feel so much better! He's so great at keeping me balanced too. I tend to be a drama queen, and he's laid back so we balance each other out. ;) Figuring out this first year of marriage has been so rewarding. I love being a wife. :)

2- Seeing that tiny crib set up next to the rocking chair. :) And the tiny little sleepers folded next to the crib. And tiny little polo shirts with tiny little pockets. And tiny little blankets. And realizing that we're going to have a cute tiny little person soon to fill all of those things. :) I love to sit and daydream about it... which might be cheesy but I'm sure it's normal and every pregnant woman does it at one point or another. Right? :p

3- Having an institute class again. I signed up kind of last minute, and decided to take The atonement, repentance and forgiveness from my Uncle Lloyd. (Which has been so fun to see the teaching side of him. He does such a great job reaching out to the students and making it possible for us to have fun but also to invite the spirit. It's such a great class!) I've always loved learning about the atonement, but I've especially loved being back in a class this time around. After I got married it seems like being spiritual got ten times harder. I don't know if it's just because I was balancing more in my schedule and wanting to spend all my spare time with Matt so I slacked on my study habits, or if it was because I wasn't in institute classes that helped me study, or if I just... got less spiritual? I don't know. It was really frustrating to me though, because I felt like I was 'on top of my game', so to speak, right before I got married. And then I felt like I went backwards. Being able to feel like I'm progressing again and feel like I'm really being spiritually recharged throughout the week makes me so happy! I missed feeling that 'fire'. :) I hope I can figure out a way to still do something like this after baby Jaden comes. 

4- Maybe this sounds stereotypical pregnant girl, but lately sitting down to a good hot meal has made me very  happy. :p Especially if I've gotten off my bum and made the hot meal. I feel accomplished and like I'm doing something to help out if I can at least do that much. Brain food for Matt, right? Sadly, I'm a back to being a tired lazy pregnant girl so I haven't been very good at that. 

5- Sunshine! Even if I don't get to be outside on sunny days, it still makes me happy to see it through my windows while I sit at my desk. :) Sunny days look happy. Don't they? And there's something wonderful about feeling it on your skin when you're driving in your car, or when you can stand on the warm floor where the sunshine is coming through your windows. It's like a hug from the world. :p