Tuesday, May 21, 2013

10 THINGS THAT MAKE ME REALLY HAPPY

So...last week was a total failure on the Blog Every Day In May Challenge, but I'll try and make up for it this week.  The prompt - 10 Things That Make Me Really Happy - is from last Tuesday, and so I have thought about this a lot.  I decided to try and stay away from my normal answers of Rick and my kids, and be a little more specific.  So here goes..

10 Things That Make Me Really Happy...



1- Listening to my kids laugh together - While I was thinking about what makes me happy, I could hear Nathan and Connor in the back yard laughing with each other.  Come to find out, Nathan shot a lacrosse ball, slipped, and landed in the splits!  When I hear them laughing together I always think that that is what my heaven sounds like.

2- Seeing my children proud of themselves - About a month ago, Nathan's lacrosse team was playing a really hard team.  The game ended in a tie and went into sudden death - the first goal wins.  The boys were playing so hard, giving it all they had, and then...the perfect moment...Nathan called for the ball, a teammate passed it to him, he shot and scored.  I watched him walk off the field with a spring in his step, and I realized that not very many things make me happier then to see my children proud of themselves.  It doesn't need to be the game winning goal, sometimes it's as simple as a good grade on a test, but I love to see my children proud of themselves.

3- Hot Date Nights - Not the normal Friday night, go grab a quick bite to eat, maybe hit a movie.  I'm talking those date nights that you feel like you are still in high school, where you can't keep your hands off each other, you make-out the whole movie, and you find the nearest parking lot because there is no way you are making it home.  It has been far too long, so if you see our car in a random parking lot - don't stop to see if we are okay - we are just fine.

4-Finishing a hard workout or race - This past weekend was one of my favorite races, the Bear Lake Classic.  I look forward to that race every year.  But... I was really sick last week, and by Friday night I was doubting that I could even ride the race.  I did.  I didn't place well, I was never on the front of the pack, but I finished with the group.  I was so happy that I raced it and finished it.  I realized that one thing that makes me really happy is working out hard.  I love when I get done with a ride or run and I'm exhausted.  I love to push my body and I'm always so thankful that I have a body that will take me where I want to go.  I may be a little bit of an exerciseaholic - I'll admit it!

5- A Clean House - Nothing quite like it.  Coming home to a spotless, wonderful smelling house - one of the best things in the world.

6- Bed Time - 9:00...I'm old and I know it.  I love 9:00.  We snuggle into bed, the kids usually come and lay on our floor, we watch whatever trash is on TV, play on our phones, and unwind.  9:00 pm makes me happy.

7- Mexico - When I think of being happy, I think of Mexico.  It is the Finlayson Family Heaven.  We disconnect from the rest of the world and just spend time with each other.  It is a place that has taught me about loving others in a way I would have never understood.  It has shown me that when I serve, I receive way more than I give.  Our family has shared some of our most bonding moments in Mexico, had some of our best and deepest talks, and recharged and refocused together.  Mexico - The Land Of Happiness.

8- Being Outside - Enough said.

9- Lists - I love lists. It makes me happy to make them and it makes me happy to check them off.  I put little boxes before each task on my list for my checks to go.  Sometime I put things on my list that I have already accomplished just so I can check it off.

10- Those moments - There are moments when everyone is okay, when my babies are happy, when Rick and I are getting along really well, when life is good.  I'm not saying in those moments things are perfect, that our bank account is flourishing, or that crazy things aren't happening, but life is good, and I am truly happy.
What makes me really happy?  When those I love most in life are really happy.


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