6 little things..

So this week has been trying.

Only because I feel like i've been buzzing around all week not paying attention to anything important. Even in writing this post, I have been looking at other things, floating off and getting lost.

I've started and drafted two posts this week, when all I want to do is write.

I don't get it. WHY.

But right now i'm really just trying to focus. It's Friday. It's 90 degrees out, and I have a wedding to photograph this weekend. I'm amping up for that, but also trying to live in the moment i'm in.

I was scrolling through a list of blog prompts.

 Click here to read the whole list

Because I feel like writing about the same thing all the time is so freakin' shallow.

Not that I have a plethora of readers who care, but still. I want my words to mean something.

So i'm going to try & pull from this list from time to time, when i'm lacking.
Like today. 

I choose #19 (but condensed) 

"10 6 Things That Make You Happy"

Simply because happiness, is so so important to me, especially lately. 

I'm going to try to find obscure things and not just list off things like, my friends, my mom, sleeping, etc. I want to choose things that apply directly to me, and fit what really makes ME happy. Things that might not make other people happy. So let's see.

1. Dyllon smoking his pipe. 

Now this one I discovered last night. We were having a night together, typically those are Monday & Thursdays, nights he doesn't have to work, and we had just cuddled up on the couch together. Jacob had just went to bed, and Dyllon pulled out his little leather pouch that holds his pipe, and pipe tobacco. Though i'm not one for smoking, there's something about the smell of pipe tobacco and looking over at him as he smokes it.

2. Evening coffee.
Though coffee in the morning is fine and dandy, I never really ENJOY it. It's just a part of my routine that I stumble through before heading out the door. However, lately, i've developed a nightly routine of making myself a coffee around 8 or so. It's warm, it keeps me calm (which is typically not the desired result) and i'm able to really enjoy it, and relax.

3. Stripes.
This is all I wear lately. I love striped shirts so much, horizontal stripes of course, but yeah. I feel like every time I look at clothes i'm looking for stripes. I was in Goodwill the other day and before I knew it I had at least 10 striped shirts ready to try on. I guess I feel confident and put together in a striped shirt, and there's not much to match to. Which is nice.

4. About 6:15 AM.
This is when the sun is coming up. I especially like this time, when it's the weekend, and I am home and not rushing through life. When the sky is a pale grey, whether it's cloud free or not. The very first moments of the day. Can't beat it.

5. Falling in love.
Which i've been doing a lot of lately. I don't know what it is about lately but I feel like i've been falling in love with my husband all over again. There's passion, there's giggling and we flirt. It's like our relationship has completely circled. I know it's the extra energy from working out taking a toll, along with other life changes :)

(PS not pregnant)

6. Actually having people to talk to.
 I don't know what I did to deserve it but I have been abundantly blessed with wonderful people in my life that I can have real conversations with, whether it be about our life plan, or what we had for lunch. The older I get, the more I realize how important listening is, and talking about real things, and befriending people who are REAL. It makes all the difference.

So many more things & people make my heart happy. But i'll let it rest for now.

Stay happy.