10 Things to Smile About

If any of you know my good friend Mandy and have read her blog lately, you know that she did a post on 10 good things in her life and then tagged others to do the same. I was one of those who were tagged. Ten seems like a lot, but I will do the best that I can. :) A wonderful husband and son are always at the top of the list, so much so that they don't even need a number. Here are the rest, in no particular order:

1. I got a job this past week. I have been looking for a couple of months for the "perfect" job and realized there is no such thing. How naive of me. I am so fortunate to have a job doing something I really enjoy and get paid for it! Yay for two paychecks in our family! Fellow DMU grads know how good that feels as well.

2. We are able to live rent free with Dave's parents as we try to sell our house in Des Moines. This is a huge money saver for us and we are so grateful for it.

3. I have finally been able to do things like read books for fun, take Tate to the park, and just generally relax since we moved here. I can honestly say that I had forgotten how to relax after working, going to school, and having a baby all at once. I am not the type of person who relaxes easily. I think it may be harder to relax than it is to be busy.

4. I have been able to get back to working out on a fairly regular basis thanks to a reduced price gym membership and the fact that it's easier for us to get to the gym. Not only is it just 7 minutes away, but Dave's mom is home in the afternoon so I can go while Tate naps. It just makes me feel good about life. :)

5. Dave and I are finally treating ourselves to a vacation now that we have graduated. We are so excited to be traveling to Hawaii in just 22 days! Aloha!

6. We have found that while it was nice to live in Des Moines where there was a greater variety of restaurants, shopping, and entertainment options, it is also really nice to live in a place where everything is so close and you don't spend your whole day driving back and forth across town. And we've lived here before, so we know where everything is.

7. I can stream my favorite radio station, Capitol 106.3 from Des Moines, live on my computer. I love it. I'm listening to it right now. It's fabulous.

8. The beautiful fall weather we're experiencing right now. It's kind of generic, I know, but true.

9. The opportunity to develop and fine tune my patience while waiting for our house to sell. :)

10. The fact that my sister has a son who is a little bit older than Tate so we can trade ideas about baby raising, etc. The fact that if I email her with a question she always emails me back.

So there you go, Mandy. My ten things! I now tag my sister to blog her top ten. Let's go, Jaci.....