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Four Things Making Me Happy Lately

Hey! Just popping in to share some things that have been making me happy lately. Some big, some small. All good!

furniture

1. New furniture. Woo hoo! Jimmy and I are now the proud owners of our first set of furniture. We had a few hand-me-down couches that were on their last leg, so it feels especially amazing to have something so nice.

puffins

2. Cinnamon Puffins. I don’t know what it is about this cereal, but I’m hooked. Really, I’m a little obsessed with cereal in general, though. My other favorites include Pumpkin Spice Cheerios, Honey Nut Chex, and Very Berry Cheerios.

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3. Pet sitting. I hung out with two cats and three dogs over the weekend and it was awesome. I was busy driving between the owners’ houses, but it was worth it. It always is. I just love spending time with animals.

pittsburgh-weather

4. Warm weather in Pittsburgh. It’s crazy unusual for Pittsburgh to heat up to 75 degrees in February. That happened on Friday and you better believe Jimmy and I grilled outside for dinner!

What’s making you happy lately?

Day Date

Jimmy and I both took Friday off of work and spent the day together. It was a special little day date and I loved every second of it!

We woke up sometime after 6 am and had a nice, slow morning. We drank coffee, ate breakfast, I read my Bible and journaled, and Jimmy played video games. I also prepped some things for a special dinner I had planned for us.

Well, I tried to write in my journal...

Well, I tried to write in my journal…

video-games-with-malcolm

Around noon, we headed out for lunch. We had a gift card to Red Lobster, so we enjoyed some delicious rainbow trout and steak.

red-lobster

After polishing off lunch, we decided to try and finish up some Christmas shopping.

We wandered around a few stores, including HomeGoods, where Jimmy found this… platter? Decoration? Whatever it was, he was fascinated by it and wanted me to take a picture of him holding it.

jimmy

We browsed around a toy store that had trains (Jimmy’s favorite!) and went to a pet store with plenty of puppies (my favorite!). Jimmy even indulged me and let me hold a Bernese Mountain Dog. Berners are one of my most favorite dog breeds 🙂

bernese-mountain-dog

Those paws!

After we had our fill of trains and puppies, we were cold (the average temperature for the day was 12°F) and hungry, so we headed home and had a pizza party!

I had started the dough early in the morning and we each made our own personal pizza–mine topped with tomatoes and onions and Jimmy’s with pepperoni–and then I started a pet sitting job that lasted until Sunday.

pet-sitting

We ended the evening watching Gold Rush and snuggling. It was a wonderful day together, and reminded me of how important (and enjoyable) it is to date my husband!