Day 27: Beautiful Day

It's hard for me to believe it's the middle of February with this weather we are having. Not that I am complaining... I don't like cold weather. It's been fun to go outside and try different things. I'm slowly building up more courage to just snap tons of pictures and play around with angles, etc. One day I will get the courage to photograph people.... :)

Day 26: School work

So on the website where I found the 365 day challenge, it suggested the challenge should be a way to document your life. That way, you can look back at any picture and remember what you did that day. Today I worked on cutting out some sorts for school.
Every day I work with the kids in small groups and this is some of the work we do. Anyone want to come over and help me cut? :)
The good news is, I learned a better, more efficient way to do this from one of the other aides I work with, so this will probably be the last time I do this.

Day 25: Clouds

Today was one of those days where I just needed some me time. After school I had a wonderful massage.
Then after doing some errands and chores, I decided the me time would start. I took a warm bath, popped in "Breaking Dawn" (my Valentines present from my hubby), painted my toes and just relaxed.

I love the clouds. I love when I can see the rays of sun poking through the clouds. I also love when the clouds are puffy against the blue sky. It reminds me of when I was little, and would lay on the grass and find shapes in the clouds. Seeing the  clouds like this helps me relax too. What a perfect afternoon.

Day 24: Valentine's Day

 Today was a perfect Valentine's Day. I went in to take a shower and much to my surprise, I found all
 these beautiful roses all around the bathtub. I thought it was a wonderful surprise, and didn't expect that there would be more surprises to come this morning.
When I came out of the shower, I found this cute little bear waiting for me on the bed.

 When I went downstairs, much to my surprise I found breakfast and a Valentine's ballon!! It made my whole day and I just couldn't stop smiling!

Here's some pictures of the dinner surprise I prepared for my husband. I was so excited, as well as pretty proud of myself. It is so hard to surprise my husband because he always somehow  figures out what I am up to.










I love my husband so very much and am so grateful for the love he shows me everyday!!

Day 23: Sun through the trees: Winter Edition

So one of the things I like about living in Utah is being able to enjoy the four seasons. Don't get me wrong: when I lived in Hawaii, I loved, loved, loved the fact that the weather was usually summer, or spring. And come on, Hawaii is just plain beautiful ALL THE TIME!! But I do love seeing the leaves change color in the fall, the leaves then falling off leaving empty branches in the winter, and then budding flowers in spring and full green trees in the summer. I decided I wanted to make sure I have pictures of each of these stages in my 365 collection. So here is the first one... I love how the sun is shining through the branches. It's interesting to me as well, that this picture looks like I used the black and white setting on it... but I didn't. This is color...
I am so grateful for the beautiful world our Heavenly Father created for us...

Day 22: Michael Scott

Hey Michael, what are you up to?

















Oh I see, you're watching The Office!!!

Day 21: Signs...

I saw this sign today and started thinking... wouldn't it be nice if there were signs to warn us when we are about to encounter a "speed bump" in life? Then at least we could brace ourselves for the ride....

 But then I realized that we are given some signs from our loving Heavenly Father. He gives us things like the sunset, to tell us to slow down, and enjoy the beauty in the world around us...


I know that life can be hard sometimes, but we really are blessed. If you are going through a rough time right now, just remember that you have Someone who loves you and wants you to be happy. Always remember that things will work out in the end. I heard a quote once about that. "Everything will work out in the end, and if it hasn't worked out, it isn't the end."