A meme over at Casual Blogger Community, and I liked the topic!
Things That Make Me Smile:
- Clean countertops
- Knitting
- Dance
- President Thomas S. Monson (There’s a reason why he’s Slate’s #1 most influential octogenarian again!)
- My kids showing me their latest paper creation
- A great book
- M&Ms (Especially if they are red, blue, or brown! And if it’s a whole bag of pink or purple you might get a dance!)
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When a groom sees his bride for the first time. (This is from a wedding in April)
- Bonus points for a groom with tears in his eyes. (Right after the above picture, Greg wiped the tears from his eyes. SWEET)
- Getting email from mission moms after sending them a photo of their missionary
- Finishing a writing assignment by deadline (Love to my former editor in Ohio!)
- Walking into the Temple
- Taking the Sacrament (Host/Communion) on Sunday
What makes you smile? What brings you joy?
I happen to love the entire Christmas season. Just about everything makes me smile. I like taking the family photos and seeing the joy that families share with each other. I love the twinkling lights. Christmas music makes me grin like a doofus. Christmas cards in the mail make me shout for joy. And the highlight is Christmas morning. I LOVE seeing my kids and the “Magic of Christmas”. I love it so much that my boys told their father that we have to keep doing this even though they are fourteen and twelve now.
And you know what? The fact that my boys know me so well and know how to make me happy? Now THAT makes me smile!
–Lady O
Lady Ozma's Journey 
Your post made me smile! Thanks! Totally with you on the groom, clean countertops (Amen Sista!) and oh, the joys of everything Christmas! I live for December. 🙂
And man, what is a Brandy Snifter? Never heard of it, and now I need one!! LMAO! I use the small bowl so I am forced to stop scooping at some point, because it won’t fit! LOL!
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Glad my post made you smile!!! I enjoyed writing it!!!!
I’ve had TWO grooms in tears on me in the last year. Do you know how hard it is to take pictures when you want to cry because of how sweet the groom is? Yeah. Darn men. I can deal with mom crying. I’m like a stone cold robot. Doesn’t phase me in the least. Dudes? Forget it. I’m a puddle of goo.
Don’t tell anyone but I start the Christmas music in November. And I often sneak some in June and July. SHhhhhhh. It’ll be *OUR* little secret. OK?
Brandy Snifter: It’s this giant balloon of a piece of stemware. You basically cup it in your hand with the stem going between your fingers. A good one rests neatly in the palm of your hand actually. For whatever reason you only fill it up a tiny bit with brandy. I suppose you are suppose to then inhale and enjoy the fragrance as you swirl it or some other James Bond-esque maneuver of pure posh. Forget that. You pile that puppy high with ice cream. I’ll see if my mother has it since my grandfather’s passing or has one of her own. You never know. Then I’ll do a proper size comparison photograph. The stuff I found googlin was lame. You really couldn’t tell the massiveness of this thing he used. All I know is that my mother called it a brandy snifter. If I can get a hold of one, I’ll even make a Grandpa-style sundae and do a blog post about it. 🙂
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I love that it is SNOWING on your blog!
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I know! Me, too! It’s going to snow all month long! As long as the snow stays on my blog, I’ll be happy. I can’t take another winter like the last one! LOL But I had photo shoots during those snow storms! Can you make it snow on your blog?
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