Some of my Favorite Things

       When dealing with grief and trying to heal one's broken heart, it becomes necessary to turn your focus and attention, at least every once in a while, toward the things that make you happy. The reason for this is grief has a tendency to swallow you whole and poop you out without a second thought. You lie there wondering "how on earth could this have happened to me?" and "where's the rulebook for getting through this?"  As time passes-days become weeks, weeks become months-you're left with a hole in your heart the size of Texas, people have come and gone, and often times you're surrounded by people who haven't the slightest clue as to what you're feeling or that you may be hurting in the first place.  Each individual experiences grief in their own way. But as I've been caught up in my own grief for the last 11 months I've realized the importance of reminding myself of the happiest things in life too:

~ Evan (He always has to be first)

~Watching the leaves change in the Fall

~ Road trips ~Caprisuns

~ Children ~ Family ~ Tripod

~ Lacy (the newest member of my favorite things club)

~ Ben and Jerry's Halfbaked ice cream 

~ Watermelon in the summer

~ When the color of my shirt changes my eye color 

~ Aggie Basketball ~ Celtic Music ~ Funny Jokes 

~ Talking about Scotlin

~ Thunderstorms ~ Getting unexpected visitors

~ Breath taking photography

~ Having a clean house 

~ When the cashier talks to me like I'm important to them 

~ Late night walks

~ Laughing so hard that I cry ~ Running into an old friend 

~ Crying just because it's easier to let it out than to hold it in

~ Having friends that would do anything for me 

~ Hot baths ~ Good books ~ Yummy-smelling lotion

Those are just a few. Special thanks to my family (especially you, Julie and Crystal) and wonderful friends that make the hard times easier and the worst times bearable.