Grateful for sunny days

Took a refreshing walk around the neighborhood today. It's so nice and sunny outside! I love these warm spring days and I love walking. Go outside for a while. It's perfectly pleasant.

So grateful for friendly people

Moving to a new place is always a little scary, and likewise going to a new ward. You instantly become "that new girl (or guy)." And then there's that question of whether you'll really fit in. Fortunately, the new ward I'm going to seems to be pretty darn cool.

We flew some kites tonight, one of my absolute favorite things to do, and it was just relaxing. After a crazy day at work, this was absolutely wonderful. The members were so nice to me too. I loved it. Overall, friendly people are the best. :)

Grateful for cream cheese and bagels

At one point in my life, I didn't like bagels or cream cheese. Now I can't get enough of the stuff, which isn't necessarily a good thing, but it does motivate me to exercise at times. "If you do this, you can treat yourself to a bagel and cream cheese!" And, right now, that's practically what I have left in the fridge, besides some cheese and a half-gallon of orange.

I need to go grocery shopping.

All in all, though, a bagel makes a great lunch!

Grateful for good stories

I just watched the last few episodes of "Avatar: The Last Airbender," and was blown away. That was some great storytelling. I am totally a fan of that series and I can see why so many other people like it too. I'm so excited for the movie! :)

What the May?

Gosh, I need to figure out my schedule better. It's already May 5, and to some people, that's a very a very important date. My gratitude blog isn't dead--just procrastinated to the edge of death. In any case, I will figure this out and get back to writing something every day. As the case is, though, I just gotta do the best I can.

Today, I'm grateful for comfortable couches. I love Kristine's couch. It melts away all my worries from work and life. And that makes it the best spot in the house. :)

Grateful for a good compliment

I mean the kind of compliment that is sincere. The kind that has truth to it. I like those kind.

A lot of things can happen in a few days...

Just when I declare that I can keep up my gratitude blog, life decides to step in and make its presence known.

My great-aunt Linda died a week ago. She was a good person and was pretty sick with Alzheimer's and dementia. Everyone will miss her greatly, but she is in a better place.

Because of her death, most of my family went up to Idaho for her funeral and we stayed at a cousin's house, which had no wifi. It really didn't bother me; I was glad to be there to support the family. But it also meant no way to write on my blog. The funeral was on Saturday and we stayed for a couple of days.

I guess this leads up to what I'm grateful for today...the plan of salvation. If anything, I've thought about that plan a lot this week, and it's helped me to feel peace. There are a lot of things that I don't know in this life and a lot of things that I don't know how they connect with me. I sometimes wish that I could see what God sees with my path, so I know which turns to take to get to the best end. But that's not how the plan is set up. And it's better that I make some twists and turns on my own in order to become the best that I can be in the end.

And that's what I'm grateful for.