July in iPhone pictures.

I really want to thank you guys who have stuck by me and kept reading and commenting on my sporadic posts! I'm making it a goal for August to post regularly.

Anyway, I can't believe July is OVER! Did it fly by for anyone else? It was a busy month for us. Wanna know what we've been up to?

As I posted last time, my best friends came. We played tourist for a few days with them.

We spent the Fourth of July on the beach.

Jack turned THREE!

I took a million pictures of the boys snuggling.

We went to the OC fair. Matt ate a funnel cake. I tried deep fried Thin Mints. I wasn't that impressed.

Oh. Yeah. WE WENT HOME!

I don't think I could love my nephews any more. I cherish every moment I get to spend with them.

And.... I booked a trip to HAWAII! For our anniversary.... next year. 358 days till we breathe in island air! Can you tell I'm beyond stoked?

So that's pretty much it. You're caught up on our lives. We wanted to hike this morning but it rained for the first time since February. Of course. Now we're gonna spend the afternoon watching Boardwalk Empire. What have you been up to?

Five things making me happy right now.

So, I've been a negative nancy lately, which is really why I haven't been posting. Or in the mood to do anything creative. The end of school was a couple weeks ago, and not only did one of my favorite co-workers get promoted to a higher position in a different division of the organization (meaning I'll no longer be working with her), but two of my favorite kids graduated the program. I didn't deal well with it at all. Our little classroom is/was like a family. I really didn't realize how sad I was going to be, so I was overwhelmed when it came time for goodbyes. And I'm not good at goodbyes anyway. 

And then, there are just lots of other things in my life I'm not happy with. Before I got my job, my main source of unhappiness and frustration was NOT having a job that I love. And now that I've got that, other things that I never even realized bothered me before are starting to really trouble me. It's no fun.

With that being said, I think you can decide to be happy. So that's what I'm going to do. And I'm going to focus on some things making me happy right now.

Upcoming concerts.

When we lived in Hawaii, we NEVER got to see our favorite bands play because they never came out to the islands. Obviously, now that we're in California, that's no longer a problem. I cannot wait for September.

Friendship bracelets.

I love that these are trendy, it makes me giggle. My best friends from home send me care packages from time to time, and the latest one I received had the two bad Larry's on the left in it, that they actually made. True friendship bracelets. I love my friends. And I made the one on the right while watching hours of Toddlers & Tiaras... ha!

My new planner.

I love organization. Enough said.

Yellow TOMS.



I really hope you've heard of TOMS. I'm a big fan. And I've been not so patiently waiting for them to restock or release some solid yellow classics. These will be on my doorstep on Tuesday and I couldn't be more thrilled.

Finally, this little fortune.

I was having a really rough day and for some reason, when I opened this fortune cookie it made me giggle. The next day, out of nowhere, my best friends called and asked if they could come visit. And I'm leaving in 5 minutes to go get them from the airport. How's that for happiness and good fortune?