Happy Anniversary Husband!
I'm so blessed to have you in my life and I can't wait to see what God has in store for us in the future.
12.6.08
(Anniversary trip to Vegas 2010)
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Good is Contagious...
We came home from a wonderful weekend of family and fun to find nothing. What’s wrong with that you ask? Well AJ had ordered me an anniversary gift that he was expecting to see at the door…and yet it was missing.
We searched the front door, side doors, around the house and anywhere else the clever FedEx men like to leave our deliveries.
Nothing.
AJ was upset and pacing around the house when it occurred to me that perhaps the Christmas gifts that I had recently ordered may have shown up as well. I checked the status of these items and sure enough they too were showed as delivered on Friday. :-(
You can imagine my disappointment when I had to tell my already upset husband that three Christmas gifts I had ordered were now missing too.
My first reaction upon these realizations was to cry. I had been so excited to come home and start decorating, wrapping presents and getting into the Christmas spirit. This harsh realization that there are people out there that would just take things from others felt like someone had kicked my puppy (pardon the visual). My holiday spirit turned into holiday disappointment and quickly into holiday anger.
I spent the evening trying to remind myself that they are only things. “Elyse, things are trivial, unimportant and ultimately can always be replaced”. Yet despite my best efforts to avoid it…I went to bed angry and disappointed in people.
With the new day came a new thought: I’m going to make “good” contagious. I will put as much “good” into the world as I can and hope that my good will counteract someone else’s “bad”.
I wrote awhile back about “random acts of kindness” and I had to read that blog again to remind myself that there are people out there who do good things for no reason. With that realization, I also had to come to terms with the fact that for every person that is doing “good” things for no reason…there are just as many people doing “bad” things for no reason. Oh how I loathe reality checks.
So I end with this:
Am I still angry about our packages being stolen? Yes.
Will I let this ruin the holiday season and my attitude towards people? No.
We just spent the weekend giving thanks for all of the blessings in our lives and so I choose to continue on from this negative situation doing the same.
I am thankful that we had the opportunity to spend the weekend with so many people that we love. I am thankful that we made it home safely and that our home was not tampered with while we were gone. And I am thankful that we have to deal with such a small issue, because so many others are dealing with things much bigger, more difficult and more important.
This holiday season: Do good…it’s contagious.
Love,
Elyse
We searched the front door, side doors, around the house and anywhere else the clever FedEx men like to leave our deliveries.
Nothing.
AJ was upset and pacing around the house when it occurred to me that perhaps the Christmas gifts that I had recently ordered may have shown up as well. I checked the status of these items and sure enough they too were showed as delivered on Friday. :-(
You can imagine my disappointment when I had to tell my already upset husband that three Christmas gifts I had ordered were now missing too.
My first reaction upon these realizations was to cry. I had been so excited to come home and start decorating, wrapping presents and getting into the Christmas spirit. This harsh realization that there are people out there that would just take things from others felt like someone had kicked my puppy (pardon the visual). My holiday spirit turned into holiday disappointment and quickly into holiday anger.
I spent the evening trying to remind myself that they are only things. “Elyse, things are trivial, unimportant and ultimately can always be replaced”. Yet despite my best efforts to avoid it…I went to bed angry and disappointed in people.
With the new day came a new thought: I’m going to make “good” contagious. I will put as much “good” into the world as I can and hope that my good will counteract someone else’s “bad”.
I wrote awhile back about “random acts of kindness” and I had to read that blog again to remind myself that there are people out there who do good things for no reason. With that realization, I also had to come to terms with the fact that for every person that is doing “good” things for no reason…there are just as many people doing “bad” things for no reason. Oh how I loathe reality checks.
So I end with this:
Am I still angry about our packages being stolen? Yes.
Will I let this ruin the holiday season and my attitude towards people? No.
We just spent the weekend giving thanks for all of the blessings in our lives and so I choose to continue on from this negative situation doing the same.
I am thankful that we had the opportunity to spend the weekend with so many people that we love. I am thankful that we made it home safely and that our home was not tampered with while we were gone. And I am thankful that we have to deal with such a small issue, because so many others are dealing with things much bigger, more difficult and more important.
This holiday season: Do good…it’s contagious.
Love,
Elyse
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Rule #32...
I watched a movie called “Zombieland” the other night…it was gory, bloody and full of sarcasm (my native tongue). Okay so it’s not for everyone. But one of my favorite parts of the movie was the ongoing list of survival rules.
My favorite rule for surviving Zombieland?
Rule #32: “Enjoy the little things”
Let’s be honest, that’s a good rule for surviving life in general. And lately life has seemed so busy and stressful that I could use a few good “rules” to keep me in line.
So in the spirit of Surviving Zombieland Rule #32 I have composed a list of some “little things” that make my life enjoyable….
- Making my husband laugh
- Cloudy days
- Snuggling with the dogs
- “I just can’t put it down” books
- How good coffee makes me think of my mom
- A glass of wine at the end of a long day
- Christmas Everything
- Long card games with family
- Dancing around the house
- Finding songs to add to the soundtrack of my life
- Snapping goofy puppy pictures with my phone
- Saturday morning cartoons in bed
- Playing with my fancy camera
- Walking extra slowly down the coffee aisle of the grocery store
- Sleeping-in
- Stumbling upon good quotes
- Inside jokes with my sisters
- Getting mail
- Lazy football Sundays with AJ
- Photography blogs
- Slow Beatles songs and comfy Beatles shirts
- Praying in the shower
- Losing myself in a journal entry for hours
- Working in my sweatpants
It hit me while composing my list that it could truly go on for days…
So here’s your homework: Make a list of the “little things” you enjoy in YOUR life…it’s humbling to see how blessed you really are and we could all use a reminder once in awhile right?
P.S. Below are some of the other “Zombieland Rules” that I think are good “Life Rules”:
Cardio
Wear Seat Belts
Travel Light
Get a Kick Ass Partner
Shake it Off
Always carry a change of underwear
Opportunity Knocks
It’s a marathon, not a sprint, unless it’s a sprint, then sprint
Avoid Strip Clubs
When in doubt know your way out
A little sun screen never hurt anybody
Double-Knot your Shoes
The Buddy System
Check the back seat
Love,
Elyse
(Two of my favorite "little things" together...Cloudy Day and Fancy Camera)
My favorite rule for surviving Zombieland?
Rule #32: “Enjoy the little things”
Let’s be honest, that’s a good rule for surviving life in general. And lately life has seemed so busy and stressful that I could use a few good “rules” to keep me in line.
So in the spirit of Surviving Zombieland Rule #32 I have composed a list of some “little things” that make my life enjoyable….
- Making my husband laugh
- Cloudy days
- Snuggling with the dogs
- “I just can’t put it down” books
- How good coffee makes me think of my mom
- A glass of wine at the end of a long day
- Christmas Everything
- Long card games with family
- Dancing around the house
- Finding songs to add to the soundtrack of my life
- Snapping goofy puppy pictures with my phone
- Saturday morning cartoons in bed
- Playing with my fancy camera
- Walking extra slowly down the coffee aisle of the grocery store
- Sleeping-in
- Stumbling upon good quotes
- Inside jokes with my sisters
- Getting mail
- Lazy football Sundays with AJ
- Photography blogs
- Slow Beatles songs and comfy Beatles shirts
- Praying in the shower
- Losing myself in a journal entry for hours
- Working in my sweatpants
It hit me while composing my list that it could truly go on for days…
So here’s your homework: Make a list of the “little things” you enjoy in YOUR life…it’s humbling to see how blessed you really are and we could all use a reminder once in awhile right?
P.S. Below are some of the other “Zombieland Rules” that I think are good “Life Rules”:
Cardio
Wear Seat Belts
Travel Light
Get a Kick Ass Partner
Shake it Off
Always carry a change of underwear
Opportunity Knocks
It’s a marathon, not a sprint, unless it’s a sprint, then sprint
Avoid Strip Clubs
When in doubt know your way out
A little sun screen never hurt anybody
Double-Knot your Shoes
The Buddy System
Check the back seat
Love,
Elyse
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