Just Happy

Okay, so I'm having some difficulties with blogger and being able to rearrange my pictures (for some reason it won't work this time and it is totally bugging me, but whatever!) Anyway, because of that, the pictures are in the wrong order and it is kinda driving me crazy, but I guess it'll have to do, right? Anyway, on to my post...Life just doesn't get much better than it has been the past few days....the greatness started out last Thursday when the temperature finally broke into the mid-fifties and the wind stopped blowing (MIRALCE!). My friend Paige called up everyone in the neighborhood and said "it's warm, we're going for a walk!" So a group of 5 or 6 of us loaded up the kids and went for a 2 hour walk with them...it was a lot of fun. I love living in this neighborhood (although there are a lot of hoodlum kids that kind of roam around....or as we like to say, there is a lot of "riff-raff" that happens around here!) but aside from that, there are so many wonderful LDS student families that live so close, so there is always someone to hang out with while the husband's are away at school and such. Anyway, later that day, David and I took Maia to the park to play, which was also really fun. Some of David's classes had gotten cancelled that day, so he was home by about 1 or 2, so we had lots of time to make the most of the sunshine and warmth.
Friday night David and I watched the movie, The Kiterunner...we liked it, but it was really sad too. But it made me so thankful for the opportunity I have to live in the United States and have the freedoms that we do have. I think we take them for granted way too often--I guess it's kind of hard not too when you've just grown up that way and don't really know anything else. This movie opened my eyes though and just made me really grateful for what I have.
Saturday was another sunny and warm day and of course, it was General Conference, which is always great! We brought the laptop outside and just let Maia run around and play in our back yard while we soaked up the sun and listened to conference. You always have a thankful heart when you are listening to conference and so while we were sitting there, I was thinking about how the long, cold Buffalo winters sure make Spring just that much sweeter! We really take advantage of each day that is warm and try to be outside as much as possible! That night our good friends the Shaheen's took us out to The Melting Pot for a date night--VERY, VERY generous of them and VERY fun time too! If you've never experienced a fondue bar/restaurant, you just have to try it, it is really a lot of fun!
I guess that brings us to today, Sunday, where we were still busy!! Once again, we spent time outside listening to conference, then we had our friends the Cardon's, Porter's and Shaheen's over for dinner and then we had a birthday bash for Bron over at the Shaheen's later on in the evening! Whew! We sure have been busy....now tomorrow is Monday and I'm afraid that real life has to start again.....why do Monday's have to be so hard?? Anyway, sorry for the marathon post, I guess I just had a lot to say today! I just feel so thankful right now for what I have in my life...I have a wonderful husband and daughter, great friends and family, I belong to an amazing church and I got to be outside in the sun for 3 out of the last 4 days!! What's not to be thankful for?

Fun times with the Shaheen's at the Melting Pot....


Cute Maia pictures...

Outside fun at the park...

More cute Maia!