Happy.

Yesterday was a beautifully wonderful day. I got to spend the afternoon smiling and laughing with my Mama and my Joey.

We decided to bring my real mattress to school (I can already tell you it makes a difference, I was wrong...) and so we had to take Poppa's truck. I had planned on riding in the back but mom and Joey both said that we could all three sit up front, that set us up for an inevitable ride, either really fun or squishibly miserable! But all the way here we were laughing and smiling. We sang with the radio and danced like dorks. We teased each other and held hands... for a few hours we were nothing but simply happy.

It was such a blessing to get to spend that time with them. It's an afternoon of memories that I don't intend to forget. Sometimes in life I think we forget about the little things... we clearly remember our hurts but struggle to remember our happiness. We remember the tears but sometimes forget the laughs. I think it's sad and so it's a new goal of mine to write down my good things so that when I need a smile I can think back and bring one to mind. God gave us a great blessing with our memory and ability to write so let's use it to remember the beautiful things in life, the moments when our smiles shine.

Shine Always,

ShelbyJean