4th of July Happy Day

Today was a great day. It was one of those busy days that by the end you feel like you have accomplished a lot and also managed to have fun. As a result it turned out to be a really happy day.

A lot of times, even when I'm looking forward to an activity, if I know it is going to be mentally or physically exhausting I tend to dread it at first. Heck, there have been times where I may have even tried to get out of the task if at all possible. However, these days, getting out of it doesn't even cross my mind. That doesn't mean it's always easy to get my lazy behind up and in gear, but now that I keep my happy scale in mind I can recognize activities that I know will make me happy in the end and thus it's easier to get moving.

Today I woke up started making desserts for a family get together. Once I finished that I started to fall into lazy mode. The next task on the agenda was loading the family and going to pick up a very heavy bed thus it meant brief manual labor on my part in hot sun. However, this isn't just any bed, it is a special bed for my little girl handmade by her Papa. It's supper cute and my little girl was super excited to get it. So excited this very minute she is sound asleep in her room in that bed. She never wants to sleep in her room. For the past month she has slept in the guest room, any room but hers until tonight. So, I knew that considering how special this bed was, although I was not motivated to do the physical work associated with the task, the end result would be much happiness. Needless to say, I got up, got moving and it was well worth it.

After we finished the manual labor part of our morning, and I do mean right after as in within minutes, we headed off to the beach for a family gathering. We got there just in time for the rain to clear up, to have a shrimp boil, and to then enjoy the water with the kids. It was so much fun. I love watching people I love having fun, especially my daughter. Let me tell you, she had a blast! It was fantastic. Her and her cousins were just adorable together. 

It doesn't sound like all that spectacular of a day, but it was. It was just one of those rewarding days. And now, if my daughter will sleep in until eight tomorrow we will be off to the start of another happy day. Talk about tipping the happy scale! I'm thinking I can keep dreaming about little bit sleeping until eight. I honestly can't remember the last time she did that at home. Oh well, I can't lie no matter how early it is, when I see that little smiling face come creeping down the hall in the morning, it always makes me smile. So no matter how tired I am, it is always a happy day when it starts with one of her smiles.