10 Things to Make Me Happy Right Now

I am spending the week in Chicago visiting family so I thought I would take this week to introduce you to some bloggers I love.  It will be a great week of awesome guest posts so make sure you come back to enjoy them all and get to know some new ladies.

First I get to introduce you to Maegan from SAHMaegan.

Maegan is a mom of one adorable little guy, she shares recipes, books she likes, and cute pictures of her little guy.  I hadn't read Maegan's blog until very recently; she and I met when we had seats next to each other at the Elevate Blogging conference; we started talking and ended up talking throughout the day and are already planning some girls nights together!  Enjoy her post, leave some comment love and definitely check out her blog.

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Hi there! I'm so happy to be here on Emmy's blog today, what a treat!  I met Emmy about a month ago at the Elevate Blog Conference and we had a great time together.  We emailed after that we were sad we lived so far apart, but as it turns out, we only live 1/2 hour away from each other.  Crazy, and awesome!  So we're meeting up in a couple weeks for lunch and pedi's ... girls day!
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Emmy has a fun monthly link up called "10 Things to Smile About" so I thought I would go that route with my guest post contribution today . . . here are

  10 Things That Make Me Happy Right Now!

1. Dry Roasted Edamame Wasabi flavor.  Hot and spicy?  Heck ya, but I can't stop munching!!
2. Toddler soccer!  While it doesn't start for another couple weeks, I'm super excited for "mommy & me" soccer this summer with my little.  He's 3.5 and he loves to run, kick, headbutt; this should be perfect for him.
3. Instagram.  I'm totally addicted, it's like quick blog updates in little fun pictures. Confession - I check IG before I get out of bed. (I'm @SAHMaegan)
4. Salmon Panzanella.  One of my favorite go-to recipes, but I make it more in the summer than any other time of year.
5. Poppy Cat.  Our just turned 1 year old kitty, she is a furball of joy and happiness.  I love her.
6. Michael K. Reynolds.  He is just a superb author, his first novel Flight of the Earls blew me away (my review here), his second novel In Golden Splendor (sequel!) releases July 15th.  I've pre-ordered and I can't hardly wait!  Do you like historical fiction?
7. Exercise.  I run a lot, sometimes solo and sometimes with the jogger stroller, I do Jillian Michaels cardio programs, I've just started P90X, if I don't have the energy for an intense workout then I just go for a brisk walk (pushing the jogger stroller for added resistance) ... when I finish P90X I'm going to join the local Y so I can take up swimming again.  Exercise, it does a body good!
8. Vacations on the horizon!  We're going RVing for 5 days over the 4th of July holiday, going to Chicago for a week in August, and we've just started talking about a quick 1-2 night trip to Vegas this summer, sans toddler.  Working on the grandparents, hoping we can get that on the agenda.
9. Pyrex.  I first saw it on Instagram (of course) but now I'm seeing it at the Good Will and local thrift stores.  It's become a fun hunt to find a good piece of Pyrex (I've passed over many that have, sadly, seen better days) and my collection is growing.  Also making me smile, finding a piece for crazy cheap!
10. The Bible.  I started a "read the bible in 2 years program" this year, so far I'm on track. But most importantly, I'm really enjoying it, savoring the message, learning and re-learning bible stories; strengthening my walk with Christ. It's been a beautiful thing.
11. My cousins wedding!  This weekend I get to be with family members near and far as we celebrate my cousin, Steve, getting married.  Yay!!
12. Suits!  The return of Suits on July 16th, I can almost taste it it's so near.
13. Gel Manicures.  Need I say more?

OOPS!!  I was only going to mention 10, I got carried away ... so there's 13.  And since a blog post is not complete without pictures, here's a fun little collage of some pics from my IG feed.

I hope you enjoyed my happiness post, hop on over my blog or find me on Instagram, I look forward to meeting you!  Happy week!

Thanks again Maegen!!  You can find her at the following locations:

  Maegan's Blog///Instagram///Pinterest///Twitter