I Love...

...to leave the front door open and watch Grace flit in and out like a little butterfly. I grew up in the Midwest and spent the past two years in the Midwest. I love the Midwest, but you can't do this in the Midwest. Here I can leave my door open for hours and not see a single bug. It makes me happy.

I was evaluating my New Year's goals, since we are nearing the end, and I'm feeling pretty good about my progress. In 2010 I want to find happiness and love in every single day. Check.

Stuffed with berries

We went raspberry picking for Labor Day with cousins. The berries were perfect!

Just being there made me happy. It made Grace happy, too. She gorged on raspberries.

And when she couldn't pick raspberries from the bushes fast enough, she would take our buckets that we'd already picked and shove handfuls of them into her mouth.

Confession of a Nerd

Anytime I come across a Crytoquip in the newspaper, I have to do it. I prefer the ones without clues. When they're finished, I always feel good about myself. Same goes for crossword puzzles. The end.