Five Things That Made Me Smile Today

1. It was "dress like your favorite book character" today at school (part of our March is Reading Month activities). It was fun to see the creativity of the students and teachers in all of their outfits. I had Junie B. Jones in my classroom, Mouse from If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, a Cow from Cows That Type and a few others. They made me smile!

2. Making plans with my daughter. She is coming over tomorrow night to watch Survivor together. We girls have all been watching it together for the last few seasons and now that she doesn't live at home anymore, we love it when she can come over and join us still. Talking to her made me smile!

3. My dogs rushed me at the door when I got home today (and every other single day of their lives). I was greeted with happy jumps, licks, barks, and lots of love. They made me smile!

4. Dinner was a pretty salad with chicken and mandarin slices tonight. I love salad nights! I also cooked enough chicken tonight for dinner the next two nights. It felt good to get the time consuming part out of the way so that dinner prep the next two nights will be short and sweet! That thought made me smile!

5. I wanted something sweet this evening and stumbled upon some hot chocolate hiding in the cupboard. I made a cup of hot chocolate with a tiny bit of instant French Vanilla Cappuccino added in for a hint of flavor. I also added my new favorite...sweet cream cold foam on top. That steamy cup made me smile!