23 posts tagged “joy”
I am home in Minnesota this week and had a lovely baby shower for my friend Carrie (one in black in the middle). Since it is sadly becoming less and less frequent that we are all together at the same time, we thought we'd use this opportunity to take a nice group photo. I've got fabulously beautiful friends, don't I?
So I've been meaning to blog about this ever since my birthday last month. A few days before my birthday, I got a package from my mom and dad.
It was a silver box and a note. The note explained that 26 years ago my grandmother bought me three aquamarine stones (my birthstone) from Australia. I was a little kid so my mom tucked them away until I was older. A few months ago, she re-discovered them and decided to make them into a necklace for me.
No surprise, I cried. It's probably one of the most thoughtful gifts I've ever gotten. Thanks Mom and Dad! Love you!
I was reminded of this quote yesterday on our way back from hiking Mt. Diablo. I'm usually not a fan of bumper stickers but this one really resonates.
"Well-behaved women rarely make history"
Hell ya.
My friend Jenny sent this to me this morning while I was getting ready for work. She saw it at a hotel she was staying at. While I don't understand what these means to everyone else, for obvious reasons it works for me!
Sometimes, it needs to be all about "you". This is my mantra for the week.
It's true - I am kind of a nerd. Matt and I just sat down after a long and successful day of Christmas shopping and flipped on the TV to Discovery Channel. "How It's Made" was on.
I immediately became engrossed in the show. Matt's was laughing at me cuz I was literally "bugged eyed with my mouth hanging open" engrossed in this show. So, what were they making you might ask?
Chains
Yes, I was completely engrossed in how a machine assembles metal chains. A few weeks ago, the same thing happened while watching how they make socks.
I am a total NERD. But I do recommend you check it out- it's interesting!
Well, for those of you who aren't aware, I am still trying to sell my house in Minneapolis. We've now decided to see if we can find someone to rent it.
Here is the Craig's list post. If you know of anyone that might be interested in a short-term lease - let me know. Don't let price be an issue, we'll consider other offers!
Show us peace.
This is me and Matt hiking at Mcnee Ranch State Park - on our way up Montara Mountain.
Saw this in a magazine the other day - I think it may be my new mantra.
1. Out of clutter, find simplicity.
2. From discord, find harmony.
3. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity
It's attributed to Albert Einstein.
What does your name mean and why did your parents choose it for you?
Submitted by mommy2two.
Happy - not too tough to figure out. I'd like to think that my parent's choose it for me because they thought of me as a joyous addition to their lives but I think it had more to do with my mom liking short names (her name is Merrilee and it always got butchered) and my dad not wanting anyone to call me Danny.
From what I understand the plan was for my name to be Danielle Joy Taylor, my dad was concerned that people would call me Danny so they went with Joy Danielle Taylor instead. This could be one of those made-up memories but hopefully my dad or mom will comment to this post and set the record straight.
Even though a name like "Joy" can be a lot of pressure, I do think my name ended up defining who I am. I know it sounds strange but having a name like Joy can't help but remind you to be happy, love life and smile often (when I am not sticking out my tongue of course...)
I completed the San Francisco MARATHON yesterday. I did it in 4:30:50 - that's an average of 10:20 miles. I expected to do the 26.2 miles at an average of 11:00-11:30 miles so I was very pleased with myself.
I am having trouble walking today but it was worth it.
I only cried once during the race and it was more out of happiness and then I cried a few times when I was done. It was really really cool.
Here are a couple photos:
