Right now I'm sitting at Buffalo Wild Wings, half watching the Buffs get demolished by the Rams, and half reading A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller. I found something I can eat on the menu, which is always exciting for me....and enjoying time with my husband.
I think sometimes I forget to stop and recognize the simple blessings in my life...maybe spending the morning out in the country made me reflective today. Yngvild and I rose early this morning to go out to a friends family farm and go horseback riding. I love visiting farms, almost as much as I love going to the mountains....almost. Getting out of the city, watching the sun rise, smelling the fresh air....and the only creature you have to communicate with is the horse. God, me, horse....peace. What an amazing way to start a Saturday. Yngvild is a natural on a horse. You could tell she was at peace, and totally in her element at the farm. She lives on a farm in Norway.
I dropped her off with friends to go watch a soccer game, and I retreated home for a bath and get ready to come watch football with my hubby. I think he loves that I come to spend time with him. This is my husbands element. He gives me a hard time about bringing my iPad and a book when there are so many games you can watch all at the same time. LOL I don't think I'd have it any other way though. :)
Well...I think I'll check in on Facebook and get back to my book.
Blessings!!
Saturday
Friday
Pure Joy
I am having a great time with my Norwegian “daughter”. She does so much that brings delight to my everyday life. Some random things that make me smile:
· She asks me to braid her hair. It might seem silly, but I just love sitting there chatting and braiding her hair.
· I love reading, and I love being read to. Yngvild likes to read out loud to work on her English, so last night she asked if she could read to me. Pure bliss.
· She talks…a lot. I love listening to her…whether she is talking about her day, or Norway, or whatever. I can tell she is comfortable because she just opens up and starts talking.
· She loves music as much as I do. When DH isn’t home, we mostly listen to music and talk. I love that we like a lot of the same music, and that we can introduce each other to artists we weren’t familiar with.
· We both love movie nights.
· She sings. She sings in the car, in the shower, when she is getting ready in the morning, when she is hanging out in her room. I love hearing her sing…it tells me her heart is happy.
· She has this phrase she frequently uses which just makes me giggle. She always says “I couldn’t be bothered to…” She uses it like we might say “I didn’t feel like doing…” For example: “My feet are cold, but I couldn’t be bothered to put on socks”. I love it, makes me giggle every time.
· Most importantly, she just has a heart of gold. She genuinely cares for people and animals. She rejoices with them when they are happy, and her heart breaks if someone is sad.
We are blessed to have such a great girl in our life. I know DH is enjoying having her around as much as I do. We have a long weekend together, and I’m so excited. I think a shopping trip is in order. J
Blessings!
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