Happy Things {March and April}

Here are my happy things from March and April.  Each night I write down one good thing that happened that day, one memory I want to remember or a funny thing that happened.  I did this in 2017 and I am doing it again this year.  You can see my January Happy Things post here and my February happy things post here.  

{Happy Things March}

1-Decorated for Mardi Gras Gala Event
2-SNOW DAY!!
3-Mardi Gras Gala Fundraiser for Boys and Girls Club
4-Amy's Oscar Party and Ava asked her friend E to Sadie's dance
5-Super productive day at work and it is FINALLY sunny!!
6-ran three miles and taught two fitness classes-omg I'm exhausted!
7-fun Bunco night at Lisa's
8-Philadelphia flower show with my friend J
9-monthly craft night for Branch and Bloom
10-made homemade pancakes for Ava and her friend
11-cooking class with Vicki and Rachael (we made shrimp scampi and ceasar salad)
12-monthly garden club meeting.  We learned about houseplants.  
13-family dinner and time at home with the family.  
14-fun night out with friends!
15-arranged flowers for the annual Shamrock Swing
16-Shamrock swing event!
17-went to the St. Patrick's Day parade in Utica
18-We watched our girl play in a bball tournament in Pennsylvania
19-celebrated Ava's 16th birthday!
20-Ava got her permit and drove home from school
21-made cancer care bags with 10 fold for 40 people
22-had 18 people at my swim class!!
23-coordinated Leadership Institute at work
24-coordinated Leadership Institute at work
25-Brock and Ava together for spring break in Phoenix
26-awesome Total Body Blast class-tons of burpees and weights
27-Margarita night with friends
28-date night with G!
29-Amazing yoga class
30-dinner in Cooperstown
31-quiet night at home-we watched movies, had popcorn, it was really fun!!

{Happy Things April}

1-Easter went to church and had dinner with the family
2-Greek week started today!  Busy week at work
3-Margarita Tuesday with friends
4-Bunco night!
5-Last day of Greek Week!
6-Our nephew Gabe's bday dinner
7-Fun date night/fundraiser for the YMCA
8-Brunch in Cooperstown with friends
9-joined weight watchers
10-taught two great classes today at the Y!
11-got our new Rouge!  Also had to put Daisy down :(
12-much needed quiet night at home with the family
13-Branch and Bloom craft night
14-Long Island with the family for Ava's basketball tournament
15-Long Island with the family for Ava's basketball tournament
16-lunch with the girls
17-started planning DC girls trip!
18-went to see Chappaquiddick movie with G
19-amazing yoga class!!
20-date night with G
21-OH Fest 2018
22-Prom Dress shopping with Ava and Rachael in Albany
23-lunch with the girls
24-super productive day at work getting things ready for annual awards dinner!
25-annual Greek Awards Dinner at work.  I coordinated the event for 500+ students!
26-spring potluck dinner for swim class
27-went to Binghamton-dinner and a speakeasy with friends
28-went to a greenhouse and got the most amazing succulents with Sab!
29-worked on the house to get it ready for summer baseball renters
30-last Greek meetings of the spring semester

I love looking through my little post it notes and remembering these special everyday moments.  I hope you have a great Thursday!

Xoxo

Happy Things {February}

Here's my happy things post for February.  Each night I write down one thing I'm happy about or one good thing that happened during the day.  I write down one thing before bed each night and it's a fun little excercise in gratitute.  I have SO much to be thankful for and I want to remember those fun little moments. 

Here are my past Happy Things posts

January

2017 ( I quit doing this in September I don't know why...life just got too busy!)

2016

February 2018
1 Amazing yoga class and then a  meeting for the annual Mardi Gras gala 
2 Cooking class in Albany
3 Boot camp and made sesame chicken with Ava
4 Snowed in for the Superbowl
5
6-lunch with my dear friend Donna
7-SNOW DAY!!
8 sick-ugh
9 sick-ugh
10 sick-ugh
11 I'm finally feeling better!!
12 Full day-work, family, friends, volunteer stuff.  I love days like these!!
13 Watched Ladybird movie with my friend Inez
14 Valentine's dinner and a movie with G and My Dad's birthday!
15 Bookclub-good meal and conversation
16 Breakfast out and plant shopping with my friend Jenn  at a greenhouse and sushi lunch with friends  
17 Brunch with girls
18 Pitch party with friends
19 Make up party
20 Nice dinner together as a family
21 Got new glasses!
22 Took a lovely nap
23 Watched Get Out (my 6th Oscar nominated film!)
24 Shopping day in Albany and went to a basketball game together as a family
25 Made chicken pad thai with Ava
26 Bookclub
27 Watched Graig ref a playoff game in basketball
28 It was so nice outside I got to take a walk at lunch and then girls night out

Happy Thursday!

Xoxo

Happy things {January}

For most of last year I wrote down one happy thing that happened each day as a way to keep track of the god things that happened last year.  The last one I did was in August and you can read the post here.

I keep this little jar on my night stand and then each day I add a little note about something happy that happened each day. 

January flew by!  It was a fun month-Ava came home from the Czech Republic, I went to Florida with my friends for our annual girls trip, and I celebrated my birthday.

Here are my happy things from January

1-early morning workout and breakfast with friends
2-coffee date with friends and three workouts!
3-cozy night at home with Graig
4-Amazing and relaxing restorative yoga class
5-Autumn cafe reopened!  Went to happy hour with girls
6-Swap party with the girls
7-Brunch at the Autumn
8-Walk around neighborhood which was lovely after months of cold and dreary weather
9-Coffee date with Inez and Donna
10-Dinner for Ashley's birthday
11-Florida trip with my BFF's
12-Florida trip with my BFF's
13-my Bday!!  Ava returns from the Czech Republic and dinner on the beach to celebrate!
14-Florida trip with BFF's
15-Return home from Florida, see Ava and have dinner at her favorite resturant
16-full day retreat with my students before the start of the spring semester
17-My birthday party!
18-lunch with Ava and Rachael
19-Ava's winter photo shoot.  Her BFF Mary took the pics and she got some good ones!
20-Graig's bday!  We played in a Pitch card tourney with friends and we won!
21-My birthday cooking class with friends
22-leftovers and a quiet night at home
23-Rotary presentation with Graig
24-Productive day at work
25-Amazing yoga class!!
26-lunch with Ava at Brooks
27-Made my first dinner with my new Wok!
28-Tried Rock Climbing
29-Made lasagna with Ava
30-Ran this morning and it felt good!
31-Quiet night at home with the family

I love looking back and seeing all of my happy things from each month.

I hope you have a great Tuesday!

Xoxo

Happy Things {July and August}

Each day I write down one happy thing that happened that day and then at the end of the month I do a post about my Happy Things.

You can see my past Happy Things posts below

January

February

March

April

May

June

and in 2016 I did a whole huge post at the end of the year.  You can read that here.

July
1-visted Lake Champlain and Troy Farmers Market with Ava, Anne and Sabrina
2-Erica's 4th of July Party-so fun!!
3-quiet dinner at home with the family
4-fun Fourth of July-parade, cookout, fireworks!
5-Anne's going away party
6-Bunco Night!
7-Girls Trip to Ithaca
8-Girls Trip to Ithaca
9-Ran the Boilermaker, Ava in Gus Macker
10-Cooperstown for Amy's Birthday
11-Quiet night at home
12-Watched Ava play summer basketball
13-Monthly craft night-Made monogram wine glasses!
14-Celebrated Sabrina's birthday!
15-camp fire with friends
16-Lake Day!!
17-Cocktail party at Rachael's
18-swimming at Vicki's
19-Mid Summer Night's Dream in Cooperstown
20-Fireworks at the Country Club
21-date night at home with G
22-Pool Day!
23-Saratoga with the girls
24-Saratoga with the girls
25-100 women who care fundraiser
26-Kelly's member/guest party
27-Bookclub and fireworks!
28-walk with Ava in the park
29-craft day at the library
30-Boat Day with friends
31-Walk with friends after work

August 
1-two great fitness classes
2-Fireworks at the Country Club
3-Girls Night
4-Cooperstown with Vicki and Stephanie
5-Brock came home!
6-Family dinner with friends
7-Celebrated Brock's birthday in Saratoga
8-Quiet day at home with Brock and Ava
9-Family photo shoot
10-Fireworks at Country Club
11-Dinner with Inez, Donna and our boys
12-took Brock back to the airport after a great visit!
13- tried Paddleboard yoga
14-Dinner out for Stephanie's birthday
15-prep for Ava's going away party
16-fun lunch with friends
17-drinks on Amy's porch
18-Bon Jovi Concert
19-Quiet day at home
20-Ava's going away party!
21-David Sedaris talk in Cooperstown
22-Swimming with friends
23-Ithaca trip with Sabrina, Ava, and Eliza
24-Bunco night!
25-Moved back to our house!
26-taught craft class for kids at Farmer's Market
27-dinner out with Ava at Mt. Fugi
28-took Ava to the airport in Philadelphia (not happy but definitely a memory!)
29-Book club at Rachael's
30-fun lunch with friends

This summer has been crazy busy and filled with fun!  I am hoping September slows down and we can enjoy

Happy Things {May}

I am REALLY late with my happy things post for this month!  I don't know what happened to June but it FLEW by!  Each day I write down one happy thing that happened that day and then at the end of the month I do a post about it.  You can see my past happy things posts below

January
February
March
April 
and in 2016 I did a whole huge post at the end of the year.  Your can read that here.

1-Officer Transitions at Work
2-School Delayed, Y closed due to bad storms
3-Got packed and organized for Cape Cod Girls Trip
4-7-Cape Cod Girls Trip-so fun!!
5-6-Ava's Rotary Retreat for Study Abroad
8-Garden Club lunch at Otesaga
9-Made a good dinner at home barbeque pork and potatoes
10-Great yoga class!
11-end of year lunch with students
12-Family dinner at home on the back porch
13-First trip to the farmers market in Coop!
14-Mother's Day-Ava had bball games, dinner and zookeeper's wife with Graig and Ava
15-Started Whole 30
16-taught 2 great fitness classes
17-Walk after dinner with friends
18-Swiming at Vicki's
19-Got flowers for the front porch with Sabrina
20-Farm Retreat Day!
21-Sick day :(
22-Still sick :(
23-Finally feeling better
24-Fun lunch with friends
25-Planted my herb garden-basil, dill and rosemary
26-Went to goat yoga :)
27-Farmer's Market with friends. My favorite way to start the weekend!
28-Amy's Memorial Day party
29-Memorial Day party at Donna's
30-Quiet night at home with the family

Happy Things {April}

April FLEW by for us!   I wanted to slow down and be more intentional about it but that didn't happen this month.  Between organizing and cleaning our house to move to our summer house and all the events I had  I can't believe it's already May.  May is absolutely my favorite month of the year but this year April was pretty good too.  Every day I write down one happy thing that happened during the day and then and then end of every month I do a blog post so I can remember little happy things that happen throughout the month.  Instead of doing monthly posts I did one HUGE post in 2016.  You can read it here.

January   February   March

1-YMCA fundraiser!  So many friends and fun times.  

2-Hospice Epicurean Festival

3-Greek Week begins!

4-FULL lunch time class at the Y!!  

5-Ice cream date with Ava

6-Quiet night at home with the fam

7-Happy hour with friends 

8-Dinner and went to see the play High School musical with friends

9-Easter Egg dyeing 

10-Garden Club meeting

11-dinner at 5 guys and ice cream with the fam

12-Monthly Bunco night

13-awesome yoga class 

14-packed up stuff to move to the new house 

15-Worked at new house and had our first dinner there as a family.  

16-Easter church followed by brunch at Rachael's followed by leaving for DC

17-DC-visited the White House, monuments and National Zoo

18-DC-toured the Capital and Botonic Gardens

19-Good to be home after a whirl-wind trip to DC

20-This is a sad one :(  Anne left our house to go live with her new family

21-Ava's friends surprised her and took her to the Chainsmokers concert for her birthday.  

22-Earth Day!  Helped Rachael with her Open House at the Green Earth.  Dinner out to celebrate T's bday.  

23-Unpacked and moved into our new summer house.  

24-Book club we read an awesome book this month-Milk and Honey 

25-Taco Tuesday night!  Always fun!  

26-End of year awards dinner for work.  

27-Dinner out with friends!  And a ride 

28-Dinner at Table on Ten to celebrate Jenn's birthday

29-Ava's first game of her AAU season!

30-Paint and Sip Brunch at our new house 

Happy Things {March}

It's going to be hard to top March when I look back on this year.  So many good things happened this month!  Almost each day I write down one thing that I'm happy about and put it in a jar next to my bed.  I did this last year and you can see the post here.  You can also see January and February from this year.

1-book club at my house 

2-helped decorate for Mardi Gras party. 

4-Mardi Gras party!

5-Florida Epcot!  Loved seeing my family

6-Florida Magic Kingdom 

7-Florida Hollywood Studios

8-Florida Magic Kingdom

9-Florida Animal Kingdom

10-Florida St. Pete 

11-Florida St. Pete  

12-Florida. St. Pete 

13-garden club meeting 

14-snow day number 1

15-snow day number 2

16-Philadelphia flower show 

17-Beauty and the Beast with Ava and my friend Teri and her girls 

18-spent time reading :-)

19-Ava's 15th birthday!!!!! 

22-watched Ava play basketball 

24-ice cream with Ava after school 

25-leadership conference with students!!

26-Graig's basketball banquet 

27-made pasta with Vicki

28-book club.  Great book this month!!

29-taco night with the family! 

30-made a succulent bracelet with my friend Sabrina 

31-happy hour at Jenn's

March was a busy month!  I am going to be intentional about being less busy in April. I want to relax and be with my family in our house before the craziness of
Have a great Monday.
Xoxo

February {Happy Things}

It's time for this month's installment of my happy things.  Almost every day I write down something happy that happened that day.  I love remembering special little moments in my day and the simple  practice of  writing one thing down a day has really helped be thankful and filled with gratitude.  You can find January's post here and the HUGE post I did at the end of 2016 here.

1-Book club talked about one of my favorite books this year-A Man Called Ove 

3-Ava scored 3 3 pointers at her game! 

4-Cooperstown with Donna and Inez

4-Lisa's birthday party wa

5-Super Bowl party at our friends T and T's house 

6-Garden  Club meeting lots of planning for future events 

10-Awesome student leadership conference at work!  

11-Great Saturday work out at bootcamp and date night with G and friends 

12-SNOW DAY!!  We went sledding and had a great day with our neighbors outside
14-my Dad's 70th birthday!  Dinner at home with G and the girls for Valentine's Day!

15-I hosted Bunco at my house 

17-craft night!  We made burlap state canvases

18-Shopping trip to Bing with Ava

21-a quiet dinner at home with G

22-girls night at the Bside 

23-good run outside in warm (for February!) weather 

24-Ava scored 21 points at her game!  

25-Fun craft Day with friends and hot tub night with the girls!

26-Oscar Party 

27-Got lots checked off my to do list today!
28-Made a krispie king cake and will celebrate Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras with the family tonight!

February FLEW by!!  It was a great month minus the few days that I was sick with an awful cold.  In March we will celebrate Ava's 15th birthday, Brock and I will spend a week in Florida with my Dad and sister, I will spend a weekend in Florida with some dear gal pals, and I have two big conferences at work.  It's going to be a BUSY month!

Xoxo

28-Mardi Gras breakfast with family 

Happy Things {January}

I did my Happy Things jar again for 2017.  Instead ofcollecting them and doing one big post  like I did in 2017 I thought I would do a monthly post.  I don't know about you but January FLEW by for us.  I blinked and now it's February. I am so glad I wrote down some happy memories from January because honestly I blinked and it was over!


Here is my Happy Things jar on my nightstand.  I had it on my desk last year but I like the jar on my nightstand SO much better.  I can add a quick happy note before I go to bed so I don't forget.

Here are my happy things from January

1-New Year's Brunch at Rachael's house
2-Great first run of the year with my friend Jenn
4-Watching Ava's basketball game.  She played great!
5-Awesome yoga class
7-Ava's study abroad orientation a
7-Dinner at Toscana with dear friends
8-Our exchange student Anne moved in.
13-My birthday!!  Lunch with friends and then dinner with G!  Ava had a basketball game
14-Made a succulent wreath with Sabrina and saw Hidden Figures movie (it was great!)
14-held my friend Sarah's new baby girl A
15-Birthday brunch with Grandma Jan, Ava and Anne
15-Sleepover at my friend M's farm (so fun!)
18-First day of classes for the spring semester
19-Craft night at the Green Earth
20-Graig's birthday!!  We celebrated by going to Ava's basketball game :)
21-Ava had a great basketball game!  She scored 26 points!
21-Went Snow Tubing for my birthday with my friends
21-Bought a new sectional couch for our new house
22-Went to see Jackie movie.  Very powerful!
25-Birthday lunch with friends Donna and Inez
28-Dinner with dear friends and our husbands for my birthday
31-Awesome Hip Hop dance class!

January was a great month...and yes it seems like I celebrated my birthday all month!  I can't wait to see what happy things happen in February!
Xoxo