spring

This morning I woke up with the biggest smile on face. There must have been birds singing or something because if you know me, you know I HATE mornings and I HATE waking up. I don't think I have ever been more excited for warm weather like this before.  I dislike anything warm but due to the crazy winter that we have had, I'm so ready for some SUNSHINE! And then I walked outside and saw a bee and was quickly reminded of all the buggy things that come along with spring.  NOOOO. 

Alright, so I have to talk about the best date ever. It started out with going on a run with my love (in the rain). Then we went to Paint A Piece and I finally got to paint a piggy bank.  After being on the look out for a grownup piggy bank (nothing Elsa, Hello Kitty, etc) for months and not finding one, I finally decided to paint my own gosh dangit! Then we went to watch Cinderella and I loooooooooooved it.  Omg...it was so good!  I have never been so excited to go to a movie theatre before! It took me back to when I was a little girl watching the cartoon version of it. We ended our day by trying out a new Japanese restaurant.  One of our goals is to try to branch out and try out new places to eat. 

Hope everybody is enjoying this beautiful weather!

#youarebeautiful

What is beauty? How is it defined? What makes a person beautiful? Beauty is so much more than your physical appearance. It is not measured by your weight or pant size.  It's not defined by your "hot" body or your hair.  Or by how others perceive your worth.

I believe that beauty comes from inside. It's in your heart and it's what you do.  It's the way you carry yourself. It's the things you do for others.  It's the kind words you speak to others.  It's the way you treat others.  It's the positive self talk within yourself and the love that you give yourself.  It's the kindness, forgiveness, and grace you give yourself.  It's knowing that you are ENOUGH.  It's knowing that you are worth something and that you are special.

So, I'm looking at you. Yes, you.  How do you define beauty? What makes you beautiful?

For me, it's doing the things I love.  It's challenging myself.  It's creating things for others and giving.  It's telling myself that I deserve happiness and to believe in the journey. This is when I know and feel beautiful. 

I had the great opportunity and honor to be the photographer for the  "YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL" shoot at work.  Wow…editing the pictures for these lovely women gave me so much joy! What a blessing it is to be part of their journey and to know them. 

Sleep

 The conversation J and I had while he was sleeping:

J: Do you want me to install Javascript on your computer?

N: Yeah, sure.

J: I'll do that right now.

Ladies and gentlemen, that's what happens when you are married to a Jerber.