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Things That Have Made Me Happy Recently (part 2)

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This past week has definitely had it's ups and downs and a few tears have been shed on my behalf. However, I don't want to ignore some instances that really put a smile on face over the past week or two.

First, I received the following text from my sister-in-law with the attached picture.  "We just read your blog.  R saw all your foot pics and asked if they were his feet.  So we thought we'd send you a pic of R's feet."

How adorable is that?  That little text and picture just made
my day.  And I also loved that JanaRae put the pic on
facebook as well, because my "smart" phone was being
dumb and not allowing me to get the picture off my phone.
Thanks JanaRae and Super R!
. . .

My dear, wonderful friend Eliza has been in town.  We were able to get together one evening to enjoy the Christmas tunes from the band her dad plays in, eat multiple sugary treats, play with her cute daughter and discuss all topics that crossed our minds until late hours of the evening.  Every time I get together with Eliza, I feel like I talk a million words per minute because, you know, so much to say and catch up on, so little time.  I'm so grateful for her friendship and example!

A blurry picture from the evening.

. . .

Danny and I had a date night the other week where we actually went out!  That's always a highlight for me.  We went and saw the new movie "Life of Pi".  We almost never see movies in the actual nice theater.  This one was worth it though, it is visually beautiful.  I read the book a few years ago and I felt it stuck really close to the story, which made me happy as well.





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  1. grammawoodDecember 19, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    I want to see Life of Pi, but sadly it isn't playing here. Maybe we can catch it somewhere else.

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    1. JanniferJanuary 10, 2013 at 3:48 PM

      I really enjoyed it, it was well done. Hopefully you can see it somewhere else.

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  2. ErinDecember 21, 2012 at 10:12 PM

    I really didn't think that there could be a good movie adaption of this book but I was wrong. They did an amazing job. We really enjoyed it too.

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    1. JanniferJanuary 10, 2013 at 3:48 PM

      Erin, I was skeptical as well. I was pleased by how close they kept the movie to the book.

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