Day 4 - MAKES ME SMILE

This little collection definitely makes me smile.  When Chris and I were on our second date, we wandered around the Border's bookstore killing some time before Sherlock Holmes started in the theatre next door.  I mentioned to him how much I adored these designer cloth-covered classics.  I just love the style!  He bought me my first two for my birthday a couple months later.  Since then he has added to the collection mostly on other significant days (Christmas, Valentine's, birthdays etc) but several have just shown up with no prompt at all, sometimes wrapped up as an unexpected gift and sometimes just sitting on the shelf as if it were always there.   I love them so much and mostly love that I have a sweet husband who likes to surprise me.   Someday, I will read them... but for now. I just think they're pretty.

Married!!!

Our dear friends Jessica and Andrew got married today.  It was so fun to attend the beautiful sealing in the Draper Temple.  We are SO happy for them.  Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell.

Day 3 - SOMETHING I ADORE

On Saturday, Chris and I went snowboarding with Brian.  It was Brian's second time and he did great... as long as he didn't have to turn.  Anyway, I rediscovered just how much I adore snowboarding.  It's just such a great feeling.  We took the GoPro and filmed ourselves all the way down the run.  Later when we watched the videos, I realized I smiled like this THE ENTIRE RUN.  I was just perma-grin the whole time and didn't even know it.  Chris even pointed out that I have that same smile the whole time I'm wakeboarding too.  I can't help it.  I'm just in heaven.

Day 2 - BREAKFAST

Breakfast isn't just a morning thing these days.  I eat breakfast all the time.  It's become my favorite snack.  Honey Nut Cheerios, Oatmeal Crisp, Blueberry Muffin Frosted Mini Wheats, and Frosted Flakes are among my regular cereals.   There is a delicate process to eating cereal, though.  You can't just fill a bowl with cereal and pour milk in.  That's absurd.  Your cereal will be soggy within a few bites.   Instead, pour your milk in and then add 4-5 bites worth of cereal and eat quickly before adding your next batch.  Repeat until milk is gone.  I have some strong feelings about this.

 Lately my go-to snack is toast with Mom's plum jam.  Mmmm...   ....or instant oatmeal, or just fruit.  I've always been more of a breakfast for dinner person anyway.  Now I'm a snack-on-breakfast-foods-all-day-long person.  So there you go.  Day 2 of the February photography challenge - BREAKFAST.

Day 1 - ME

Here we go.  Lisa started a daily photography challenge and asked me if I wanted to join in.  Let's be honest.   I have shied away from homework assignments since I graduated from college 9 years ago.  (9 years?!?  Yikes).  Anyway, this one looks really fun, so I thought I'd give it a try.  Don't expect one every day, though.  It may take me more than a month to get through the list of photo topics.  In fact, I'm suddenly reminded of a time when Lisa posted "100 Things about Me" and suggested it would be fun for me to do the same.  I started on it shortly there after and finished it a year later.  :)

So this is the photo for assignment #1: ME - Amy Silva, age 30, married for almost a year now and happy as ever.