Silver Lining

This week I was so lucky to witness my cousin getting married!! At the luncheon, it was so sweet to hear her siblings talk so lovingly of her. One thing that rang true from all of them is how happy Dannielle always is! She finds the silver lining in all situations. It was such a good reminder for me to look for the best. Sometimes it is so hard to remember that REALLY we have it GOOD!!

For example- on our way home from Salt Lake- it was just me and Hayden for the last two hours and this poor kid had absolutely had it with traveling (Delta, Marbleton Wy, back to Delta, then Cedar, then back to Delta then Salt Lake then home- all in one week!) She really had done pretty good- but by the time we hit Parawan on our way home Wednesday night- she was DONE! Anybody who knows us knows that we have a very expressive little one! When she is happy- she is SSOOO happy; but when she is mad- WATCH OUT!!! My little Millie has the most piercing, shrill, scream I have ever heard. Well this was a time when she really let me know that she was NOT happy! I tried handing her teddy grahams- failed. I handed her books- failed- I handed her old fries from earlier- failed. Now, there are only so many things you can do for a kid while driving. Singing didn't work- pleading with her to just hang in there for a few more minutes didn't work. So- I cranked my right arm around to put my palm against her cheek. BINGO!!! The only problem with this scenario is that every time I would try to give my arm a break- she resumed her unhappy scream!! So- are ya ready for the silver lining?? How freaking awesome is it that this little human being loved me touching her cheek so much that nothing else would settle her! Over the next twenty minutes of the drive my arm went numb and I was sure that I was going to need my shoulder replaced but I could not have been happy. My baby loves me THAT much! I would have kept my arm there for DAYS if it would make her happy! In that moment I thought back about all the times that I have gotten so frustrated with her because it seems that everyone else's babies are content and happy when mine gets cranky so much. I had to tell myself- Megan, really, you do not have it THAT bad!! She is healthy, she is spunky and so full of life! How could I trade that for ANYTHING else in the whole entire world??!! I am so completely in love with my life- I love it when we have an extra $10- this spare tire around my waist drives me nuts- my front driver side fender is crunched in as a result of the last snow storm and an un-expecting reflector pole- we are so ready to be done with school- and life in general keeps us on our toes- however, we are so completely blessed to be where we are right now! We have a roof over our heads- a wonderful gospel to rely on- a bEaUtIfUl little girl and a love between husband and wife that can't be matched (at least in my eyes)- seriously- what can be better than that!???? The silver lining is beautiful- we just need to keeping looking for it!

Salt Lake Temple grounds

Playing with Grandma and Grandpa

This is for Cic- here are the curtains I made last weekend- picture via ipod so its not great quality!