177. Warm summer days

178. Birds singing so loud, that I can hear them even though the windows aren't open

179. My crawling baby. She is so much fun to watch. She is exploring the house. I have to be so careful to not have little bits of things on the floor!

180. My ALMOST clean house

181. A new friend

There is a really great giveaway going on at Homestead Emporium.

Here is the link!

http://homesteademporium.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/its-time-for-a-contest-win-a-20-00-gift-certificate/#comment-648

174. VIP tickets to see the Newsboys. God is so, so, so good. They have been my favorite band forever. Like, I remember playing Barbies, and listening to their early albums! I just won 2 VIP concert tickets for Saturday night. I have been begging Bryan to take me, but we just don't have the extra money. I've been trying to scrape up dollars here and there, but I don't see how I would have gotten enough to go, and then I would have had to go alone. Bryan and I will get : Early Access to venue, VIP seating, Souvenir VIP Pass, Pre Show Meet & Greet, & Autographed CD. AMAZING!

175. Free education. My boss bought me tickets to a great updo class this morning, and I walked away with a lot of knowledge, and a new confidence to take on formal styles. Wedding season...here I come!

176. Lovely days. Today was gorgeous. That means a lot to me after such a cold winter!

172. Food. I have been cooking up a storm since our kitchen got done. Chicken curry... (twice! It was so good we wanted it again right away!) Taquitos... (I've made these twice too!) Veggie Pizza... Sweet and Sour Pork... Spaghetti...Peanut Butter cookies! Tomorrow is my brother's birthday, and I am making 2 big homemade pizzas for my family. I'm excited!

173. Our new bike trailer! I have been looking for one for months, getting ready for summer. I missed the few that came up on the classifieds website for our city, and I was offered one for free from family, but it has been sitting outside for 6 years, and needed some work. I decided to just bite the bullet and buy one. I scraped up all of the loose change in the house and was able to pay for about half of it with that! Yay! Olivia and I went for our first ride this afternoon, and it was great. I biked about 14 blocks. We even stopped to swing at the park. I am looking forward to a summer of biking with my babe! Hopefully I'll get into shape pretty fast! My legs were crampin'!

169. Easter. He is risen. I have been redeemed by His blood. That is the ultimate gift. The ultimate reason to give thanks.

170. Naps. I love naps. My in-laws took care of Liv for a few hours on Sunday so that Bryan and I could sleep. It was amazing.

171. Surprise packages. I can't believe how blessed we are. A local natural parenting shop sent us a little package of baby leg warmers. It totally made my day! Bryan discovered their shop last week. It's about 100 miles away, I am hoping to go there someday!

167. My chiropractors. I had another headache yesterday, and 3pm found both Olivia and I in my bed crying our eyes out! She is teething, and is borderline miserable 24/7, and I had a migraine. It was quite the day yesterday. My mom finally came and got us, and took me to the chiropractor, got me lunch, brought us home, fed baby, and got her down for a nap before tucking me into bed too.

168. My mom. :)

164. Thrifting! I found a few cookbooks, a shoe rack, and a thawing board, and I got them all for about 5 bucks! I have been looking for a nice place to keep my shoes, and this rack will fit in our closets...I just have to decide which one!

165. Beautiful days. Yesterday's weather was absolutely perfect. I can't say the same about today, but yesterday gives me hope that Spring is just around the corner.

166. Our kitchen is almost done!