A Bed

To sleep in. After a week of sleeping on the floor while on the high school mission trip. Now don't get me wrong, it was a great week! But, I rejoice in the fact that I don't have to sleep on the floor anymore.

Tacos and Ping Pong

Family is here from out of town, for our cousin's wedding. So tonight we hung out at the fam's house, ate tacos, played a ping pong tournament, and laughed a whole super lot. I rejoice in having a family who is fun to be around and in getting the chance to spend some time with family I don't see that often.

Pool Party

With the youth. So fun. I rejoice in the chance to swim. And hang out with "kids" I love. And play a giant game of keep away :)

Balboa Birthday

I went to Balboa today to celebrate the birthday of a good friend from work. It was so much fun, just hangin out with co-workers, outside the work environment. We indulged in a late lunch, taffy from the candy store, a Balboa bar, and most of all, great conversation! I rejoice in a great afternoon on the island!

Vacation Bible School

So, because of work scheduling, I can't work in VBS every day. But, I got to be there today to help out. And I loved it! There's just something so exciting about a week with a church full of kiddos, learning about Jesus. I rejoice in the chance to be a small part of it.

Baby Nursery

Before I get started on today's post, I have to say that I did blog last night. I'm not really sure what happened to it. haha. But, I rejoiced in finishing my stats class :)

And as for today, this morning was my first morning in the baby nursery at church. Big difference from high schoolers. But, it was great. I love those lil babies. I rejoice in the chance to get my baby fix every Sunday morning.

Reunited and it Feels so Good

This friend is one of the best a girl could ask for...

My only complaint would probably be the fact that she keeps leaving me :) But, tonight we got to spend some precious time together and it was soo good. She reminds me how to laugh. She reminds me how fun it is to continue to find some boy to crush on ("am I lowering my standards or do I just think a lot of guys are cute?"). She reminds me what it means to love Jesus. And why we do. And what serving him looks like. She reminds me to look for the adventure in life. She reminds me that I'm going to be 30 in a couple of short months. Which means it definitely wouldn't be weird for me to date someone in their 30's. Weird. And the list could go on. But that's good for now. I rejoice in the Lord blessing me more than half my lifetime ago with a great friend, all because she decided to eavesdrop. And I rejoice in the chance to hang out with her tonight!

Birch Street Symphony

The Orange County Symphony has had a show on Birch Street in Brea the last 3 nights. Tonight I got to go and enjoy some incredible music, both instrumentally and vocally. In my opinion, the theme for tonight was the best of the three nights. Broadway! So fun! I also got to hang out with my super awesome roomie, a great work friend, and some of my incredible family. Good night. I rejoice in good music and good fellowship.

Self Esteem

Yesterday I had 2 different conversations about my struggle with self esteem. Today, a random guy came up to me at Starbucks and gave me a piece of paper with his name and phone number on it. It also said "you are sexy". Now, while I am not the least bit interested (he was old and his approach unacceptable), it did wonders for my self esteem. I rejoice in self esteem boosters.

Convos

With my long lost sister, aka Rachel, catching up on life. And a lil heart to heart with my bff, aka Kristi. Conversations like these do my heart good. And make my love tank feel full. I rejoice in having people in my life who I can really "talk" to. About the good, the bad, and the ugly of life.

Freedom

In and of itself it's worth rejoicing in. Especially freedom in Christ. Thank you Jesus. I also rejoice in the freedom to hang out with my fam (well, some of them at least) and watch a pretty cool fireworks show. A fun, many year tradition that will probably soon change. But, at least we got to celebrate that way one more time.

America's Favorite Pastime

There's just something so fun and exciting about going to a baseball game on a warm summer evening. And tonight was the perfect night for it. I had the super great chance of going to watch the Dodgers play the Angels. And, even though sadly the Dodgers lost, it was still tons of fun. I rejoice in the chance to go and enjoy one of America's favorite pastimes. And in the chance to eat some yummy snacks. But most of all, I rejoice in good people to hang out with...

Work Dinner

I love when I remember to bring food to work and I don't have to buy something expensive and not good for me. I especially love it when most of what I bring is pretty good for me. Tonight I rejoice in good (tasting and nutritional value) food making a work dinner break that much better.

Smores

For the third time this week. I rejoice in summertime treats.