Thursday

Thursdays are good days....every day is a good day, but Thursday is extra wonderful because it's one day closer to FRIDAY.

So to start off my awesome day today, Michael, Melissa, Jacob and I headed over to the Sandwich Emporium for lunch. Lilly didn't join us because she went over the the Palma's (friends from church) for a play date.

Now let me start off by saying the Sandwich Emporium is my favorite sandwich deli in San Diego. Their sandwiches are fresh and the portions are huge and the prices are affordable, and they are super quick to get your order out to you.

My favorite sandwich from there is the Californian. It has turkey, provolone, lettuce, tomato, and avocado and I always choose to have it on wheat even though they recommend sourdough bread. I am just a wheat bread kind of girl.

I usually only eat half of my sandwich and save the other half to eat for dinner at work.

So considering this was the a great start to my TERRIFIC THURSDAY, I was so looking forward to having my 1/2 sandwich for dinner.

I rarely putt anything in the refrigerator because I don't usually bring lunch, but today I went ahead and put my white paper bag with my sandwich and leftover chips and some peaches in it.

Now, I've heard stories of lunches being eaten by other people but I thought today is too good of a day for someone to steal my lunch.

BOY WAS I WRONG!!!

I went to grab a peach for a snack at 4pm, my sandwich was still chilling in the bag.

After 6pm I was ready to take a break and eat my yummy sandwich....so I headed to the lounge, opened the fridge and noticed that my nicely folded paper bag was all crumpled and opened.

At first I just thought eh, it must have gotten crumpled and what not from all the other lunch bags( lunch purses), around my bag. Well, I went for my sandwich at the bottom of my bag only to be disappointed because it was no longer there. Honestly my first reaction was, 'Did I eat my sandwich already?' but I know I didn't because all I had earlier was that peach. Whoever took the sandwich was nice enough to put the chips and peaches back in the bag.

I took whatever was left back to CT and shared with my co workers what had happened. They couldn't believe it either. I ate what was left went back to work.

Now, I'm sure you must be thinking it's just a sandwich, why am I going on and on about this sandwich? Well, because I just feel like it....=0P

Because after that, I was able to laugh about it and make fun of it. I did however leave a note on the fridge for the hungry man or woman that decided to have my sandwich. I hope they enjoyed it as much as I would have.

So enough about the sandwich....

So I've been meaning to share a story about what Lilly said the other day.

Last week, Michael, Kenny, Lilly, Jacob and I went to eat a Fin's in La Jolla. The temple is visible from where we were....and so Lilly starts this little conversation with me.

Lilly: Look Mommy, it's the Temple.

Me: Uh huh

Lilly: And that's the Angel on top.

Me: Yes it's the Angel Maroni.

Lilly: Oh Mommy, the Angel is up there tootin' his horn....

I thought it was the cutest thing ever...had to post so I won't ever forget that moment.

Here's a picture of Jacob at the sandwich emporium, it's blurry but he just looks so sweet

Being COOL as daddy drives mommy to work...

And...the note I left for whomever ate my sandwich=0)

Changes

So many things have been changing at work lately.....

New co workers, new supervisors and managers and new experiences....

It's quite easy for me to forget sometimes that my life isn't as bad as I think it is...and as soon as I step into work....everything around me....all the patients I work with...just confirms it....

I'd like to think I live a pretty blessed life....I have everything I could ever want...and whatever I don't have I know I can work for it....and I know it can be achieved...if not now....SOME DAY, ONE DAY.....

Mother's Day 2011

Happy Mother's Day!

We spent about 7 hours of our day today at Church. After sacrament and all our meetings, Michael had a meeting, and then we met with the Bishop to talk about doing our Endowments and Sealing. So EXCITED!!!

After church we went to Greenwood Cemetery with flower's for my mother in law Cathy.

Grandma and Grandpa Liljestrom met us there and Grandpa and Michael spent some time cleaning up around the headstones.

We came home and finished with a dinner celebration with my side the family.

I know today is Mother's Day but I have to say that I just keep looking at Michael and I can't help feeling PROUD.

I love this man so so much and feel so blessed to have him because if it wasn't for him, I would be so lost.

He's such an example to me......

I LOVE YOU MICHAEL WILLIAM RIGGINS!

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Today is such a BLESSED day!


More to come........

Thoughts....

I often find myself pondering about so many things that seem to NOT matter, but yet I still think about it.

Why?

I think it is because I am HUMAN.

Everyday I am thankful that I have a job, my health, my husband and kids and the Gospel.

I always try to look at the brighter side of things, because I am a "GLASS HALF FULL" kind of person.

However I am so caught up on what others may think of me.

Why is this?

Once again, it's because I am HUMAN.

I try my best not to judge others because I know how it feels to be judged, to be looked down on. It's not a good feeling.

Everything I strive for now is for me and my family and I don't have to prove myself to anyone else.

All I know is that no matter what personal struggles I face, I will try not to let it affect my attitude towards others.

I am not PERFECT but it's my imperfections that have shaped me into the person I am today because I learn from them.

I am so happy that I have a supporting Husband, because no matter what I think or how I feel about myself, he loves me UNCONDITIONALLY.

There is so much more positive than negative things that has happened in my life, and I truly do feel BLESSED.

It's time to stop caring so much about the things that don't matter, because I can't control what people may think of me or what they have to say about me, but one thing I can control is MYSELF and accept responsibility for my actions.

Blessing

I will NEVER forget tonight. My first time to the Temple with my darling husband........

I am so blessed!

Our little BIG girl!

Today is our little girl's first day of FIRST GRADE. I can't believe how fast she is growing. Michael had already left for his classes so it was up to me to get her ready.

I woke her up and surprisingly she sprung out of bed. She usually takes her time but not this morning, she was ready for first grade and excited to start school. I am so proud of her.

The school is right up the street so I took my time getting her ready while Jacob was sound asleep. I didn't cry the night before like I did when she started kindergarten. I didn't think I'd cry at all until I got her to class and watched her walk straight to her seat and start doing her welcome assignment. She just seemed to settle in her new class room fine which was comforting.

She's in room 1 and her teacher is Ms. Barraclough. She told me as I walked her to her class that she is going to miss her kindergarten teacher Mrs. Crickett but she will still be able to see her during lunch. She's so cute!

When I got back home Jacob was still asleep. When he woke up he was full of smiles.

Michael was sad he wasn't able to be there for Lilly for her first day of first grade but he has his own school to go to. I'm so proud of him and Lilly.

First Grader Lilly


Here are a some of Jacob from this morning when I returned from taking big sister Lilly to school.












He's full of personality! And so much FUN too!