Simply Beautiful

All to often I find myself thinking or saying, "I'll be happy when we have more money", "when I lose 5 lbs." , "when we're out of debt","when we have a bigger house" ,"when we have another baby." Well in my on-going battle to better myself, I have decided to stop saying "maybe when" and it actually worked! I had one of the best weekends. Nothing out of the ordinary happened but I found myself enjoying the simple things.
Saturday morning Nic & I went on a bike ride. Being on my bike gives me an absolute freedom that I cannot find anywhere else. On my bike nobody is judging me, I don't feel the need to please, and the only sound I pay attention to is the wheels as they move me forward. I can't believe I waited so long to get a bike it has fulfilled a part of me I was missing. I know that sounds silly but I'm sure anyone who has a hobby that they feel passionate about can appreciate what I'm trying to say. I also love riding because I get to spend time with Nic. I love how he encourages me even when I know I'm going waaaayyy to slow for him. Still he peddles slowly and stays with me.
Later that day I got to spend time with my mom. Watching my mom giggle while Olivia ate ice cream made me smile. My mother has a hard time showing emotion so to see her express happiness with Olivia makes my heart happy.
That evening me, Cody, & Olivia decided to picnic at the park. Simple as it was I was so happy. I sat on our blanket and watched Olivia and Cody chase the segals away from our dinner. Olivia looked at Cody with so much love it reminded me why I married him.
Sunday we took a ride up to the Uintahs. We ended up running into my dad and grandma up at Trial Lake. What a beautiful day!! The lake was sparkling, the sun was shining, and the fish were biting. Cody caught 3 he was so proud of himself it was great. I sat on the rocks and watched as Olivia chased my dad around yelling, "bampa!!" My dad was smiling ear to ear. My grandma has had a really hard time in the last 5 years. So to see her happy and smiling always makes me feel wonderful. It was a perfect day and weekend.
I realize this isn't an exciting post. No cute Olivia pictures but I felt the need to express my gratitude for all these simply beautiful things in my life.