Thursday, October 30, 2008

Smile Awards

Today, I got a wonderful surprise...a smile award from Kristen. Thanks, beesh! Hope you enjoy a few words about some of the many people who make my life such a joy.

Smile Award #1--My beesh, Kristen. Even though I haven't seen her smile in person in SO LONG, she has the ability to smile through the rain like no one else I know. She lands on her feet, gives worries the "whatever" shrug, and focuses on the positive--even when she has "sand in her circumstances". No wonder she's been my beesh for 19 years now! Everyone needs a Kristen in their lives. Check out her blog at http://bluebottledesigns.blogspot.com/ and you can see my smile award from her.

Smile Award #2--My husband, David. His big grin took up the whole doorway where I stood the first time I saw him in person. He lights up a room, and definitely lights up my life like no one ever has. Can you tell I'm in love? I almost deserve a smile award for how much he makes me smile! What a blessing he is to me and everyone who knows him.



Smile Award #3--My nieces Caroline and Olivia. Their innocent sweet smiles melt my heart. Plus, they give my sister fits half the time. I have to give them credit for that!


My nephew Bennett gets one, too, despite the fact that he's only a year old. Watch out little toddler girls...he's going to be a heartbreaker!



Smile Award #4--My pinky posse (Laura, Candy, & Christi). They have the best collective sense of humor I've ever seen. They will literally make your sides hurt and your face ache! For that, I give them a raised eyebrow, and a "Really?" for Candy, a "Seriously?" for Christi, and a "YOU ARE KIDDING!" for Laura. I love you Samantha, Carrie, and Miranda!



OK, maybe that's only 4 official smile awards, but it's for 8 people! Don't I have a lot of light in my life? God is surely smiling down on me.

Put your shine on someone else's day by giving them a smile award! Here are the rules, which of course I bent a little:

These are the rules for The Smile Award:
1. The recipient must link back the the award’s creator.
2. You must post these rules if you receive the award.
3. You must chose 5 people to receive the award after receiving it yourself.
4. You must fit the characteristics of the recipient of the award.
5. You must post the characteristics of a recipient.
6. You must create a post sharing your win with others.
7. You must thank your giver.

1 comment:

melbytoast said...

Such fun to see all the people you love so dearly! That pic of you and David at the Razorback game is one of THE BEST I've seen yet! And seeing Julie's kids just about makes me cry. They are so beautiful and Livey looks EXACTLY like you Beesh! Hope she grows up to have a kind heart like her Auntie Sayrah.

(And a sweet, sweet spirit. Amen and welcome to Harvard Ave. Baptist Church!)

(((hugs)))

Kristen

P.S. Now I am really laughing--the "word verification" that I have to type below in order to leave this comment is "bamit". That's going to be my new cuss word.