taking time to enjoy.

Now this post might be a bit corny, something a girl would write while eating lots of chocolate and watching the "Notebook", etc....however I feel like today it is needed.

As I was walking to my car after seeing my final client of the day it started to rain.  Now usually I would run to my car so that I did not ruin my hair; but today it was different.  I stood on the sidewalk and looked up to the sky and let the rain hit my face.  As the water covered me I could not help but smile and be reminded of all the little pieces of beauty that surround me that I tend to not notice on a daily basis.  

I get so caught up in the hustle and bustle and the small wonders of the world get brushed under the rug. God has provided so many wonderful things for us to smell, touch, feel, see, cherish, and has given us the gift of time to enjoy each of them.  I want to take the time to enjoy each moment that has been given to me.  Some things that I look forward to take the time to enjoy and experience in the future include:

• laughing until I cry 
• the smell of banana bread coming from the oven
• the warm embrace of someone I love
•  smelling the flowers that are growing in my yard
• butterflies in my stomach after I meet the man of my dreams
• my next "first kiss"
• the smell of cement after a rain shower 

Here's to slowing down to feel the rain, taking in the beauty of the world, and continuing to be excited for life's little moments.

-s.