Smiley Face Fruit Snacks :)

Too much fun! :)

Okay. Simple joys. Do you have them? Do have something (or somethingS) that is so simple (and maybe even silly) that makes you happy? I have lots of those things. It is fun to have simple joys in life. Something I find myself saying to my friend James Nilsen a lot is "It's the simple things." 'Cause he gets excited about little things all the time ... like goldfish crackers, for example. ;) (It's one of my favorite things about him!) But anyways ... I have lots of little things that make me happy. ... When people I don't know say "hi" or smile at me, I get really excited. I was telling my youth at Calvary that I "stare" people down when I walk on campus. Ha! I put "stare" in quotation marks because when my youth heard me say that I stare people down, they thought I literally stared them down (ya know, the creepy "you better look at me, or I'm gonna eat you alive" kind of staring). They all gave me the most hilarious, freaked out, "Mical, you are weird!" kind of looks, and then I told them that I simply don't look down or look away like everyone (and their mom) seems to do. Do you know what I mean? When you walk by people ... no matter where you are ... most people will do everything they can NOT to look you in the eye! What is up with that? ... Okay. Chill out, Mical. So to say all of that ... I really like it when people smile and say hello to me ... especially when I don't know them. It is a simple joy in my life. I also really like it when people sing ... whether they are good or not ... I love to hear people sing. Especially if they are in a public place for everyone to hear! And I like sweet tea. Oh, man! Do I like sweet tea! It is like heaven in a glass. It is one of those "comfort" drinks. It just makes me feel better. A simple joy.

Okay ... so those are some examples of some simple joys in my life. Don't you love my tangents? ;) ... Well, today I had a "simple joy" moment. I was at Wal-Mart picking up something for my mom, and I passed by the snack isle. ... Another side note - I have been on an emotional roller coaster for a really long time ... and today has been kind of an up and down day ... I'm good one minute and bummed out the next ... just a lot on my mind. - So yeah ... I was really needing a pinch of joy ... in the form of a smile, actually. And I got it. I passed the snack isle and I saw these smiley face fruit snacks for $1.44. (Don't you love Wal-Mart's "always low prices"?) ;) I got really excited! Yep, my heart jumped for joy! I was needing a smile ... and I didn't get just one, I got a WHOLE BAG OF SMILES!!! So I picked up the bag and grinned all the way to the check out counter. ... If you don't know why that is such a great story, then I think you need to start appreciating the simple things in life. 'Cause it's a really GREAT story! :D