happy Monday

3 things that are making me happy lately ... Source: amazon.com via Carrie on Pinterest 1. I gave the above book to a first-grader I know for Valentine's Day (because books make appropriate gifts for all occasions, right?) and I've heard that he can't put it down. Hearing that a kid is enjoying a book and reading it with lots of expression and even more laughter makes me smile. 2. I got my hair cut on Saturday. :) Kept a lot of length for my wedding hairdo. 3. A weekend full of aikido. After more than a decade of study, I've realized that I've learned and...