What made you smile today?

2012: Talking to MJ on phone!

2013: The fact that I was able to help someone (Mary from TMMO) get free Adobe software from Adobe site and help her start on digi scrapping! 

On other note... I did talk to MJ just 2 days ago and when he asked how is everything, I told him that everything is going fine. So, he said that hubby must be around for you to answer so sincerely. That gave me a good laugh and I still smile when I think about it.

2014:
Just got impromptu haircut today with Kalpu and Sapna. I'm loving how good it looks. I posted the photo (basically just changed my profile photo, without mentioning anything about new haircut or anything) and I keep getting compliments about great hair! Brings me smile at every new comment!

On other hand, there were lots of laugh out loud moments yesterday with kids last night. I got into car accident (rear-ended) yesterday and kids had a good time picking on me. Then, JK showed them a photo of me that he took on Sunday and asked them to caption it.. they came up with, "Seriously?", "Really?", "What the hack?", "Where is the money you've been promising me?", "Why are you taking so long to take this photo?" among many other good ones! And then, Pooja and I watched Downton Abbey together, which brought lots of good laughing moments.

2015:
AT CrossFit, I was helping out a new person showing how to do split & jerk. Coach Brian saw that and made a comment that now, I'm a veteran and showing others how to do stuff. That just brought a smile on me. It's amazing how far I've come. I don't normally notice it, but now that we have lots of new people, I can see where I used to be and how far I've come! I also had fun working on handstand walk (3 ft) and high jumps (27.5 inches) on the box.

2017:

Had a busy day today. Came home from overnight shift, then, took Neil to school, made idli and took it to Kimi's for her 99 yrs old father-in-law. Had a great conversation with Kimi. It's been raining really hard this week (winter storm), so when I got there, she was waiting for me in garage, so that I don't have to walk in the rain. We talked for over an hour. Then, she shared photos of her son's wedding. When I was leaving, she came with umbrella to my car to protect me from the rain. The care I get from her is just so heartwarming. 

Of course, after that, I went to mom's for lunch and that's always a fun afternoon to spend time with mom and Kalpu.

I love it when I'm working at store and people make comment about how strong I am.  When I was helping customer with the rug, he was surprised that I came to help him. He was like you're too skinny to be strong enough to carry the rug. Same thing happened with another customer when they needed to carry out tall mirror. They always seem to be shocked that I can carry heavy stuff. Yeah! That always makes me smile!

2018:
When I got home from work, I called Neil and he was at his friend's. He came home within minutes to spend time with me and have dinner with me. We talked over the dinner, then, looked over the NorthFace store to shop for my jacket and stuff. He shared some pics from his hikes. It was fun evening with him as I don't get to spend much time with him. 

2019:
Neil had gone to campus for work and Avni picked him up from Bart and brought him home. I had made dinner, not knowing they'll be home for dinner and it turned out to be their favorite. Of course, I had more than enough for them both, so that was not a problem. But I was glad that I had cooked something that they loved. I had made corn curry with coconut and and jalapeno popper soup. Both turned out yummy! Seeing their smiles from good food always puts me in good mood! 

Oh, Avni got straight A's for her college. That was a great news! Neil missed out on straight A's by only 5 points. He got 88 in one subject that kept him from getting an A.