Never Ever Ever

Neely must seriously be a mind reader, because as soon as I saw her post called Never Ever Ever, I knew I wanted to do a post of my own like it, and not an hour later, I saw that she had posted a link up for it, a one-time link-up!

Never Ever Ever...

Will you hear me say, no, let me get up an hour earlier. 

Will I turn down a chance to see George Strait in concert, or Blake Shelton.

Will I like the taste of beer

Will I say Nah, I don't want that Mike's Hard Black Cherry

Will you hear me say, I don't want to take a picture of that, my Instagram has too many pictures on it. 

Will I turn down an opportunity to spend one-on-one time with Lynn. 

Will I let my friends be put down or talked about behind their backs without standing up for them. 

I will never ever ever miss a chance to spend time with my grandparents. 

Will you see me turn down a white chocolate mocha(iced or hot) from Starbucks OR Caribou

What will you Never Ever Ever do/say?  

Happiness Is...

I have been drawing a ton of inspiration lately from Kenzie's blog, Chasing Happy, lately.

Last week, she posted about her definition of happiness and how her qualifications of happy have changed and continue to change as she goes through different seasons of her life, and I thought HEY! I like that idea!

So, right now, to me, happiness is:

Knowing that no matter what, my faith, family & friends will always have my back.


looking down the table at my grandparents' house when we're all together and soaking up the love and laughter.

the relationship Mady & I share.

the way Cooper cuddles right up behind your legs when you cuddle with him.

a new George Strait or Blake Shelton song.

doing better on a test than I expected.

the shuffle stations option on Pandora

great conversations stemming from blog posts that I've put a lot of time & energy into!

flip flop season!

cool linkups like the one Miss Neely is hosting tomorrow!

knowing that my grandparents will be home soon!

a good book

when my favorite tv shows are new

So tell me, what does happiness look like to you right now?

You May Be A Police Officer's Daughter...

As some of you may know, I am the daughter of a police officer.  The one who has been with the same police department since I was a year and a half. 

You may be a police officer's daughter if....

you remember telling your dad "be careful daddy!" every time he left for work from when you were a baby to up until you started school.

you have the utmost respect for any person in uniform, whether it be a police officer, state trooper, or firefighter.  

when you see flashing lights behind you, you automatically assume the person you are riding with will move over a lane or slow WAY down. 

you understand that when your dad leaves in the morning, it doesn't mean he's coming home at night. 

you breathe a sigh of relief when your Dad tells you he bid for days, which you know may be more boring than powers, but it's also a lot safer. 

you immediately tear up when you hear of an officer who has served his end of watch. 

you cry ugly tears while reading the officer down memorial page.  

you thank God every evening when he makes it home in one piece. 

you can't fold his uniform pants just the way he likes them, even if you've been shown how 100 times. 

that 90% of his laundry that you do has his department insignia on it.  

that you are never more proud of your dad then when he receives a statewide honor, but he knows you are always proud of him. 

that you don't put up with when people put down police officers, because these will be the same people calling for them in their time of need & taking away precious time from his family.  

 

Pieces of Happy!

 
So Kenzie from Chasing Happy has a fun new linkup where you just link-up your pieces of happiness from the week, so here are mine:

this:

I've been waiting for it to be warm for what seems like ever. 

  The fact that my two favorite people(my grandma and grandpa!) are on their way home from AZ!

That I was so productive on my day off Tuesday, caught up on laundry, room clean, say what?

The feeling of becoming more connected with lots of different lovely women in this world we call blogland!

Being blessed beyond belief with all that God has given me lately.

The moments before Mady & I fall asleep where we just let loose in our bunks. 

It's Okay

It's Okay...

to not believe it's actually gonna be in the 70's tomorrow, especially considering my front yard looked like this Monday:

to want to slap some of your sisters friends, but at the same time realize, that sometimes you have to let her fall on her face before she realizes how they treat her. 

to really feel like you are being clothed in blessings by the blog world lately.  

to have changed my father/daughter dance song once again, I kept Cinderella for 3 years or something, but Daddy, Dance with Me by Krystal Keith(Toby Keith's daughter) is my top pick now, not that I'm anywhere near being married, I kind of need a man for that ;)

to feel so cool when you realize you can reply to alerts on your lock screen by just sliding the little icon across the alert.  

to share the random things that rattle around in my brain on twitter, if you want in on the craziness, my handle is @theycallhermeg

to become addicted to Dragonplay Poker on your Iphone, thank you Lynn ;)

So what's okay with you this week?

Link up & let everyone know!