One Month . . .

down! Yes, that's right, Alex and I have been dating one whole month. I decided to make him a poster board candy gram. I guess that's what you'd call it. I like surprises. Receiving and giving them. I knew I wanted to surprise Alex with something, but didn't know quite what. I was on Pinterest one night and remembered that I had pinned something awhile back that had fun ideas for "that special someone". I've made a couple of these posters in my day, so I knew that it would probably turn out

mediocre. haha. I went to the store and loaded up on all sorts of goodies. I didn't know what I was going to say exactly, but as different types of candy kept popping out in front of me I figured I could fit them on the poster somewhere. I spent all night working on it, and I feel like it turned out better than mediocre. It was exceptional. Take a gander...

 

It took 2 poster boards. That thing was massive and heavy.

Like the "catchula" phrase? pretty clever haha 

 

 

Little did I know that Mr. Funk was planning a surprise for me as well. Okay, that's false. I lied. I knew. He is not very good at holding in surprises. Couple reasons, 1. He asked me a couple days ago what my favorite flower was. 2. He told me he wasn't good at keeping his surprises to himself. D. Jara told me there was a gift for me at the Salon. 5. He kept asking when I was going into work (little did he know I knew there was a gift for me there). 8. Well, I don't have another reason. But all of these other reasons above are valid. When I went into work later that day, I was so called "surprised" with this beautiful arrangement.

My room was filled with the aroma of Lillie's when I walked into work. It smelled excellent. There was also a note attached to the flowers. Sweetest note ever. This boy really knows the way to my heart!



 

I found this quote tonight while browsing the web. It rang true to me.

 

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

 

Pretty neat huh? I have always struggled expressing myself in words. Especially when I'm put on the spot. The things I think up make sense in my head but come out jumbled in words. I'm frustrated by it, and I worry about it a lot, but after reading this quote I figured that it doesn't matter how I say things. Because it's true, many people aren't going to remember what I said. They are going to remember how I made them feel. When I'm around others, am I making them feel good? Am I including them? Am I ignoring them? Am I paying attention to what they have to say, or is my mind on other things of less importance? Do I serve them? Am I a good friend and there for them? I sure hope I leave a good impression on others and make them feel like they matter. I have a few people in my life that really influence me to be better, and I'm grateful for their example. There have been times in my life where I haven't felt anything, just emptiness.. So thank you to everyone I come in contact with on a daily basis for making me FEEL again. The beauty of LIFE has come back into my life and I couldn't be more grateful.