Feeling Good

Okay so the beginning of this is going to sound a little mushy, but I have to share it in order for this post to make sense! The other night, James gave me one of those movie kisses. You know, where the guy touches your face ever so tenderly, stares deep in your eyes, and lays a big one on you. It is amazing how something so simple sent chills down my spine, made me feel all nervous, and felt like I was kissing him for the first time. Somehow, this later got me thinking about other things that really make me feel good and I started making a list:

{one} When you start to sweat because you are working out hard. I realized this as I was drenched doing zumba. I did not feel gross, I felt strong, lean, and like I was working hard.

{two} Stretching. This is something I have started to do, especially while watching So You Think You Can Dance! I feel so rejuvenated and love my body more.

{three} Crying. I know this totally does not make sense to the male population, but sometimes crying just makes you feel better. It can solve problems on its own!

{four} Checking items off of to-do lists. Man this creates a sense of accomplishment like none other. Especially for avid to-do listers like myself.

{five} When you have a good hair, face, and outfit day all in one day. Since we can be quite fickle and insecure at times, it is great to have days when you feel...pretty!

{six} Achieving recognition. For whatever it may be. Recently I have had multiple people tell me I have great posture. Thanks, I have been working on it really hard (Dr. Miller's orders!)

{seven} Cooking a new successful meal. I love to see James' face as he bites into something I made that he loves and even sometimes requests me to make it the next day. I did not learn how to cook growing up so it is very exciting!

I'm sure I could list a hundred more! What makes you feel good?

Family Photoshoot

For Mother's Day, James and I gifted my mom a family photo shoot. The last official family photo shoot we did was 17 years ago so it has been a long time coming!

Meet my family: Mom, Heather, Mackie, Billy and my two nieces Aiden and Hannah.

It was really a non-stop laughing trip to downtown Charleston. We had loads of fun and it was priceless to see how happy my mother was. This is only a few out of the many pictures and I wish I could show them all! We are going to do another shoot to include my brother Dustin eventually-and who knows how the family will grow by then!

The symbol on the bottom right in the last few is James' logo which was designed by Kara Groves. Shout out and thanks to Kara, she has been a joy to work with! To check out James' work, go to jasriley.com -there is a lot more to come soon on there!