Baby, it's cold outside

Welp, it's yet another wet and dreary day in downtown LA. But despite everyone's complaints that it is miserable and MUST BE STOPPED!!!, I'm actually loving it [even if I do have to walk in the rain in heels (okay I could wear tennis shoes like every other downtowner but eww) from the parking garage to the office boo hoo]. This week/past weekend/up-coming weekend, have been full of Christmas cheer (just how Buddy the Elf and I like it, oh ya we do). Between Christmas parties, shopping, rain, baking and gift wrapping, I could not be happier. Hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas season!

Today I'm thankful for having a warm and cuddly bf during this omgtheworldisending tsunami.

Today I'm thankful for...

My dad. I just found out that a co-worker's husband passed away a few days ago, and I asked her how her daughter (who is the same age as me) is doing. She is expectedly beside herself, experiencing more pain than I can even imagine. Of course this made me think of my own dad, and the thought of ever losing him is more than I can bear. So today, I am thankful to have an irreplaceable, smart, hilarious, loving, caring and supportive father. Love you, pops.

What made you happy today?

I stumbled upon this awesome new blog today, in which the blogger photographs random people on the street and asks them "what made you happy today?" Everyone's answers are obviously very different, and reading them made me smile. I feel like so many people (myself included) complain about the most petty things so often, and we rarely stop to think about what little things can make us happy. I started a "today I'm thankful for..." journal a couple of months back, in which I try (but often fail) to write down one thing per day that I'm thankful for. I keep this in a little moleskin which stays in my purse, and I often look at it when I'm feeling blue. Below are a few things that make me happy today (and every day, actually).

Watching my little sister grow up. She's just about the greatest little thing to ever happen to me.

My parents' undying, inspiring, and beautiful love.

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections."