Special K and Fiji

It's the simple things in life that really make me happy. For instance, today at the grocery store I bought Old Spice: Fiji. I needed some new body wash and it smelled good so I bought it and now I can't wait to use it. I still have some of my old body wash left so the Fiji bottle sits in the shower unused and lonely. I think I am going to use double or perhaps I am daring enough, triple the normal dosage of body wash for my showers until the old body wash is all gone and finally I can put on the body wash that is Old Spice: Fiji. They also have a deodorant but unfortunately I just purchased deodorant recently so that'll have to wait.

Oh and Fiji wasn't my only purchase that has me excited. Tomorrow morning I will experience Special K Chocolatety Delight for breakfast. I must admit, I was more than half tempted to eat it for lunch and/or dinner but I think the anticipation of waiting until tomorrow for breakfast was too much to give up so the box is still sitting there in the pantry un-opened...at least for the next 8 hours or so. Then, it will be mine! I'll make sure to let you all know my reviews of the cereal. I personally haven't eaten a bowl of cereal in who knows how long. I usually stick with the same 2 or 3 breakfasts every morning so tomorrow, I add another to the exclusive list of Bryan's breakfasts.

But it's funny how the simple things in life are almost always the best. Just thinking about my life I think of going to Disney with Grandma, Steph and Olivia this past year. All the rides were awesome but honestly, the best part of the whole trip was just watching our little girl's reaction when she got to meet Mickey, Minnie and the gang in real life. Man that smile and excitement that she had as she ran up to all of them with pen in one hand and autograph book in the other...priceless.

Or I think of Steph and my favorite date night hangout, Cafe Ah Roma. We have gone to fancy dinners or to the Art Museum and such but my favorite place to hangout with my wife is at Cafe Ah Roma where we can just sit, enjoy some caffeinated beverages, listen to Sirius Coffee Shop radio and play a game of Battleship or Yahtzee or Risk. Just the simplicity of the night makes it always the highlight of my week.

I could list a half a million "simple things" in life that honestly give me more joy than the big things in life sometimes (listening to good tunes around a campfire, making my little girl laugh or listening to her sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" or "Happy Birthday" to everything from momma or dadda to ball or blanket or Frosty the Snowman, reading a good book in bed, etc). It's always the simple things that make life fun and interesting. Make sure that you take time to enjoy them and don't get too caught up in the big worries of life.