Wow....I certainly don't update as often as I used to since moving the computer out of the family room. I am definitely on it less which is good but now that another week has gone by I'll have to just catch this up to speed and not take the time to really write like I used to.

Matt has been working quite a bit. The poor guy has been putting in crazy hours with the corporate tax deadline of September 15th quickly approaching. My mom came for a couple of nights last week to keep me company and we had a great time as always. Saturday we went to a birthday party at Fort De Soto beach and it was great! We had never been there before but I think we will definitely try to go back. A new friend invited me to a pasta and wine girls night at her friends house so I went to that during the evening. I didn't know anyone very well so I was a little nervous but it turned out to be a good time. Sunday we made the trip to see Oma and alas Monday has found us again.

I was dragging this morning. Not out of fatigue or anything, but because it was Monday. This busy season of Matt's has made both of us appreciate our weekends so much more and caused me to completely dread Mondays. I feel like the song that goes....."Everybody's workin' for the weekend". Well I went to my usual Monday morning gym class and I just love the instructor. She is always so upbeat, positive, loud, high energy and even sneakily slips in some Christian encouragement which I love. Today during the middle of the work out she rhetorically asked why there were so many frowns in the room. She went on to say, "Yes it's Monday and yes it's raining but guess what? It will still be Monday and still be raining whether you frown or not so let's all smile!" She continued, "We were given the wonderful ability to choose so why not choose to smile!" She then had us hop (sometimes she makes us skip) because after all, who can be sad when they are hopping or skipping. What she said was so simple but so true and I needed it this morning. I was making the choice to let Monday be a discouraging thing and her little pep talk helped me completely change the outlook on my day.

This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24