Oh January.

 I am not really into making resolutions. Here's why: When I see I must make changes within or adjust my views on the world, Im going to start now. I feel like making resolutions is like waiting until Monday to start that diet, or cut out the treats.  Since I DO teach at a LEADER IN ME  School, Begin with the End in Mind. (That's one of the habits we focus on.) Begin with the change, and accept your efforts! 

If I WERE going to make resolutions, here would be mine ;)

 to DO more, facebook less, to see the good in people and situations, to floss, to eat dessert whenever I dang well want to, to be happy with life, to enjoy the sunsets,  and to find life and laughter in simple moments.

the end.

PoPcOrN BUNDLE!

Oh hey!  this is a teacher type post.....
So I have been working on a little "Home-School Connection"  if you will, involving SIGHT WORDS. I wanted my parents to become more involved in helping their child learn these important words. Well....I then decided to make a TEACHER EDITION- and laminate the cards and flip through them as we are at the carpet together, as we (me included) are waiting <not so patiently> for the recess bell to ring, or as we are lining up to go home.....this "Popcorn on a Ring" is perfect! Take it on the go, in the car, whatever!

  Here is POPCORN ON A RING            

There are 6 alphabet recognition cards, and Popcorn sight words per page. 

Each students will need one card of each. 

Here is the TEACHER EDITION

The Teacher Edition has one set of the letter sounds, letter identifications and sight words.

I print them off on colored card stock, according to their word list.

HERE IS THE BUNDLE! 

SAVE NOW!

Both the Sight word on a Ring, and Teacher Edition all for $9.50

By getting the bundle, you save $1.25. You could buy ice cream with that!

                    

I went and saw the movie "The Giver" tonight. Wow. It was well done.  GO SEE IT!
While reading the book <like five years ago> I kept likening it to The Garden of Eden. Tonight- the same thing kept running around in my mind.  In the Garden, Adam and Eve didn't experience pleasure because they didn't know pain. It was only because of the Fall, that allowed them to feel, to love, to learn, to grow, to progress.
 In the movie,  the GIVER is like our Heavenly Father. He gives us experiences and opportunities to "save us." To become like Him. Sometimes the opportunities or  "memories" He has in store are painful. We cry. We hurt. We are lonely. We are sick. We want it to be over....BUT. We FEEL. We love. We have Faith and Hope.  He is the one wanting us to TRUST not only IN HIM, but to TRUST HIM. 
The relationship between the Giver and Jonas was built by trust. He was slowly showing Jonas memories and experienced the joys and pain with him.  Our Savior, Jesus Christ is also our GIVER. Our Advocate. He has been through the depths of despair and pain and hell.  He knows what its like. He KNOWS.  He hurts when we hurt. BUT....He also is there in the sunsets,  in children laughing, in the sweet smell of summer, in everything that is good. Yep. HE is there with us. Anyways, I just wanted to share my little thoughts. Go see the movie!  Its ALMOST as good as the book!
WATCH TRAILER HERE

Can you give me one of your Saturdays.

So at age 30 I am STILL humbly learning life lessons from my mom. A few weeks before Easter my mom asks me a question. "Can you give me one of your Saturdays?"
As a young single adult, working with kindergarteners day after day, Saturdays are precious! I roll my eyes and say, "What do you need help with?"(Not getting the Daughter of the Year award after that...)
 I let my mind fast forward and thought, does she need help cleaning out the shed, or attaching a photo to an email- my patience in teaching her technology is gone.
She replies, I don't need help with anything. My mind didn't really hear her and I rambled off some Saturday that I would begrudgingly spend time *helping* her do something.
Well, Easter Sunday comes. I was supposed to go over and help her the previous day. I thought she would remind me or call me or something. She didn't.
She says, "Yesterday you were supposed to come over. "  I said Oh shoot. You should have reminded me. She says, "No, I wasn't going to remind you. This was going to be on your terms."
Well turns out, my wonderful and loving mother had set up an Easter girls day for us. We were to get our hair cut, pedicures and lunch. "This was going to be your Easter present." she said.
Me now feeling like a complete idiot and trying not to act like I cared, said oh can we still do it?
You can bet what her answer was....No.
I was truly humbled. There were no others words for how I felt. Humbled. 

Sometimes we are asked to do things, and we may not yet see the benefits or blessings that come from doing what we were asked to do.
A lot of times, blessings come from within the heart. A simple peaceful feeling knowing you helped someone, a moment that allows you to grow closer to Heavenly Father. These opportunities are blessings that allow us to become more like our Savior. We may be stretched at times, but HE knows exactly what He is molding us in to.  It may be painful, lonely or hard, but with Heavenly Father by our side, we can get through!
 photo courtey: http://keepingitpersonal.com/2012/04/potters-hands/

Now go listen to Julie de
Azevedo's "Masterpiece."  #14
"Write your will upon my heart, mold my soul to your design."

I Love you 206

My cute friend Emily recounted this story in her
lesson at church today:

In a father-son game of "I love you more," Dave Barlow thought he had his 6-year-old son, Sam, beat.

"I love you infinity," the father would say.

A short time later, Sam came home from school and stumped his father with "Dad, I love you 206!"

Seeing the confused look on his father's face, Sam explained he had just learned that the human body consisted of 206 bones.

"Dad, that's every bone in my body!" the boy exclaimed.

How often do we truly love with EVERY PART OF US? Sometimes I find myself "loving" others with 103 parts of me-Not fully, but Half.  I put loving in quotes, because in order to love fully, you love with your all.   I feel that sometimes I am guilty of serving not only with part of me, but often with the mentality of  "What will I get out of this." As Dwight Shrute would say, False. We were commanded to love one another. Not to gain something in return, but to truly love others like HE loves us.  When we first understand and truly FEEL HIS LOVE for us, individually we then in return can begin loving others, using that SAME love! 

So, my new goal, loving with all 206 of me!

photo courtesy of: http://projecttgm.com/2013/01/remember-whose-you-are/on-the-seashore/

Bear Bucks and Blessings

I was contemplating my life during church one Sunday, and this little gem of knowledge came popping in....At school when I see students making good choices, or doing good work I give them a
Bear Buck. Bear Bucks are used for when we have "store." Students get to use their money to buy items at the store.
One thing that bothers me is when I offer a child a Bear Buck and they immediately say, "Do I get two?" Or students will be cleaning their center, and then proceed to ask if they get a Bear Buck because they were cleaning. They try to do good things just to earn that bear buck.
I usually tell them, "If you ask for one, you won't get it."

A thought came into my mind, "Kaija. ENJOY THE BLESSINGS THAT I HAVE ALREADY GIVEN YOU."  Enjoy that Bear Buck. I am so grateful that the Lord doesn't tell me, "If you ask me for one (blessings) you won't get it." He blesses me with what He knows and sees fit. I needed this little reminder to realize the blessings He has given me.

Oh the many things I am taught in the classroom!

Feelin Lucky?!

Check out my teacher blog: Teach 2 Blossom
for fun St. Patrick's Day Activities!

Remember when Valentine's Day was about picking the perfect  Barbie or GI Joe Valentine card? Searching for the best candy, and having fun assembling it for your classmates and friends? Well, I just got approximately 40 of those sweet cards.  
Remember when you would throw away the ones that came without candy? Well l loved every single card I got, including that one without candy, because it demonstrates giving from the heart!   Kids pick out what they think is the BEST, for their friends.

It wasn't until just now that I realize. I. love. Valentine's. Day.  I used to think this holiday was just for those who were happily in love. Well guess what, as Dwight Shrute says... FALSE.

We have one day where we are reminded to do something  we should already be doing. Loving others. Showing people that you care about them. Treating one another a bit more kindly. It's a day for turning your heart outward. 

Teachers Pay Teachers

Hi Friends! Remember how I am a teacher. Remember how I live in Utah? Remember how Chicago teachers are going on strike for more money, even though they get paid 4x more than I do? Remember? Well I decided to get with the program and begin making teacher things for "Teachers Pay Teachers." Those who are not teachers, this is a cool site where teachers sell their lesson plans etc, and receive 60% of their sales. So. Here are my first products.

 As you see,  I have NO followers.... kinda embarrasing huh! Maybe click "Follow Me" and tell all your teacher friends! 

Thanks SO much! Take a little look. The Halloween one is FREE!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:Kaija+Purvis

Kaija

a "SiNgLe" thought

Sometimes I wonder to myself...what is it with me, what the heck is wrong with me? Why does dating NOT happen in my life? Even a date here and there is inexistant. I seriously don't get it. My bff told me, maybe Heavenly Father was saving me from the pain and heartache dating can cause, and the guy I am supposed to marry, will waltz into my life when I least expect it! (enter...soon...please?)

I have thought about this, and I am wondering if perhaps she is right. Maybe I am loved SO much, that He is protecting me, for I AM His daughter. My trial THEN is, getting through this season of my life without feeling jealous, bitter, and all the other adjectives that occur!
How do I keep my head up and my heart happy when I hear of engagements, marriages, babies? I am so behind in the game of life. Or am I?

I must concentrate on being MY best self. I must work on who I WANT to become. Whether I am single or married, I still must strive to BE my best. One thing I do love about being single, is being able to tRaVel. I am able to see the world through my own eyes. I know that I am embracing this single life with all I can. I believe that I am meant to be single right now. I am at a point in my life where I can give so much of myself, I can strengthen relationships, and serve those around me. I must have so much more to learn and prepare myself for marriage. I am getting to know WHO in fact I really am, and making changes and bettering myself, for me...not for him, wherever he is! Its important to make changes for YOURSELF, not for others. (My bff also reminded me of this too!) Maybe I am ahead of the game, by recognizing who I am exactly; my strengths, desires, weaknesses, loves, joys, etc. BEFORE I enter the M-World. Guess we'll just take this one day at a time. I am being refined, and hopefully soon I can understand where my path leads!
There. that is my "SINGLE" thought....see what I did there :) Maybe that's why Im not married because I say things like that! JK!

100's Day

Today we celebrated 100's Day. This means we have been in school for 100 days! Wahoo! I think its more of a celebration for the teacher! Our REAL Hundred's Day was like two days after Valentine's Day and I WAS NOT letting that happen! Chaos!
Anyways, I allowed the children to dress up like old people. Only a few did, but OH.MY.HILARIOUS! We had glasses, hats, argyle sweaters, rolled up pants, suspenders and for the girls, curly hair. Oh and one girl had on a "grandma-ish" dress... come to find out her GRANDMA GAVE it to her....you know, anythings goes! We counted to 100, wrote to 100, had 100 treats....marshmallows, chocolate chips, cheetos, pretzels, M&Ms, goldfish crackers, and other stuff I can't remember. I had them pick 10 of each food, making 100. They were in LOVE. Since I am not allowed to post pictures of them, here is their artwork of what they will look like in 100 years! They are dArLing! If you look carefully, some kids change ETHNICITIES when THEY grow old! I have only a few that are not caucasian...in real life, not according to their drawings :)

tHe HigHs, the LoWs and the LeSsOns of 2011....(but mostly the highs!)

Can you believe another year has past by us?
I have been blessed with many great opportunities. This year I have experienced sorrows, heartaches, laughter, memories, opportunities that have changed my life, I have felt the refiner's fire mold me into what I am supposed to become, I have a greater testimony of becoming like our Savior, I have cried, rejoiced, loved and lived. 2011, Thanks for these lessons.

Last New Year's Eve, I rang in the New Year at the Happiest Place on Earth....DISNEYWORLD! My friend Missi and I thought we were so cool that we were the LAST visitors to DW for the 2010 year, and the FIRST for the NEW year. Disneyworld puts on a New Year's Eve Firework show that is OFF.THE.HOOK!

In January of 2011 I lost two special people that have influenced my life and taught me SO many lessons, because of just who they were. Uncle Steve passed away after battling cancer. He was the epitome of showing Christlike love, and always ALWAYS putting others before himself. In fact, I wish he was able to learn how to stand up for himself and his wants, but he always put others first. He would bring home some Homeless friend for the Christmas holiday, he would snow-blow his entire neighborhood's driveways in the winter, he never missed an opportunity to serve. As he was lying in his hospital bed, just a few weeks before he passed away, all he could eat was ice. He raved about how delicious this ice was, he had to swallow it a certain way, but what hit my heart, was his offering of this "amazing" ice to me. Still serving. Still trying to make others feel comfortable. Still Steve.



My next little hero that passed away was Karson. He was my patient. I took care of him since he was 8 months old. He had a horrible disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. What a ray of sunshine this little guy was. Towards the last few months of his life he was too weak to laugh, and smile or hold onto your hand, but he endured his trials without complaining. He LOVED Woody, from Toy Story, he LOVED his family, shared a special bond with his older sister, and Loved to be touched and talked to. He would have been 3 years old in April of 2011. I am so grateful I got to be a small part of his life. He truly touched mine

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PS don't mind my hair in the middle picture....or my Weber shirt...


A big accomplishment was Finishing my FIRST year teaching. I grew to love and adore those first graders! I absolutely LOVE it when they say hi to me now, and give me a hug. I kinda feel like Im on the red carpet when that happens! I had some very difficult experiences that came with this first year. For a time, I thought, This is what hell actually feels like....I felt like I was trashed and cut into pieces. One lesson I learned, is that no matter who you are, or what point of life you are in now, being kind is ALWAYS the answer. No matter what. Even if people are cruel in return. I was being tested, I was going through the refiners fire, and man did it BURN. But I learned exactly who I was and what I stood for. (Yep who knew after all these years, the Young Women's Theme would appear.)
I wish I could show you my cute 1st grade class, but I don't have permission...SO here is a picture of their work!


The thing about year around school, is once you're finished with one school year, TWO WEEKS later we start up again. An opportunity arose for me to teach in Kindergarten. What a blessing it has been. To make it even better...this team LIKES ME! I have made some very good friends! Kindergartners keep me on my toes but oh they are so amazing and cute and love to learn!


This summer while river rafting with my singles ward/stake, at Jackson Hole, my raft tipped over and 7 out of the 11 fell out. I have never been more terrified in my life. I just kept praying. I was experiencing shock and really do not know how I made it back to the raft. It was SO scary. It didn't help that the water level was extremely high and moving faster than it normally does. Didn't help.

This year I may have had the BEST BIRTHDAY EVER. on August 6th- my birthday, my wonderful parents and I drove to VEGAS to see........ the BLUES BROTHERS! JK! To see Mrs. CELINE DION herself. yep we were on the 3rd row. She SO smiled at me! (At least thats what I tell myself.) The people right behind us shouted out French words that got her attention and she winked and blew kisses to them...and they had a wheelchair...so next time I go, Im learning French and sitting in a wheelchair. I know most of you probably think Celine Dion is kinda lame, and shes's geared toward the fifty year old crowd....right you are! Im just so mature, that well, I fit in that crowd too! Haha. I misplaced the memory card that has the pictures of the concert...so this will have to do. My mom was having a fit while I quietly took pictures....she told me the guard was going to come over and escort me out...oh mother!!

Ok now probably the VERY BEST THING that happened to me this year was.....sadly, no I didn't get married, but traveled to the beautiful country of ITALIA!!! My friend Michelle and I took the plunge and finally made it there! It was an incredible experience. I am so lucky I was able to go! We had such an amazing time! Take a look:












Dear 2012, its gonna be hard, but lets see if you can bring on as an incredible year as 2011 did...the highs, the lows, (maybe just a few low's) and lots of memories!

Studio 5

On  Studio 5 I saw DARLING treats and neighborhood gifts to make...

Check it out..... I LOVE the peppermint pops, the snowman cookies, the santa hat mix and the Rudolph truffles!  SO cute! Who thinks of this stuff!   Let me know which ones YOU make!

Click here to see...

the FoRgOttEn CaRoLs

I experienced my first Forgotten Carols extravaganza yesterday.  It was:
Spiritual....check,
cheesy.....check,
inspirational.....check.
I LOVED it! I have grown up listening to the songs, but finally understood why Connie Lou "cried when she took the tree down!"  The words to "I was not His Father, He was Mine"  reminds us of Joseph's perspective about raising the Christ child, and is relationship with our savior. I see Joseph as a humble, meek, kind, and wise man.
Another song I love was, "Let Him In." How am I letting the Savior into MY life. How am I using HIS atonement for me. How am I allowing HIM to help me carry my burdens.


The song that also touched my heart was Handel's Dream. This young boy wanted to sing in the choir that was going to sing at Christ's birth. He tried out and sang with his heart, but was not chosen to sing.


"You have so much to give, and your time will come. Your time will come."
"Ohh... then I can't sing with the choir?" I wanted him to change his mind, but he just shook his head.
"You have a different voice," he said, "but it will be heard. Centuries from now, it will be heard. More orchestras and choirs than you can possibly imagine will be giving the music of your heart a voice that will echo through time."


When the chorus master says, "You have a different voice, but you will be heard," it made me remember that the Lord has a plan just for me.
So when I watch all my friends send out their darling Christmas cards and see their cute families, instead of feeling sad because I don't have that, I should remember that everyone's life plan is different. Even though it seems like all my friends are following the same plan...married with kids,  we are all different.  We are all unique. We are all different tools used in His hands.  This song  was a gentle reminder of this.


As you can tell, I took a lot home with me from this production!  Way to go Michael McLean. What a talented guy!

From my hEaRt

Today it is Thanksgiving.  A day specifically held for acknowledging our many blessings. I know we give thanks throughout the year to our Heavenly Father, and our loved ones, for the many many things they do for us, but I am grateful to have this day to do so. I have 3 major blessings I want to share....

I am an incredibly blessed person. I always feel a little more blessed than others because of my adoption from India. I was born in one of the poorest, most poverty-driven cities in the world. Calcutta. I was born in a place where they placed babies in shoe boxes, to die, so they could be reincarnated. They don't know any better. They think, by allowing their preemie babies to die, they can come back and live a better life. I survived my "shoe box experience" and was placed in an orphanage that cared for its babies like we were their very own. The care I received was incredible. A moment in my life I will never ever forget, and one that connected my heart to my "Home" was going back to that orphanage. I got to hold babies and love them. I got to meet the social worker that picked me up from the birthing place seventeen years ago. Not a coincindence. It was amazing.  (I joked that my story could be on the Oprah show!)  Going back, was a life changing experience.

Reason number 2 why my heart swells with gratitude is because,  I am thankful for a courageous, strong, caring, selfless mother who was willing to adopt a baby girl. She was single. What strength and love she possesses. She has given me the world. She has cared for me, loved me, protected me, and continues to love me over and over again. She is my life. Without her, I would not be WHERE I am today, and WHO I am today....

My third blessing, is that I have the gospel. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This gospel is my solid foundation. It is making me who I am. It  is molding me into who I am meant to become. It is what makes me happy. 

I am grateful for these major blessings in my life. I am grateful for everything thing that I have. I am learning to acknowledge and see the little blessings in my life too.

Every year around the holidays, my heart aches. I long to be with my eternal companion. I hate being alone. I always pray silently, that "next year, there will be another place setting at the table." Yet, here I am....still single. I am learning to love the moment in life I am in right NOW.  ...I have been able to do many amazing things...for example, I just got to travel to Italy...a dream of mine that I made come true!

I am learning to recognize the blessings I enjoy because of my single state! I read this quote on none other than pinterest....it says, 

"We must be willing to let got of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." 

(Joseph Campbell)

I have learned, and am STILL learning, that what I think my future holds, is nothing compared to what HE has in store for me. He too wants me to be happy. And the only way  I can be, is to turn toward HIM. 

So there it is. The top 3 blessings that I am grateful for! 

Just so you know, blessing number 4 is a toss up between mashed potatoes and gravy, and ice cream :)

Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving and remembered your blessings too!

(PS I apologize there are no pictures to make this post more exciting..... my computer with my pics on it is down...)

daTinG & jaM...go hand n hand

Ok. So I heard this scenario the other day between dating and selecting jam. Ready? If stores sold one flavor of jam, they wouldn't get much business. If they added a few more flavors, like 3, their business sales would skyrocket way up.

Lets say, they added 20 more flavors of jam. What happens you ask? Do the sales go up even higher? NO. Having TOO many kinds of jam makes people flustered, indecisive and they leave the aisle not choosing ANY flavor.

So it is in dating. The reason I am not married folks is because I live in a far too populated state with way too many gorgeous, amazing women, making it hard for guys to PICK JAM. They get flustered, they're confused and scared, because they can't COMMIT to one.

If I lived in lets say, Nigeria, and a striking young fellow who had identical religious views and ideas that I held, met me...BAM. Married. Because their would only be like TWO flavors available. Hello! Pick ME...the strawberry jam...(thats the flavor I see myself being. Not some weird papaya-berry combo.) Just give me a taste, I mean chance! JK!

I thought this was a great representation about how dating goes on today. We're not living in the 1940's. Dating is not easy. And dear grandma, yes, me "giving a little wink" to some guy, will for sure get me noticed....but not in the positive way you would like it to go!

That, my friends is why dating is quite the sticky situation. (See what I did there!)

PS Thanks Jonny for this great scenario!

Never look "Ungainly" or large.....

My grandma was cleaning out her closet and found.......

FOR THE STRENGTH OF YOUTH from 1967.

For those that don't know, "For the Strength of Youth" are guidelines for L.D.S. youth, and really everyone, by the LDS First Presidency to live up to the standards of the church.

Here are my most favorites! This is chalked full of good ones!

A "real lady" does not got out in public, to the market, or to shops with her hair in curlers.

"Clothes should be comfortable and attractive without calling attention to one's body. Strapless dresses and spaghetti straps are not acceptable either on sun dresses or evening dresses. Few girls or women ever look well in backless or strapless dresses. Such styles often make the figure look ungainly and large, or they show the bony structures of the body." (HAHA, LOVE it!)

Pants for young women are not desirable attire for shopping, at school, in the library in cafeteria's or restaurants.

Not only should clothes be clean, but nails, skin, and hair should have the glow of health that bespeaks meticulous care in grooming. Personal cleanliness of body and cleanliness of one's clothing builds morale and a good name." .....did we have a problem with cleanliness in the 60's?)

"When driving around in cars, working in the yard, or elsewhere, young men should wear appropriate trousers and shirts."

"It is not appropriate for young men to wear extremely tight fitting pants....." (wish this one would hold true for today....guys in skinny jeans...nah uh)

Acceptable Dancing:
The following should be observed:

GOOD POSTURE
DANCE POSITIONS- young people should avoid crouching, slumping over, trying to
do a backbend or having too close body contact.

BODY MOVEMENTS-Members of the church should be good dancers and not
contortionists- no hip and shoulder shaking or body jerking

TYPE OF MUSIC- Those who are called to serve on the dance committee should review
the music. This decision should never be left to a disc jockey or others,
who may not be familiar with LDS standards.

Propriety in all things....

Young people should know how to conduct themselves like young ladies and gentlemen under any and all circumstances, such as while traveling, sightseeing, using public restrooms, eating in restaurants, staying in hotels and motels....( you never know what can happen when you're not careful while sightseeing)

They should express appreciation for all services wherever and whenever the received. It is not polite to run in and out of motel rooms late at night, making a disturbance which keeps other guests awake. It is POOR TASTE to display in public affection for a girlfriend or boyfriend."

Well there ya have it, a little moment back in time.

As for the dating standards, they seem to be about the same as today's standards....except maybe, in today's Strength of Youth, it should be added that , "Young men, it is OK to date women of the opposite sex. In fact it is STRONGLY encouraged and President Monson is cutting you NO slack. Get with it!

Bulletin Board and Easter Decor

So I haven't blogged in forever. I know the three of you who read this are wondering what happened to me! JK! School has been crazy busy, but since im on SPRING BREAK, I can finally set aside time to blog!



I HAD to show off my bulletin board! We learned about fractions....guess what came to mind...PIZZA! Each table was asssigned a certain "combination." Don't you love it!





Check out this cute little thing I bought....Wish I could say I made it, but not so.

However, check out my "seasonal jar"- was filled with Christmas balls, but then switched them to eggs for eAsTeR.


Also I copied this idea from the Wood Connection. It's wooden eggs with scrapbook paper glued on. They have all kinds of woodsy products to make cute things with!
Check it out here

I LOVE...

Since VaLenTinEs day is all about LOVE Let me share some of the things I LOVE....

I LOVE ice cream. I LOVE shoes. I LOVE bubble baths. I LOVE babies. I LOVE scrapbooking. I LOVE traveling.I LOVE my family. I LOVE watching movies. I LOVE being creative. I LOVE painted toenails. I LOVE a good book. I LOVE laughing so hard it hurts. I LOVE inside jokes. I LOVE lifelong friends.

I LOVE shopping. I LOVE sunsets. I LOVE the beach.

I LOVE my Indian culture. I LOVE my religious beliefs. I LOVE naps. I LOVE taking pictures. I LOVE a clean car. I LOVE mashed potatoes. I LOVE Gerber daisies.

*Oh ya...special thanks to Google for the ice cream, painted toe nails, and BofM images! The rest are totally mine!

wHat dO yOu lOvE?

you can say this post, if you want! JK!!