Happiness in August

Lovely things that happened in August:

.  throwing a Fiesta Fifty for my beautiful mother  .

.  a house for just two  .

.  getting ACLS certified  .

.  peanut butter fountains  .

.  celebrating lots of friend's and family's birthdays  .

. fertility drugs that actually seem to work with my defiant ovaries   .

. a wonderful, relaxing vacation to Tybee Island .

.  successful antique store shopping for the perfect birthday gifts  .

.  friends following their dreams  .

.  cool breezes that remind me that fall is around the corner  .

.  friends helping me out when I'm in a bind (Thanks B!)  .

.  grilled pizza  .

.  Secrets from a Stylist and American Pickers  .

.  a clean and tidy house  .

.  being sun-kissed  .

.  bike riding on the beach at night  .

.  homemade ice cream  .
.  building things with my little nephew and playing cars  .

.  pancake breakfast birthday parties  .

.  vegging out to Supernatural before work (don't judge)  .

.  shopping and lunches with friends  .

.  Burlington Coat Factory finds  .

.  Nancy Drew books at Goodwill  .

.  Hayden spending a couple of nights with us  .

.  playing at the pool with said nephew and Mr. O  .

.  gold, shiny flip flops  .

.  the alphabet game on long drives  .

.  Not getting sick on long drives (shout out to Dramamine)  .

.  being told I was the best nurse that a patient had ever had at HMC  .

.  music that makes me smile:  The Weakerthans, Kate Nash, Carla Bruni, Vampire Weekend, Stars, The Black Keys, We are Scientists, Pedro the Lion...I could go on an on and on  .

. angry birds..stupid iphone and your provoking of time-wasting  .

.  Dream Cakes Etc and their delicious cakes  .

.  seeing the first leaves falling to the ground  .

.  meeting new neighbors  .

.  getting compliments on my home's decor  .
.  new blog readers  .
.  crafts that come together beautifully  .
.  party planning  .

It was a really good month.  Hope September follows suit.