time to take time..

Okay, so life happens.

We get sooo busy, that we negate(newest word i use often, why, idk?) things we should do, but never seem to find 'enough time' to do.

So, somewhere in my cute lil mind, i figured, Hey, who cares if it's not the most eloquent post, spelled right, funny, or even intriguing..it's for you, it's for your children, and for whoever else cares to read on...

Time to take time to "catch up". Where to start???

How about, I'll just write a journal entry daily, and not worry if it falls into the present ...

enjoy...

Life is wonderful. I have finally accepted my place in this city of super bubbly, super happy, and super LDS world. Don't get me wrong..I'm LDS, I'm bubbly, and tend to be happy 98% of the time, but this world, where i currently live..it's a lil nuts!

I love it.

I've learned to stop picking it apart and comparing it to the place i still call home., but,... we are talking night and day differences.

Literally people! NIGHT AND DAY.

The culture, the people, the vibe, the styles, the diversity, the frame of mind, the energy, the creative randomness, the cleanliness, the food, the night life, the church life, school, work, neighborhoods....it's all very different. One not being better or worse, just different!

I 'hear' things here.. birds singing, wind chimes blowing, children laughing as they play. I see things with more 'opened' eyes. The beauty, the land.

I love the 'outdoorsy' part of UTAH. I go on a morning jog/walk/hike/stroll(depends on my mood) and i realize daily, my love of nature, and the beauty that Utah holds.

It's now Spring time, and all the trees are in bloom. My Nephew Osiris told me, with big bright eyes '"Auntie Noni, don't you just LOVE the Popcorn trees"? They are beautiful.

Pink and White trees lining well manicured streets. It's lovely.

In Los Angeles you see a lot of pretty colors in Nature as well. I remember our nightly walks on the Chandler path with the girls skateboarding, or all of us rollerskating, and thinking the same thing. The contrast of Greens in the trees and Palms, the brightness of pinks, yellow, reds, and oranges in the tropical lush flowers. All the colors both here and there are so pretty.

The Los Angeles and Salt Lake the Sunsets are pretty neck in neck in beauty. It's a different kind of beauty in each city. LA, masked by the city's glow. SLC the Sun sets on the Great Salt Lake, and the colors are indescribable. Reds, Oranges,Yellows, Blues, Purples.

My parents house sits up on the East bench, high on the mountain side, and the view from their balcony is AMAZING! Visiting i would spend each night at sunset, soaking in the beauty. Living here, i try to take it in as often as i can.

It's amazing to me how much you take where you live for granted. Visiting SLC i used to 'awe' at it's beauty. I couldn't take my eyes off the Mountains, the City at night, the Change in Seasons.

Living in L.A. I didn't take advantage of the beach as often as i should have. I didn't enjoy all the fruit trees, and all the different landscapes SoCal has. Now that it's not in my backyard, i crave it...like i used to crave Utah's beauty.

So, lesson learned, and applied daily....

ENJOY what's right in front of you!

Find JOY in all things...both big and small.