A reason to celebrate?....I'll find one!

I've realized as of late, I am particularly good at something...finding a reason to celebrate.  I'll celebrate anything....the start of a quarter of school, the end of a quarter, wrapping up a work stretch, cleaning my house, births, birthdays, new relationships, "it's about time" break-ups---you name it, I celebrate it!  We celebrate shifts at work when we have a stellar crew (we even have a name for them---FIESTAS)...we start the shift with the most important question of the day...WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?  

Even if there is no particular reason to celebrate, I will invent one.  For example, my great friend Brenda and I went out for dinner last night and told the waiter it was our 5 year anniversary of being friends.  We randomly selected the day a few months back when we were reminiscing about how time flies and that we had been working at our current job for 5 years.  

This morning I continued my celebration of the holiday weekend with another great friend, Laura.  We woke up early to jog (to celebrate our health and our ability to do so) and even convinced her mom to go!  After a good workout, we headed for Jamba Juice for a fruit smoothie to celebrate making it through our cardio workout!  

Next, I met another friend for lunch to celebrate that she is almost done with school and expecting her first child.  

My last celebration of the day took place at church where I was able to celebrate all of the people, places, experiences, and things I am thankful for in my life.  

My point is, if you look at life as a reason to celebrate, you'll enjoy it more.  You don't just go through the motions, but rather appreciate every little task or encounter.  As you can see, in my eyes, I celebrated all weekend.  Did I win a million dollars or travel to a new exotic location???  No.  I took everyday experiences and (with the help of others involved) transformed them into awesome events.  What kind of things do you have to celebrate?  Remember, sometimes our worst experiences are really blessings in disguise that we celebrate later.

Celebratory photos (above) from the weekend!!!!!