my joys of 2016

Back at the start of 2015, I started keeping a Happiness Jar, inspired by Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert. I tried to keep it going this year, but there are full months I apparently had no joys :( Oh well. LOL.

Here are what all the little pieces of paper I folded up throughout the year and put in my jar said.. Here's hoping I find more joy (or at least more time to write them on little pieces of paper) in 2017!

• 1/1/16: Lazy day of magazines and movies.
• 2/13/16: Massage in Santa Barbara + room service with wine
• 2/14/16: Walked 5 miles in gorgeous Santa Barbara and sat looking at the blue Pacific for three hours
• 3/18/16: Amazing dinner at The Little Door with James, Daryl and Karen
• 3/26/16: DTLA Adventure Day with Daryl, James and Karen. Random run-in with R2D2 :)
• 5/27/16: Baby Kaden Michael is born!!! I'm an aunt! :)
• 5/29/16: GNO Dinner at Mo's with La Lizzzz and Susie. 
• 6/4/16: Finished "Wild" ... Book #5 this year!
• 6/4/16: 1st Summer Grillin' Saturday with Susie and Mo
• 6/5/16: GDO (That's a Girls Day Out) to see "Me Before You" with Linda, Ingrid and Nicole at the fancy theatre in Westlake with waiter service and reclining chairs. 
• 6/6/16: First Hollywood Bowl show of the summer - "The Little Mermaid Live" with Katharine
• 6/11/16: Bought new MacBook Pro (after 6.5 years of the old slow Mac)
• 6/14/16: Bought a Pantages Theatre season package to guarantee seats to "Hamilton"... 14.5 months from now. :p
• 6/16/16: Met Kaden for the first time. LOVE.
• 7/17/16: Sting and Peter Gabriel at the Bowl!
• 8/10/16: Adele at Staples Center - AMAZING!!!!
• 8/19/16: Weekend with Kaden! Yay!
• 8/28/16: Beautiful day in nature on Santa Rosa Island. Saw a dolphin pod swimming free on the way there! 
• 9/4/16: DTLA Adventure Day with James and Diana
• 9/11/6: Found out I'm going to be an auntie again!!! Ryan and Brittany are having a baby girl in January. 
• 9/22/16: Vancouver weekend with QBall! 
• 9/24/16: Beautiful Vancouver day at Capilano Suspension Bridge and Stanley Park :)
• 10/2/16: Fun day unpacking with Hayden and Mackenzee :)
• 10/8/16: Kaden's first trip to the pumpkin patch! 
• 10/17/16: Wizarding Wold of Harry Potter with Ruthie, Jen and Leslie!
• 10/19/16: Kari sent the cutest video of Kaden singing in his bouncy seat
• 10/26/16: Kaden makes his TV debut on Fox 5 News in Vegas with his pumpkin patch photo
• 11/11/16: Cousin Josh texted adorable pic of Baby Ava in her "Cute" hoodie I sent her
• 11/12/16: Lucky's roses are finally blooming in the garden
• 11/24/16: Thanksgiving dinner at my house with Mom, Dad, Ryan, Brittany, Hayden and Mackenzee
• 12/10/16: Christmas Cocktails! Fun. No stress for Year #2. Yay for Joan's Mac & Cheese :)
• 12/23/16: Dad's bday dinner with the whole family!
• 12/24/16: Christmas lights walk with Kaden in his cute Santa hat and 1st Christmas onesie 
• 12/25/16: Kaden's 1st Christmas
• 12/27/16: Discovered that the pizza place near my house that used to suck is now AMAZEBALLS.