Weather Does Not Determine Happiness!

You always hear people saying that they "hope the weather holds up" so they can go along with their plans for the day and have a good time doing so. People become too emotionally invested in the weather though. For instance, if a person is planning on going to a beach one day but it happens to rain that day, protocol is that consequently, the person will be sad. I am here to tell you that the weather DOES NOT CONTROL YOUR HAPPINESS! If people were more flexible with mother nature, then spiradic, weather-induced depression would not occur. Make the most of whatever situation you find yourself in. The chlichè "life is short!" & "everything happens for a reason!" are actually true here. Granite, certain weather conditions make certain activities more accessible-- but the last time I checked, "activities" don't provide true happiness; only people can do that. ^_^

Summer Nights

Cool weather, loosing track of time, genuinely enjoying time spent with friends, laughing until you can't breathe, and feeling like there is no other place you are meant to be besides right here, right now. Those are just a few of the characteristics of summer nights. They really are a beautiful thing, these warm nights that somehow magically bring people closer together. There's something about simply going and enjoying yourself with friends that really makes summer nights feel special. The warm weather and smell of life around you seeps into you and swims around your head to somehow make everything feel perfect and right in the world. All of a sudden, there is no tomorrow or yesterday, just right here & right now.

Happiness is Homemade

Today, when my family arrived back at home after a long weekend in Hershey, my mom said, "The best part of a vacation is comming home." She could not have been more right! Being away makes you really appreciate what you have at home. It makes you see how beautiful the simplicity of a night spent at home with the family is. On that note, happy Father's Day to my wonderful dad & grandpa, and to all the other dads put there!

Chocolate

Spending this weekend in Hershey with the family! The little brother has a soccer tournament here. This place is ideal for a soccer tournament actually, considering the park and Chocolate World are all right here :) And I must say, the freshly baked chocolate cookie I got from Chocolate World was one of the best things I haver ever tasted (next to my Nonna's home-made biscottis, of course ^_^). Let's hope I'm

not sick of chocolate by the time I leave Hershey...