The things that made me smile today

The picture that Ben took and emailed me this afternoon.
I'm not exactly sure what they're advertising, but yes, that is a real billboard, and it's actually located near one of Ben's jobs. Although I do realize that Ben's job pretty much requires him to eat out everyday, that doesn't mean that I don't love to give him a hard time about it. Just today, a friend at work and I were talking about messages from God. B, I'm pretty sure God's talking to you. ;)

The item that I got for free at Sprouts.
I love getting our fruits, veggies, and meat at Sprouts {they have the BEST weekly specials!}, so when I found out that they email out a monthly newsletter and COUPONS, I immediately signed up. Shocking, I know. I usually receive coupons for free {or almost free} healthy things like yogurt and soy milk {yuck!}, so I was very excited to find a coupon for $2.50 off a pint of Starbucks ice cream attached to this month's newsletter. And because I remembered seeing a $1 off manufacturer's coupon in the paper last weekend, Sprouts actually paid me $0.14 to take it off their hands. Score!

The surprise that Ben picked up for me on his way home.
He said that they're to make up for the fact that he eats lunch out almost everyday. Haha -- sounds good to me! They're absolutely gorgeous, and he is so good that he even picked out a bouquet that matches the colors in our house. That last part might have been by complete accident, but it still counts. :)

The downpour that we got for about 30 minutes tonight.
I should have known it was going to rain since we washed my car last night, but thankfully, I was able to get home and into the garage before the first drop fell. As you can see in the picture, our grass is a little on the brown side and needs all the water it can get -- although it is very freshly manicured thanks to the Liggetts. While Ben was working on Saturday, and while I was at my Special Olympics meeting, Ben's parents surprised us by mowing and weed eating both our front and back yard. Apparently, Ben had mentioned to his dad earlier that morning that he needed to mow after he got off work and before we went to a party that evening, so they decided to drive all the way down here and take care of it for us. Thanks again for being so good to us, best in-laws ever. :)