hey, friends!
i’ve been adding to this happy list for literal months now so i think it’s finally time it makes it out of my drafts. hope you enjoy reading! <3
february
- youth group tubing trip
- track workouts that i actually hit my paces
- iced coffee + espresso machine (favs lately have been maple syrup + sea salt or or brown sugar shaken espresso)
- church youth conference
- pretty clouds
- my cousin/best friend skiing with us (sooo fun)
- trying new dinner recipes
- watching anne of green gables with my sister (accomplishing my goals for the year)
- new running shoes!








march
- track season starting!
- making a murdery mystery movie with my cousin and siblings (this was hilarious)
- first meet of the season (broke the school indoor record in the 1600!!)
- fun race day hair
- an amazing ski vacation at lutsen (whole post on it here!)
- maple syrup season
- homemade maple donuts
- our last day skiing (actually not happy, i was about to cry)
- tanning + warm weather
- a fun little shopping trip with my sister & best friend – we went to the cutest mystery bookstore, did some other shopping + got dark choc peanut butter cups from trader joe’s (normalize driving 3 hours just for animal crackers and pb cups)
- celebrating my grandpa’s + little sister’s birthdays
- walks with my mom






april
- reading good books (current read: murder in highbury by vanessa kelly – most recent read: whose waves these are by amanda dykes, love love loved it)
- only a few more weeks left of school!
- wcth finale & getting the engagement we’ve waited 6 years for
- starting the new hope valley 1874 show (good so far!!)
- doing my own nails !
- running with friends every day
- my family always showing up to watch me race (including driving four and a half hours to watch a 5 minute race)
- sitting in the hot tub & reading
- hiking with my mom & sister and coldstone for ice cream after
- easter dinner with my grandparents
- good friday service
- thunderstorms (i loveee spring storms)
- tanning with my sisters
- warm days & sunshine















your turn!
what’s been on your happy list lately? comment below!




one thing thatโs been on my happy list is that my best friends childhood crush FINALLY confessed his love to her and now theyโre gonna live happily ever after ๐
wait who’s your best friend?? ๐๐ i don’t think i know her
I LOVED Whose Waves These Are! And I haven’t seen any WCTH since season 5, but I’ve been following it on IG and am so happy with how last season ended ๐
you’re so cool pearl!! one of my happy things has been meeting new friends every day at college ๐