Bring on the Sunshine

It is going to be a Sunny 80 degrees here in Tennessee!

My boys were thrilled to pull their shorts out of storage a few weeks sooner than usual!

Even the tulips are making an early debut this Spring.

Speaking of sunshine, I spotted this adorable print on Pintrest and I couldn't agree more with the sentiment.  

Source: becauseitsawesome.blogspot.com via Melanie on Pinterest

  We all know people like that. They seem to brighten things up wherever they go with a smile and optimistic attitude. I sometimes remind my boys (and often myself) "Happiness is a choice--Choose it!" I believe that 'bringing your own sunshine' is a very valuable skill and life gives us all lots of opportunities for practice:) 

PS

  Congrats to the Cougars for their big win  last night against all odds--Recording the biggest comeback in tournament history, BYU beat Iona 78-72 after giving up 55 first-half points to the nation’s highest-scoring team!! It was too late for us to watch it on a school night but there was some serious cheering at breakfast this morning!!  Wooo hoooo!!!!   

Sweet New Orleans Weekend and some housekeeping!

Although our beloved Cougars did not advance to the Elite Eight(darn it) the boys enjoyed the Sweet 16 experience tremendously!

Some of the highlights were: being interviewed on the Doug Wright Radio Show on their way to the game (thanks to a Melandboys reader MaryAnn:), being interviewed/ photographed with their awesome sign by several reporters before the game started, chatting with Al and TJ Fredette (Jimmer's family) while waiting in line picking up their tickets, slapping Jimmer's hand as he left at halftime, cheering until they were hoarse at all 3 March Madness games in New Orleans:), and downing some powder sugared ' biegnets' in the famous Cafe Du Monde in the French Quarter. They also enjoyed pizza, swimming, and just hanging out together in the Big Easy!

We were heart broken with the lose but we still LOVE our Cougars and can't wait to see Jimmer in the NBA next year! Thanks for a great season guys!

(Big smiles after beating Gonzaga)

And did you notice that I am working on some tabs up top? They are not done yet, but I am excited about doing a little" housekeeping" and getting organized here at Melandboys:) Stay tuned!

Have a wonderful week!