After a long and particularly satisfying day of time spent doing things I enjoy, I present the following list. It is by no means exhaustive.
Happiness is....
1)waking up snug in a feather bed on a cold winter morning and listening to the wind howling out side...and knowing you don't have to get up unless you want to.
2) spending an afternoon reading in a comfortable chair replete with an quilt and one or more cats.
3) the smell and taste of oranges as you peel them with your hands, a delightful mess. They just don't taste as good daintily quartered by a knife.
4) the sound of snoring dogs on the couch.
5) knowing there are only three days left until Christmas vacation.
6) getting on the scale and watching the numbers continuing to get smaller and smaller every time I do.
7) wandering aimlessly in a bookstore without time constraints and then having a copy of the new Greg Iles novel waiting for an all-night-read-a-thon (thanks again for the tip, AC).
8) being told recently by some students that they felt like they were learning in my classes.
9) eating homemade pizza off my Santa Claus dishes.
10) driving up to my house and seeing it all aglow in Christmas lights.
There are more, but right now, these are the ones to list. God is good.
i know this is OT - BUT - have you seen the BBC series called Ballykissangel? I just found some reviews of it by serendipitous adventure and it looks intriguing.
ReplyDeleteYour day sounds marvelous. I'm 2/3 finished with the new book - its a fast read.