The Small Things In Life. What Makes You Happy?

[jasmin]

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Black copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Brown paper packages tied up with string.

Woah! I was just singing this!!!! Bizzaro!

Today there was a blind prosecutor at work and he had a dog. I LOVE DOGS! they always make me smile.

 

[shell]

The sound of my 10 year old sons laughter

Coffee (if my husband makes it on a Sunday Morning, I make crap coffee)
Cheesecake
Cheesecake ice-cream

Laying in bed and knowing I don't have to go to work

 

[KP the nut]

After a busy and stressful few days, I'm happy having the house to myself with just the dogs.

 

[Srain]

I won't let my husband or anyone else take my bliss from me. I am the way I am and really I love that I enjoy surprising people with little off the wall surprises :D. My little brother is like that too. We are not much for "having" to give presents on said holidays". We are more into giving because we want to :applause:. The present I got my Hunny was a surprise gift of a Japanese Sword from a shop out of town that he had no idea I was rushing out of town to get. He wondered why I left so
early but I said I had to get back to get to back home to get "things" done ;). I loaded my Susie Girl and off we tore on up the freeway, straight past our exit, trying to make it there before they closed.

I was soooooooooooooo excited to get it because it was unlike anything anyone had ever given him before and I LOVED IT!!! I just knew it was so unusual that he would appreciate it and the thought. He did. I got the greatest picture of him lobbing it over his head shirtless, he looks so great and with that rare look of pure happiness :). SCORE!!!!

However, he is difficult to buy for or surprise. I do very different things at different times to try to bring that look. It is so hard to do for someone how claims to HATE surprises. :( I mean he HATES THEM!! I bought him a tree one year :goingtocry:, ok, not so great but it continues to grow, however, I do have the greatest Grandboys who love love love the gifts I sneak in on them and today I sent off carpet skates for carpet hockey YEAH!!!! Isn't that just the coolest thing???? The boys are 5-12yrs old and with all the crappy weather who wouldn't want to play that??? I would!! :insane:

Let me point out here though that my Hunny gives me the most awesome gifts ALL the time and is extremely thoughtful so I have no idea why he is not into getting them. I can't get him to discuss it with me but I do know he can't get me to stop so there PPPPPPPFFFFFFFFFFFffffffffffffffttttttttttt. I'm great at thinking about it all year long and I love to do it :) :) :) :tup: This past Christmas $$ was tight so I bought chunks of coal and little glass jars and hid dollars bills inside the coal and put little stickers and candy in the jars. A treasure hunt of sorts, they thought that was great and used the jars to put their money in to save up for toys they wanted. Since then I've been sending dollars here and there. I did the same for my Nieces and Nephew. I just love this stuff.

Anyway, that's my joy and makes me happy!

 

[anni]

It varies. This is tough to answer without sounding as if one is trying to pull a line-sound prosy. Think it's probably just moments, though, which then pull one back to remembering 'happy'-we're allowed to be here.

There's a nesting pair of bluebirds which cross my path sometimes on the morning run- rare sight which makes me happy. The 12 year old walking across the room and tripping over air because his feet are so big now, haven't caught up with his body yet-he goes down and comes up with a goofy, goofy grin then I fall over laughing. That makes me happy.

This morning I caught the dog licking his paw and washing his face, like the dam cat does- tickled the beseesis out of me so happy.

A friend popping out of nowhere with a suprise package to look forward to, foreign stamps reeking of somewhere I love very much.

I don't know- the smell of good saddle leather can make me happy, or the clank of the bit when you get the bridle off the hook. There's a horsey thread at the moment so was reminded of this stuff also.

It's chaos here at the moment. Happy gets around in it's own way though.

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[Ron]

The sunrise coming up over the ocean when I'm driving to work.

 

[Ron]

Sometimes I love to go for coffee by myself and just think.

 

[Sqweak]

I adore my hard headed cat
- Baking
- Slightly breezy days
-Foggy mornings
-My street photography
-My queen size bed
-Painting my nails
-driving down a practically empty highway
-Standing in the street by myself ( it seems weird but after a certain time of day goes past, it feels like i'm the only person in the world).

 

[cat]

The simple things in life
spending time with my children
bouncing on the trampoline with my granddaughter - she thinks I'm 3 too!
hearing my baby grandchildren laugh - its very contageous
the sea

 

[Kim]

Me waking up in the morning at the bottom of a 4 dog pig pile and they're all trying to lick my face at the same time.

The world's a nicer place when viewed through a layer of dog drool. :D

 

[Nerdanna]

I find peace (and for me that is happiness) working in my garden.

 

[Kim]

I agree Nerdanna. I haven't done much of that the past few years but there's nothing more therapeutic than getting dirt under your fingernails!!!!