25 things that make me happy:
1. Deep discussions with my dad during long car rides
2. Wine and fancy dinner with a group of friends
3. Rocking my daughter to sleep
4. A really good kiss from the love of my life
5. Playing with a puppy
6. Watching my baby discover something new
7. Hugging my friends who I don’t get to see very often
8. Listening to a feel-good song
9. Getting a call in the morning that I don’t have to go to work
10. A breath of salt air on the beach
11. Looking at a finished project or piece of artwork I made, after great effort was put into it
12. A long, healthy talk with my husband, at random
13. An early morning in PJ’s with a cup of tea and something to read
14. Puzzling with Poppop and making him laugh really hard and loudly
15. Running errands on a Saturday with my Mom
16. Walking into the Magic Kingdom in DisneyWorld
17. Christmas Eve at my Mommom’s house
18. Watching my husband enjoy a meal I made for him.
19. A lunch date with my sister
20. Eating slices of Mack and Manco’s pizza on stools in sandy bathing suits in the middle of a beach day with my Mommom
21. Seeing someone’s face after you just paid them an appreciated compliment
22. Hearing and seeing my daughter chuckle
23. Watching and reciting every line of City Slicker with my Dad
24. That perfect-timing hug and love from your mom
25. Walking the Ocean City Boardwalk on a summer night
*This post is dedicated to my beautiful daughter. May you read this and learn that your mom knows what matters in this world and thanks God every day for the small and incredibly beautiful gifts with which she has been blessed.
