@doschicos post #5. All of them.
That amazing super fresh “water” smell that you only get a few days a year, when you go outside and it’s really cold, but not too cold. I smelled it yesterday, and it was so good. I asked my son, who was out getting firewood, if he smelled it too. He hadn’t noticed it, so we opened a window together and smelled it again. Priceless.
Sitting in my favorite comfy chair curled up with a good book
I like every post on this thread…
Drinking my morning coffee while reading my morning paper.
Going for a walk or run outside, breathing in the fresh air and noticing the trees, flowers. birds, change of seasons, etc.
Feeling a hot shower after a hard workout.
Seeing a beautiful sunrise or sunset.
Reading a really great book.
Hearing/reading something that makes me laugh out loud.
Those books that you just don’t want to end are a real gift.
Making a baby laugh.
Sunday morning with a cup of coffee watching Sunday Morning (right now).
A hug from the grandbaby.
Everything everyone’s said above. Yes, yes, yes.
Waking up late on a Sunday morning after a terrific night’s sleep.
(This sounds so entitled but) Walking into our beach house after a 16 hour drive, finding it just the way we left it, neat and tidy, with a bottle of wine waiting in the fridge.
The roar of the crowd and sip of cold beer on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium
Taking my puppy outside at 5:00 AM and hearing my neighbors wind chimes, which we both pause to listen to.
And along the same lines, my puppy entertaining me with his antics to make me laugh every day.
summer sea air that is warm with an edge of chill on any northern coast. Cries of sea gulls…
sitting outside in the sun at the pool - hearing in the background happy kid noises.
seeing bald eagles randomly!
That first warm day in spring when you smell the thawing earth and can’t wait to get your hands in it to plant your seedlings. The first bulbs pushing up and and the first robin.
That dead-tired satisfaction when you’ve dusted, swept, vaccuumed, bathed the dog and mopped all day and you throw the last bucket of dirty water down the loo.
And the smooth floor on your bare feet the next morning once you’ve had a good night’s sleep.
On a pleasant, sunny spring day, sitting by a slow moving stream, observing a rainbow trout rise to the surface to take a mayfly drifting by…
The pure love and joy in my old dog’s eyes when I ask her if she wants to go for a walk.
A morning walk to work in the rain.
A Facetime chat with son & daughter in law on the other side of the world. [OK, that one’s both joy & tears.]
The season premiere of an anticipated TV show!
sitting outside enjoying the sunshine
cuddling with my pug while reading a good book
leaving work on Friday afternoon- even better taking Friday afternoon off
AWW Puggies! 