What has made you HAPPY today??? Please share!

my family is well. my siblings and our families have been hanging out together all weekend. it's been fun, and funny, and joyous.

fall is right around the corner. Halloween, thanksgiving, and Christmas is my happiest time of the year.

Our old refrigerator in our rental home finally died, last night (bad).
Fortunately the chest freezer and small fridge we had in storage still worked (good).
Yay for cold food!!!

Hoping to get some rain today as well, but it looks iffy .

ETA: We got rain! Doing a happy dance  .

I finally cleaned my fridge, a job I've been putting off for too long.
Now when I open the door, I won't have to say to myself"gosh I need to get around to that."

45 years ago today, dh and I went out on a blind date. We celebrated 42 years of marriage last April. :-)

It was a good day at church.

I wore my new favorite blouse, necklace & earrings.

My camera is fixed!

Went to the beach with my husband and then came home and had some private time together. That makes me happy!

My great-niece taught me how to archive my Kindle books - I'm so excited! Doesn't take much to make me happy! lol Seriously, I was feeling dumb as a bag of rocks and completely overrun with pages of books. I feel better now... and I can buy some more!

I met up with my BFF (we were college roommates) for brunch today. Great food and bottomless Mimosas.

Then a little shopping at Ulta and Charming Charlie's.

Lastly I popped into Trader Joe's before heading home (I live an hour away) for a few things and a case of my favorite Merlot from Chile.

Now I'm at home and looking forward to fixing a nice supper for my husband.

All in all a very delightful day.

Went to mass last night so a I was able to sleep in this morning. Hubby made me a delicious omelette for breakfast. I've spent the day baking and cooking and sitting outside with the dog. It's been a nice relaxing summer day!

My top 2 today are:

1.  I went to the nursery for a few things and then I spent some time working on the gardening in our yard.  Just a little weeding, pruning, and replacing a couple of seasonal things that had given their all.  It was relaxing, tiring, and great to be outside in the sun!!!

2.  While we were outside, I got a visit from the sweet black lab-mix that a neighbor lets run free.  I'm completely opposed to the run-free thing, but there's naught I can do about her situation.  She is a very sweet dog and reminds me a lot of my lab who has crossed over - so her visits usually make me smile! 

I started going to church with my Dad back in June and my dh decided to join us a few weeks ago; this morning we all enjoyed church together.

The folks at church were grateful for my homemade cookies I brought for coffee hour.

My Dad was really happy that dh and I took him shopping for food for the fish in his pond (and we refused to let him pay).
Dad gave us a bunch of delicious tomatoes from his garden.  I had a big one for lunch on a toasted roll with mayo...yum!
DH cooked dinner and cleaned up!
I had a sweet note on the coffee pot from dh this morning

I went to brunch today with a friend who was widowed in February. She has had some really rough days and has really struggled with allowing herself to enjoy life. She feels guilty when she enjoys shopping or a movie or everyday stuff because her SO is no longer here to enjoy those same things. 

Today I saw her smile and allow herself to enjoy life. It was like the sun coming out from behind the clouds. It made my heart fill with joy to see her smile. 

I finally found curtains that I like - been looking since I purchased new bedding in February!

I've been talking to a guy every day for 4 months. We met through work, and we've seen each other several times since, but it's long distance. We say we're just friends, but there are definitely feelings on both sides. But I have gone through some real challenges personally and professionally lately, and he's really stepped up and been there for me more than I ever expected. So he's my happy today.

OK, I wanna see pics of Denda's new tandem bicycle. We had a tandem bicycle when I was a child, and it was *so* much harder to get to ride than it looks like in movies! But worth it on the long run, because it's so photogenic.

Things that made me happy today:
1. Next to last day on Prednisone! The side effects have been horrid and life-altering. Only one more day until I'm weaned off!

2. Dear puppy has been endearingly cuddly while I endure all this illness and Prednisone side-effect ickiness!

3. Made chili and Fritos with chopped tomatoes, chopped green onions, sour cream and cheese, and we actually cleared off the dining room table and served everything in my Fiestaware for dinner. Delicious *and* pretty!

4. Then we had this hilarious conversation with dear son about relationships past. He's trying to figure out how to ask out a girl at work, and he's a *major* introvert who was homeschooled and has never had a significant adult relationship or even a real date. OMG, we were rolling on the floor after twenty minutes of trying to coach him through asking a girl out for a date!!!