Happiness is a husband that quietly takes care of the dog in the morning and lets you sleep...and then has the coffee maker ready to go when you finally stumble out of bed at 9:00 am.
Happiness is the luxury of sipping that cup of coffee calmly and quietly, without rushing anywhere.
Happiness is spending the day with my family here...
Happiness is having two teenagers who still seem to enjoy spending the day with their, admittedly, awesomely cool parents...
Happiness is good-natured kids who let their shutter-happy mama take pictures of them eating their lunch, with their mouths stuffed full of food.
And happiness is a sweet, submissive dog who, even though she sometimes sheds hair everywhere and gets quite stinky, adores those kids. Happiness is watching her find a safe place to people watch. Behind The Boy's legs...
Happiness is sitting with the family, enjoying the breeze off the river and listening to the band play while watching the little kids dance on stage and reminiscing...
"Hey, Princess...do you see that little girl in the neon green tutu shaking her groove thing out there? That would have been you when you were a little girl." (insert sigh here)
"Hey Boy...that little boy with the red balloon sword and the painted super hero face, running around slaying dragons reminds me so much of you at that age!" (insert another sigh)
Happiness is sharing a beer with your best friend while singing along (very, very softly!) to the Go Go's when the band takes a break.
Happiness is a son who wanders off for a few minutes only to return with a funnel cake for the family to share...
(please note the little grabby hands!!)
Happiness is two teenagers who happily sat together and smiled for a picture for their mother when she asked them...
Well, you know...
eventually...
Happiness is this.
Right now. This day, this family, this life.
