Happiness is....

[itself]

Being healthy and....putting my new homemade Nomato sauce on everything!! Oh yes, watching my cats play and grateful for every day we have with our little Koala...


Happiness to you is what?

[indysteel]

Happiness to me is that a lot of things make me happy. DH getting home from work, my cats' nutty little behaviors, a good yoga class, a glass of champagne, planning our next vacation, a strong run or ride, a moving story on NPR, lunch with my best friend, making a new recipe that turns out well, finishing a satisfying book, making my DH laugh. Lots of stuff.

Oh, and ice cream! Because I'm bad like that.

[Veronica]

Ice cream makes me happy too.

Veronica

[jyyanks]

Great Health, A good book, a steaming hot cup of coffee, chocolate and french fires (not together), a glass of red wine, getting together with friends, vacation with family, riding my bike, hugging my husband and kids, time to myslef.

[ClockworkOrange]

Happiness for me, is waking up in the morning, well that's the first thing that makes me happy but then knowing my partner and my son and his family are all well and coping with everything in life.

Gone are the days worrying about fashion and going shopping and wanting something I cannot afford, now it's about contentment and knowing the nice warm feeling inside cuddling my grandson and of course my grand-dog.

It's kinda got lots of rewards getting older, well, apart from the aches and pains.

[spokewench]

Happiness is:
my little black kitty cuddled up all night under the covers; my hubby cuddled up under the covers (when the cat is not in the way); the fresh smell and taste of good coffee in the morning; yummy berries on my cereal; a good job with an understanding boss; lots of warm sunny days in the middle of winter with lots of tennis matches with my best girl friends; all my good friends; homemade meals and a warm fire on a cold evening; good health and a really great sister OH, HAPPINESS IS MY LIFE!

[solobiker]

Friday!!! After a long long long week of work..

[ridenread]

Happiness is a big pot of chicken veggie soup simmering on the stove, a dog in my lap, my son giggling in the next room and sitting here sipping a glass of chocovino. (strange combination of dutch chocolate and red wine, that is so surprisingly good.)

[westtexas]

Happiness is me and my three pets (little fat orange kitty, serious old black and white kitty and the greyhound puppy) all curled up with me in bed on a lazy weekend afternoon just enjoying each other's company and the way the light flickers in through the blinds.

That and a nice glass of red wine with some 90% chocolate.

[limewave]

Happiness is staying up WAY too late finishing a good book. Then calling in "sick" the next day to consume the sequel. Just the cat for company, dozing quietly on the couch, on the floor, in my lap--who knows when he decided to get up and move? The pit-pat of rain on the windows. Sigh.

Hey, I have nearly 2 months of vacation to use up this year. And, as I well know, the demand of the job doesn't really allow for that vacation time! If there's nothing Urgent! Red Flag! ASAP! sitting on my desk, why the heck not take the day off????

[solobiker]

Happiness is having a far better work week this week then last week.

[indysteel]

That sounds awesome, Limewave! So what were the books?

[jessmarimba]

Happiness is...

a very snuggly orange kitty who usually doesn't sit still for 2 seconds of pets. He's still young, he's tired, he can barely keep his eyes open but he's purring!

(He's also very lucky that I found my second garnet earring in a floor crack this morning - those were a Christmas present I received as a 5-month-old and if he'd been the reason I lost one I would've been very upset)

[Biciclista]

itself, you have a KOALA?

[luv2climb]

Besides the obvious (climbing), happiness is finding a friendly kittykittykitty to pet on a ride. Especially a ride like last weekend's, with its 51 miles and 5,062' of climbing.

My helmet cam was still recording when I stopped to take a picture of the funny sign at an antique store at the end of my ride. I spotted a cat across the street and walked over to pet her. Turn up the volume to hear her adorable purr-meows.

http://contour.com/stories/very-frie...long-bike-ride