Happiness, What is it?

I have sat for years and tried to figure out, "What makes me happy"?  I think that I will probably spend my lifetime trying to come up with an answer.  However, lately there are some really small things that seem to catch my eye and make me smile.  As most know I have not had a lot to smile about lately.  Things just happen for a reason.

I was sitting at the corner of here and there a bit ago in the winter and around the corner comes this very smart young man with his female cohort in crime sitting beside him.  Does he not look cool in his car?  Well he did for a time.  Then, he started to turn the corner which was ice covered, and ended up with his car high centered over the median cement block that was surrounding the traffic lights.  I thought I would pee my pants I was laughing so hard.  You see, it is really hard to be cool, or look cool when your car is parked up a light pole. HAHAHAHAHa.  He reminded me of the commercial about insurance when the guy put his car up a pole.  Bet he thinks twice before speeding around a corner again. 

Then there is "BOB", or so we call it.  This is the "Big Orange Bridge" that crosses the lake that my home town is built on.  I could never figure out why anyone in their right mind would paint a bridge orange!!!! 

It is funny the questions that come to mind.  More than one of us has thought about painting it a different colour, only problem being, it is against the law.  Now that we, or most of us, are law abiding citizens it is probably never going to happen.  I laugh at us talking about taking spray paint and going at the bridge during my reunion two years ago.  Lots of talk, lots of alcohol and very little action.

I have a vacation coming.  I have a friend of mine going with me.  This is the first time I have not travelled by myself when going home to Canada.  This really makes me more scared than smiling.  Hahaha.  My family is the most wonderful group of people in the world, but they are my family and we can be a bit overwhelming when taken in large doses.  We love water fights, drinking, being around people and eating great food.  We love to travel, do fun things and spend time around each other.  We fight, hug, cuss and love each other.  I have warned my friend that the family can make you crazy, and she is still wanting to go.

 Hang on Kath, its going to be wild a wild ride.  She called yesterday and told me she got her hair cut and is taking easy wear and fast dry clothing, just in case.  At least she will be ready for anything.  Hahahahaha.  Hope she survives the onslot. 

I talk to my sister Deb and Char often.  Char is getting ready for my niece Angela's wedding to her long time love Mike.  I am going to be lucky enough to be there for the wedding, yipppeeee another reason to have a good time.   I will get to spend a couple of days with my sisters while I'm there.  I hope we get to go and do something together for at least one evening.   It has been a long time since we have all been together in one spot.  The weekend of the wedding will be crazy, so hope we find at least a bit of time.  So there will be a ton of smiles and hugs that happen.  It is something that we are all looking forward to.  Family is the best of the best, and mine is way better than that. 

As my sister Deb says, "to the moon and back".  Love you both.

There has been something this week that really made me grin.  I took my husband to the doctor for the shots that have been recommended.  Now don't get me wrong, I was not happy that he was going for the shots, but was happy that maybe he would finally feel better. 
We arrived at the ortho doc and he recommended that he have an injection in each knee with a new gel that gives your joint the help it needs to move more easily because it lubricates it.  Now the amount of gel is quite a bit.  The needle is small but long.  The nurse came in and did the normal cleaning.  Then came the doctor.  Wish he had done the left leg first.  It smarted a bit, but not like the right.  OMG I don't think I have ever seen Michael almost come off a table.  Scar tissue is not easy to go through we found out.  I sat there cringing.  The shots over, he moved the knees with ease.   No clicking as of today, 3 days later, no swelling and decreased pain.  It is suppose to help within the next month and is suppose to work for 6 months.... Hope it does its thing.
Then off to the hospital for the back shot.  This is the one that I was concerned about.  Hell he was in and out in less than 10 minutes.  NO stiffness, sorness or pain when getting up and down.  No more 80 year old movements in the morning or when he sits for any length of time.  I do believe it worked.  YYYEEEEHHHAAAA.  This makes me smile more than you know.  It would upset me just watching him get out of bed or a chair.  Now he gets up and down, with a lot more ease.  SMILING big now.

There was another thing that made me smile this week.  My house is clean.  Hahahahaha.  It has been a while since I wanted to do any cleaning.  Hell yesterday I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned.  Still not done, but WOW what a difference.  The house smells better, looks better and it makes me very proud.  Love to walk in and see a clean and neat place.

I know i have been all over the map with this.  I just find things that made me smile.  Nothing that is wonderful or fantastic or outlandish.  Just things that made me smile lately.  Take a day and sit down and think of the things that make you smile.  It make your heart sing.  Have fun, smile, giggle, play, do stupid things that you did as a kid, or just sit down and have a cup of tea.  Find a smiley thing. 

Now to pack. 
Going to see my family, smiling, giggling, smiling, singing.  Been a while.  This is what I call happiness.