Re: what are you thankful for, what makes you happy? obscure things only.
05/14/04 11:19 AM
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It's taken me a couple days to reply to this one, but my exams are almost over (one more, on monday) so I can take a break and have a little fun on the message board. I am thankful for / made happy by:
law school -- and my parents' willingness to pay for it!
reading anything and everything all the time
living all by myself
Law and Order on tv all the time
the sound of the subway going under my building, real soft and rumbling
the sound of my boyfriend snoring, when I'm lucky enough to be sleeping by him (he lives in london)
finding the smallest place I can fit into and then just kind of curling up in there. Mom says she used to find me in closets when I was little.
Seeing both of my brothers happily married
Catching my parents making out
My grandmother's tears at the national anthem (she was a POW), her smile when we all remember my grandfather, her amazingly strong hands kneading dough or preparing lamb (she's 84 and strong as an ox).
Being a Godmother -- I know we are supposed to skip the things like babies and puppies, but two years ago when my then-pregnant cousin asked me to be the baby's Godmother, I was lonely, going through a breakup, feeling insignificant and useless. I was praying all the time that God would just give me someone I could be madly in love with, without having to worry about being loved back or somehow losing my individuality. Well really I was talking about a man but he gave me my little Katie girl and she has been all of those things to me. The boyfriend came later, after I was already happy. Funny how those things work.
Going to Church is just about my favorite thing to do. I go to the church where my mother grew up, and where my grandparents were founders. Everyone has moved away now so I only have some second cousins and stuff there, but somehow the subway ride to Brooklyn and the 5-block walk to church is the most peaceful hour of my week. Being in Church makes me feel like everything is right with the world. Getting kidnapped by church ladies and taken out to lunch is pretty wonderful too.
Daydreaming about spending the summer in London makes me happy.
Walking through Central Park 3 or 4 times a week with my best friend is pretty great.
Cooking makes me feel calm and peaceful and accomplished.
Taking a night off from homework and socializing just to lay on the couch and rot makes me happy too.
Finding a real find at an antique store or Salvation Army (where I got my fantastic amazing dresser) makes me pretty happy.
Making a pot of tea and forgetting to drink it makes me laugh, because my mom does it all the time and I always made fun of her for it.
Having my brothers and sisters-in-law really close to NYC makes me happy.
Having my IBS under control makes me happier than anything!
I'm sure there is much more, but is anyone really that interested? 
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Amanda
I live in the Big Apple, but I don't eat the skin
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