Simple Happiness

There was an article over at the Huffington Post about the little things that make us happy that will never change. Here are a few I could think of:

-Soft, warm cookies just out of the oven.

-Hot chocolate after skiing or sledding.

-That feeling of new possibilities, a fresh start, on the first tee of a round of golf. (Soon to be dashed).

-A shiny sleeve of brand new Titleist Pro-V1 golf balls.

-Sideboob.

-Standing next to the fireplace in the winter in a drafty house.

-Tank full of gas, favorite tunes on the radio, open road and….

-Riding bikes.

-Opening Day.

-Holding hands while ice skating.

-The roar of the crowd when they come back for an encore, even though you knew they would.

-Adding RAM to your computer.

-Pizza.

-The smell of your girlfriend’s hair.

-Letting it go. Even if you were right.

-A broken-in baseball glove.

-A trusty putter.

-Christmas lights.

-A freshly-pressed cotton shirt.

-Finally seeing that movie they all talked about but you haven’t seen.

-Sharpened pencils.

–Messy cookies.

-Christmas carols on the radio esp. Bing Crosby.

-Rollercoasters.

-The roar of a 60s muscle car.

-The scrunch noise snow makes when you walk on it.

-Brand new wiper blades.

-Old desks.

-The electric sound of the crowd watching the Kentucky Derby at the Caesar’s Sports Book in Vegas.

-Reheated lasagna.

-Mason jars full of nails.

-A really good knife.

-A hand-written note for no reason from a favorite relative.

-A newly cleaned and organized garage.

-Fireworks.

-Maker’s Mark and water.

-Stumbling upon a great band in a dive bar in a strange city.

-A perfectly lit cigar.

-A fresh legal pad.

-The confused way your dog looks at you when you tell him corny jokes.

-The thunderclap sound of the crowd at a PGA event when a golfer drops a long putt to take the lead.

-The smell of gasoline.

-Listening to your 5-year-old nephew tell knock-knock jokes all wrong.

-Reading that book you’ve heard so much about and it is better than they said.

-Pulling in the driveway at home after a long trip.

-The sound the puck makes when it hits the glass at an NHL game.

-Girls with Italian accents.