Happy 101

My thanks to lovely Luxi, whose wonderful blog (http://pretty-preoccupied.blogspot.com/) keeps me constantly wishing that I
a) could write as well as her
b) dress as nicely
c) had the money to buy some of those dresses that she puts on display

;) But no, I do appreciate the award :)

As it is, I don't have ten people to nominate. So everyone who reads this can consider themselves nominated.
The rules are as follows:
1. Thank the person who gave you the award
2. Name 10 things that make you happy
3. Pass this award to 10 other blogs and inform the winners

Onto rule number 2...
Contrary to what impressions you may have formed of me as a result of reading my dreary poetry, I am a happy person... (this does sound like a confession). Anyway...

1. Sharing a steaming hot white chocolate mocha from Starbucks with someone on a cold day and eating the top layer daintly with those wooden stirrers
2. Rain at night... I rather enjoy hearing the gentle pitter patter of rain on the roof...
3. Waking up on a Thursday morning. And a Saturday morning.
4. The quietness when one wakes up early on a snowy day and there is no one about... just a layer of fresh snow over everything you can see
5. Baking. The process and the planning of what to make
6. Walking through a field with blue skies above and there is no one nearby, so one can sing as loudly as one likes
7. When you finally look in the mirror after finishing your preparations for a ball
8. Knowing that friends are on their way over to have a talk that lasts well into the evening, full of laughter and conversation
9. Finally playing a piece of music on the piano correctly after weeks and weeks of practice
10. Walking hand in hand with someone... especially on a rainy day underneath the same umbrella