Emmy posted something similar back in August, and imitation being the sincerest form of flattery or something like that, I’m doing the same. Sometimes we focus on the difficult things, the problems we’re having, thinks we don’t like or that irritate us. So I’m taking a few minutes to write down some things that I’m enjoying lately.
- My kids. Darling Boy never ceases to amaze me with his imagination and vocabulary. He’s doing really well in school and in karate and his teachers can’t say enough nice things about him. Princess Persistent always brings a smile to my face with her attitude, smile, laugh, and overall demeanor. Best of all, she is just about potty-trained. Woohoo!! They are undeniably the best part of my life.
- Work. I know, right? But really, it’s pretty good lately. I enjoy what I do and am well compensated for my work. Not too much in the way of bureaucratic headaches and I often go home feeling like I’ve made a good dent in the almighty to-do list that day. Plus, I’ve fallen into some sort of mentoring role with 2 co-workers and am excited about how some data that I’m working on is looking. Which is a twisted way of saying that I’m gaining satisfaction with statistics. Perhaps I need professional help there…
- Family. My sister is about 6 months pregnant with her first child. She’s several hours away and I don’t see her much at all, but I’m excited for her and my BIL and also about becoming an uncle for the first time. My stepdad was seriously ill for most of last winter and spent several months in a collection of hospitals, rehab centers and nursing homes. We were so concerned that DB and I flew out to visit him in mid-February because we thought he might not make it. But now he’s doing really well and celebrated his 86th birthday last week.
- Lifestyle. Veronica and I have a fantastic sex life, which is only made better with the occasional inclusion of certain friends. I once could only dream about doing some of the things I now do on a semi-regular basis. Yes, I’m a very lucky man!
- Travel. For the first 14 yrs Veronica and I were married, we couldn’t travel much at all. Between being young and poor, various graduate programs [hers and mine], and children, we couldn’t afford to travel much. But in the last year alone, Veronica went to OsTour 2008, we helped a friend afford to trip to come see us, we went to Miami for a mid-winter weekend getaway, she came with me to Seattle for a week when I had a conference there, and of course we just went to Las Vegas 2 weeks ago. In the coming year I have a conference in Anaheim which Veronica will accompany me to and she’ll join me for a long weekend or two when I go to Texas for 2 months later in the year. Thank goodness for a little disposable income and retired grandparents to watch the kids!
- Photography. I really enjoyed the Photoshop class I recently took and am exploring what I can do with my camera. I think that a digital SLR might be in my future. My 40th birthday is this winter, after all….
- Blogging. You ever go through those periods when you don’t feel like writing, or you’re disappointed in the reaction, or lack of, to posts you publish? I know I have, but not lately! I often receive good, insightful comments on my posts, there is an absence of trolls, and for whatever reason, site visits to my blog have increased almost 50% in the last month. I don’t know where you’re all coming from, but I’m glad you’re here and hope you keep coming back!! Perhaps most satisfying is that the days when I get the most visits aren’t always Thursdays- it appears I’m not just a piece of ass, at least to some of you 
- My blogger friends. There are a number of bloggers of who have become good friends, some of whom I have had the pleasure of meeting, others whom I hope to meet someday. I’m not going to name drop, they know who they are. And even if I may never get to chance to meet some of them, all of blogger friends are part of what make me happy.
- Veronica. This list would not be complete without her. Nothing else I’ve written about today would be the same without her. She’s been making me happy for 19 yrs and counting!
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So what about you, what’s been making you happy lately? Feel free to steal this idea for a post of your own or share your thougths in the comments.
Don’t forget to visit Tits for Troops today, a new post is up. As usual you can find Veronica and I there and I happen to know a lovely lady who is making her anonymous debut this week.
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Things I'm enjoying lately
Emmy posted something similar back in August, and imitation being the sincerest form of flattery or something like that, I’m doing the same. Sometimes we focus on the difficult things, the problems we’re having, thinks we don’t like or that irritate us. So I’m taking a few minutes to write down some things that I’m enjoying lately.
- My kids. Darling Boy never ceases to amaze me with his imagination and vocabulary. He’s doing really well in school and in karate and his teachers can’t say enough nice things about him. Princess Persistent always brings a smile to my face with her attitude, smile, laugh, and overall demeanor. Best of all, she is just about potty-trained. Woohoo!! They are undeniably the best part of my life.
- Work. I know, right? But really, it’s pretty good lately. I enjoy what I do and am well compensated for my work. Not too much in the way of bureaucratic headaches and I often go home feeling like I’ve made a good dent in the almighty to-do list that day. Plus, I’ve fallen into some sort of mentoring role with 2 co-workers and am excited about how some data that I’m working on is looking. Which is a twisted way of saying that I’m gaining satisfaction with statistics. Perhaps I need professional help there…
- Family. My sister is about 6 months pregnant with her first child. She’s several hours away and I don’t see her much at all, but I’m excited for her and my BIL and also about becoming an uncle for the first time. My stepdad was seriously ill for most of last winter and spent several months in a collection of hospitals, rehab centers and nursing homes. We were so concerned that DB and I flew out to visit him in mid-February because we thought he might not make it. But now he’s doing really well and celebrated his 86th birthday last week.
- Lifestyle. Veronica and I have a fantastic sex life, which is only made better with the occasional inclusion of certain friends. I once could only dream about doing some of the things I now do on a semi-regular basis. Yes, I’m a very lucky man!
- Travel. For the first 14 yrs Veronica and I were married, we couldn’t travel much at all. Between being young and poor, various graduate programs [hers and mine], and children, we couldn’t afford to travel much. But in the last year alone, Veronica went to OsTour 2008, we helped a friend afford to trip to come see us, we went to Miami for a mid-winter weekend getaway, she came with me to Seattle for a week when I had a conference there, and of course we just went to Las Vegas 2 weeks ago. In the coming year I have a conference in Anaheim which Veronica will accompany me to and she’ll join me for a long weekend or two when I go to Texas for 2 months later in the year. Thank goodness for a little disposable income and retired grandparents to watch the kids!
- Photography. I really enjoyed the Photoshop class I recently took and am exploring what I can do with my camera. I think that a digital SLR might be in my future. My 40th birthday is this winter, after all….
- Blogging. You ever go through those periods when you don’t feel like writing, or you’re disappointed in the reaction, or lack of, to posts you publish? I know I have, but not lately! I often receive good, insightful comments on my posts, there is an absence of trolls, and for whatever reason, site visits to my blog have increased almost 50% in the last month. I don’t know where you’re all coming from, but I’m glad you’re here and hope you keep coming back!! Perhaps most satisfying is that the days when I get the most visits aren’t always Thursdays- it appears I’m not just a piece of ass, at least to some of you
- My blogger friends. There are a number of bloggers of who have become good friends, some of whom I have had the pleasure of meeting, others whom I hope to meet someday. I’m not going to name drop, they know who they are. And even if I may never get to chance to meet some of them, all of blogger friends are part of what make me happy.
- Veronica. This list would not be complete without her. Nothing else I’ve written about today would be the same without her. She’s been making me happy for 19 yrs and counting!
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So what about you, what’s been making you happy lately? Feel free to steal this idea for a post of your own or share your thougths in the comments.
Don’t forget to visit Tits for Troops today, a new post is up. As usual you can find Veronica and I there and I happen to know a lovely lady who is making her anonymous debut this week.