Thursday, Jan. 08, 2004
Paper Towel, Messages and Nintendo make me happy
I have come to the realization that it is the simple things, the little things that make me truly happy. After a little vacation from work and Internet and stress, I have come to notice the things that make me happy.
As I remember what I did on Christmas Day, the first thing that comes to mind was not the presents my husband got me,) although I did love them), its not the party we went to or the dinner we had. The single memory that comes to mind is sitting in front of the tree with him and watching him as he read his card. I was so filled with happiness because we were spending our first Christmas together, I began to cry, and the thing that I remember so vividly is that he was so happy he cried along with me.
As I remember last Sunday, the first thing that comes to mind is not the trip to the movies, or spending the whole morning in our pajamas watching TV. The thing I remember most was our pretend fight as we hit each other with our packages of Paper Towel as we put them away, laughing at how silly we can be.
And as I think about yesterday, I have to say, I was dreading it, I mean, who wants to come back to work after 7 days of vacation, I sure as hell didn’t want to. Then as I was sitting at my desk, worried about a job that was not yet finished and my cell phone receives a message that said, “Thank you for giving me the best Christmas I have had my whole life, I will always love you, your husband, Rafa. As I remember that, I am happy, The birthday party we went to is not the first thing that comes to mind when I think about yesterday, it was that message and coming home from the party and playing Nintendo all night, like children. I love it.
I guess what I am trying to say is: No matter how many fights, parties, misunderstandings, etc. the simple things, the little things are the things I will remember when I am sad, down or mad, in the end, they are the only things that really matter.
r-y-r at 9:28 AM
