Eight Days of Happy - Day 5

Today's happy includes:

Getting some profit and revenue $$$ recognized for the end of the year. This really took some work but it got done and it made me very happy.

Had dinner at Wolfgang Puck's The Source with three very good co-worker friends and as always, had a great time. John is going to be heading to a different part of the company next year so this was our last time together as part of the same operating unit. But the four of us have such a great time and we love trying out all the excellent DC restaurants so I'm sure this dining thing will become a regular affair.

Stopped at the post office on the way back from DC. No lines, no hassle - I got the package mailed in less than 5 minutes. This is definitely the way to go!

Shopping is done for the family out of state. Now I just have to get the stuff in the mail. Hmm, maybe I'll go tomorrow night, after the hockey game, when there's no one at the post office.

Eight Days of Happy - Day 6

Wow, day 6 already?

Got 6 packages in the mail tonight using the self-service kiosk again. A couple of people came in and were very chatty and nice. I just hope the packages get there. This is a great process so I hope nothing goes wrong.

Best happy today? My friend was telling me about how her boyfriend took her to see Christmas lights. That made me think of one of my best Christmas memories: when I was a kid my grandmother would put the top down on her Rambler convertible with the plastic seat covers and my cousin and I would bundle up like Eskimos in the back seat while she drove us and my mom and my aunt around town to look at the Christmas lights. When we got back to her house, we'd have hot chocolate with little marshmallows. Yeah, that's a very happy memory and I'm glad my friend made me think of it.

I think one of the reasons I don't like Christmas now is because Christmas was so great when I was a kid. And they've never been that great again.