Tokens of Affection

May 29’s 10 Things to Be Happy About

1. Debating Intellectual Issues - It’s always fun to watch really smart people debate over what is the right answer with something they are working on or researching and which one of them is correct. I can’t say that I do this very often but I always feel very smart when I do.

2. Attending a Parade - I think that the last parade I attended was when I was in Michigan on July 4th years ago. I haven’t really had the need to go to any parades since. Junkanoo parades have to be the best parades though because they are always so colorful.

3. Nabisco Nilla Wafers - These are delicious and I remember when I was a kid in elementary school, they used to serve us these as snacks because they were decent in nutrition value and as kids we couldn’t get enough of the stuff.

4. Marginalia - Margi-what?

5. A Slightly Twisted Sense of Humor - Ah, people with a sense of humor like mine. It annoys me when people don’t get the type of humor that I have and they always look at me funny. I try to understand what they’re talking about...why can’t they do the same for me?

6. Never Taking the Easy Way Out - I can’t say that I’ve always done things the most complicated way but I wish that I would take the harder way more often because then I would be a better person. I think that a lot of people just do things the easy way instead of learning everything they should about what they are doing and trying to get something else out of it.

7. Cook as a Hobby - Getting new recipes has always been a favorite of mine because it’s always fun to try new things. One of my favorite recipes, I actually hated the first time I had it but absolutely love it now. My aunt usually finds really good recipes and passes them onto my mom to try and usually my sister or I are the ones that end up trying to cook or bake them.

8. Tokens of Affection - It’s always entertaining when someone comes up with a new way to show how they feel about you. My boyfriend made me a jewelry box to show how he felt about me along with giving me a pretty ring to wear.

9. Spontaneous Joy - You never know when to expect it and it makes you that much more happy when it hits you. I think that enjoying the small things in life is always a plus because otherwise you don’t get joy when something bigger comes along. Having joy in knowing that you will be happy with whatever may come along is the best.

10. Showing Someone the Ropes - Everyone has to learn the ropes somehow and even though not everyone likes to teach someone else how to do their job they get some happiness out of it when they know their apprentice has accomplished something that they taught them. I think that it is an amazing feeling when someone understands what you have just taught or shown them. That is why I want to be a teacher.