Good timing.

Maintenance.

Some of my heroines.

Random positive body image.

Things I've liked for many years.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Also from the 2011 Joy Inventory, this is actually a picture of 2010 Christmas morning.

2013 Christmas things

A lot of my posts are joys I counted in years past, but these are three I thought of just in the last couple days.

I love Starbucks Christmas. Love their decor, love their drinks, love' em.

It's great to see family for the holidays.

12.21.13

12.21.13

• Had a lovely Panera lunch with Aunt Linda.
• We got to sit at a table for two by the windows.
• We updated each other on serious things going on in our lives
• and we made each other laugh a lot, too.
• She let me do a quick video interview of her, which was adorable.
• We ran into some people I used to know when I lived here, including a girl who was 5 last time I saw her. She's 10 now, and it was wild to see how she's grown.
• Once we got home, Linda gave me a copy of some drum and fife Christmas music I really like.
• Ellen and I went thrift shopping together, and even though I didn't find anything I wanted, I still love thrift shops.
• Then I got a good, much-needed hour workout in.
• I went to Eddie's & Elisabeth's for dinner, and we had a nice visit, plus the food was great.
• Then Eddie & I went to Everett's and watched the Blues game and played 5 Crowns with him and Lydia. There was a lot of laughing with that too.
• I also got some cat lovin' from Mr. Tom.
• And I still got to bed at a reasonable hour.

Mr. Tom, who is actually female, is the neighborhood cat that
goes to Everett's apartment to get warm.

It's great to have a good partner.