Extraordinary Friends

1. Seeing a group of friends again after being apart for too long and feeling like we'd never been separated
2. Knowing that there are people in this world who love me despite my many foibles
3. Helping myself to a second serving of my friend's most extraordinarily divine cheesecake

anticipation

1. The beginning of an extra long weekend

glitz, glam, and good food

1. The gold and jewel encrusted plastic panda that waves at me from the front counter of a Vietnamese restaurant makes me do a double and then a triple take.
2. The joy of finally finding an equivalent vermicelli dish to the one I was addicted to in Calgary (at the above named restaurant).
3. Dropping in at a promising looking bakery/deli and finding virtually all of the traditional foods that my grandmother used to make.

all about spring

1. A bunch of daffodils that have mysteriously arrived on my desk make my office smell like spring


2. A tree outside my window has suddenly burst with pink blossoms overnight


3. Feeling the first spring rain - it's warm outside and the rain drops are soft and gentle

it's about time

1. the satisfaction of working on a long overdue project


2. choosing a night in rather than going out because it's the best thing for me


3. discovering a CD that I didn't really like when I bought it, but that is now perfect

wonder, right on time, and girlfriends

1. gazing at the brightly coloured twinkling window display of the local toy store. I imagine the wonder a child must feel as he or she gazes up at it
2. my morning commute to work goes like clockwork as both the bus and train arrive at the exact moments I do
3. a cozy evening at home with two dear friends. Christmas cheer and good tidings of great joy abound

wag, sparkle, and wreaths

1. Watching a dog wag his tail in welcome as his owner leaves a coffee shop and unties him from the post
2. A neighbour has hung glass icicles from a tree in his front yard. They sparkle and wink in the bright moonlight
3. I've been enjoying all the different Christmas wreaths that have appeared on neighbour's doors. There's a wide variety and I imagine that the different styles reflect the all the different kinds of people that live near me