There is joy in...

• Discovering the bottle of wine you opened a few days ago is still drinkable. Not perfect, but drinkable.
• Seeing the groom's face after the bride's shower when he asks, "Is all of that ours?!"
• Visiting long-lost friends.
• Traveling to parts of the country previously unseen.
• Comparing giant redwoods and tiny seedlings.
• Knowing the end of the school year is almost near.
• Trying new restaurants all weekend long.
• Sleeping in really, really late.
• Knowing that Lowe's plays really good music over their speakers (and singing in the aisles).
• Returning to the Saturday morning ritual of going to the City Market.
• Being woken up by the cat, only to have her settle in on top of you.
• Buying new shoes.
• Laughing really hard at silly things.
• Snuggling.
• Winning streaks and upcoming hockey playoffs.
• Winning useful prizes at unexpected places.
• Getting away with nail polish that matches the color of Tiffany's boxes.
• Having your house smell like a bakery on Sunday mornings.