Happy Things

Things that made me happy today:
* Wearing my new black stiletto boots...or maybe they call them booties or something? Little ankle boots. I bought them a month ago but hadn't worn them yet. They are seriously cute.
* The Salvation Army bell ringer at Albertsons. I think that ringing bell sound is very Christmasy. And I'm glad that Albertsons still lets them ring those bells. Target gave in to pressure from what is probably a small minority of people who thought the sound of those bells was loud and irritating. C'mon, really? I think it's a happy, cheerful sound. Plus, most importantly, it's for charity! I put money in as often as I can.
* Singing "Gualtier Malde...Caro nome" from the opera "Rigoletto" at voice lessons today. It's dang hard which makes it seriously challenging which means that it's tons of fun when it all starts coming together like it did today.
* Sending my Christmas cards. Standing in the huge-out-the-door-long line at the post office to buy stamps wasn't so much fun. But being able to drop all 50 of those cards in the big, blue mailbox...knowing that they wouldn't be sitting on my kitchen table anymore? That made me happy.
* Reading books to Lilian. I pulled out a pile of about 8 books to read and when she saw them...ah, the look on her face and her gasp of joy. Literally, she was so excited she could hardly contain it. We spent a good half hour reading together.