What makes you happy?

Can I ask you a question? It's a bit personal.

What is it that honest to god, one hundred percent, makes you happy?

It's not easy, is it? But I bet a few things come to mind. And they might even surprise you.

I had the loveliest day recently. A day where I shirked all obligations (ok, not all but most) and I just hung out with Evan all day. We didn't do anything special. We went grocery shopping, cleaned the house, made dinner together, and  . . . that's it. And it was so amazing. I've realized that I have a tendency to fill up my calendar, and that's great. I love all the things I'm going out and doing, especially if they're photography related. But sometimes it's just perfect to be with the person you love, and no one else. And do nothing special.

Ice cream makes me happy too sometimes. If it's really, really good ice cream.

Tomorrow a whole heap of people are coming to my house to bake cookies and be merry and drink some wine. I'm really looking forward to it, because it will make me happy too. I need both - the time to be a hermit, and then the time to be a social butterfly. And really, don't we all?