As you get older, the more complex one gets and the more difficult it is to try and figure out what it is exactly that make you happy on a moment's notice because most of the time you don't think about it...because there's usually a sense of spontaneity that goes with it and as quickly as those moments pop up they disappear in a flash and are quickly forgotten.
For me, I decided to do a sort of personal inventory of my own simple pleasures and here they are:
* The sounds of one of my children giggling in another room when I've become too preoccupied with a task that simply isn't all that important.
* As a born-again athlete (or at least one in the transition phase) the feeling of aching, tired muscles I've gotten from my wogging or jalking (I do a combination of jogging and walking at least 5 nights a week) as I try to blog or work on some other writing project.
* Walking into River Rock on Wednesdays or Thursdays to have coffee with the gang.
* Even better than the previous entry, getting the opportunity for "bonus coffee" on a Friday with the guys which usually sets the tone for a great weekend.
* The sounds of the wind whirring through a cottonwood tree. It just sounds different than any other tree. One of the best things I discovered after buying our house is a large cottonwood tree just a few lots away that I can hear from my deck.
* As much as I'd like to sleep in on Saturdays, I love the fact my 6-year old son is always up before 7 a.m. and always in a playful mood when he hops in our bed and that usually ends up in some variation of a wrestling match and mommy wanting us out of the room. Perhaps it is knowing these days are coming to an end fast that I'm cherishing them so much.
* Any plate appearance by Joe Mauer. It's almost like life stands still sometimes as my eyes focus on the screen (or in the batter's box if I'm actually at the game) to watch the magic of this man's hand-eye coordination.
* Knowing that every time Brett Favre shows up on the TV screen in a Vikings' uniform there's a Green Bay fan somewhere whose blood pressure is moving skyward.
* A good belly laugh while watching a movie. If I lose slight control of a bodily function, even better!
* The sound of anyone of the my kids calling me "Dad". At one point in my life, I never thought I'd ever deserve that right, so it's truly an awe-inspiring experience to have someone call you that.
* The sound of the garage door opening after you've pushed the button knowing you won't have to spend any time scraping ice off your windshield before going to work.
* How a 10-minute power nap can transform you from one of the walking dead back to a productive member of society once again.
* A Facebook friend request from a long-lost friend or acquaintance. It's enjoyable to make friend requests and have them accept it, but they're just a bit more enjoyable when they've initiated the contact.
* Having the entire family in the van on a long trip and some pop song (good or bad) with a good beat playing on the radio which the family knows most of the lyrics to and jamming out ("So I put my hands up! They're playin' my song! The butterflies fly away! Noddin' my head like 'Yeah'!Movin' my hips like 'Yeah'!") Like her or not, if you have young kids like I do in this day and age, you can't help but get to know the words to at least one Miley Cyrus songs.
* The sound of my wife's laughter when my Whiny Boy mechanism kicks in and I begin rambling incoherently about some little matter of even little-er importance.
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