Last night the semester officially ended for me. Now, I am a thirty-something year old woman; yet without fail the official moment school ends each semester Alice Cooper starts to sing in my head… School’s out for summer! School’s out forever!!! Those are the only two lines I know, so the song gets a little repetitive very quickly.
Yes there is a bliss, however brief, that comes with the moment school ends. It is reminiscent of early summer days as a child, when summer vacation yawns before you chock full of endless possibilities. The same bliss accompanied the moment Christmas vacation started; two weeks filled with Christmas parties and enough cookies to even make Santa queasy. The holiday specials on television, especially Charlie Brown’s Christmas (I have a soft spot for spindly little trees) helps to make the season bright. As does driving around looking at holiday light displays, with thermoses of hot cocoa and extra marshmallows; I am a sucker for sparkle. These are just a few of my favorite things…
Things that I love (winter edition):
- When you turn on the television to unexpectedly find a marathon of your favorite show the same day you are stuck at home cleaning the house.
- Waking up to find a snow on the ground and realizing that you didn’t have to leave anyway.
- Putting on a pair of pajamas fresh out of the dryer.
- Fuzzy slipper socks
- Finding your favorite wine on super sale.
- When your husband unloads the dishwasher, washes the dishes or cleans anything without being asked. (better than oysters as an aphrodisiac, listen up all you men out there)
- A hug from your kiddo just because she loves you.
- Snuggling on the couch, discovering a Charlie Brown Christmas with your three year old.
Anyone one of these things is enough to send me into a blissful stupor. But in the last couple of weeks all of these moments have occurred at least once. (Okay, okay I am officially addicted to putting my jammies in the dryer before I put them on.) Forgive me if I break into song:
(to the tune of the Julie Andrews staple, Favorite Things)
A clean house surprise and good wine on sale
Criminal minds marathon while on cleaning detail
Brightly colored socks made with fuzzy warm strings
These are a few of my favorite things…
When your boss bites
When your cars dinged
When the wine goes bad…
I simply remember my favorite things, and then I don’t feel soooo BAD!
Alice Cooper and Julie Andrews in the same blog post… what a good day.
a life just ordinary 