Talk about your cheap thrills
After a week long conference in Houston I am ready to get back to normal life (I think) as I realize sometimes the greatest thrills we get in life are the small thrills, those unexpected thrills, the "oh wow, how great is that" thrills. So here are some of those that pop in my mind from the last few days.
Coming home to find someone missed you and was thrilled to see you again.
Finding and catching up with a friend at the conference. Finding out they are having tough times but are strong enough to make it through and resilient enough to not let life get them down.
Finding a quarter in the wash when you know you are pushing your luck to have enough quarters to feed the dryers.
Watching a UT game where the freshman quarterback is a kid from your town and watching him succeed.
Spending a morning with a friend playing frisbee golf and getting a chance to talk without phones ringing, interruptions, or obligations interfering.
Watching your first two professional baseball games at the ballpark. I've seen hockey, football, and basketball in the big venues, but never baseball. It was fun!
Watching a pitching legend pitch and seeing him work his magic on the mound.
Corndogs. Haven't had one in forever but had one yesterday. Yup, it was a good as I imagined.
A good joke told by a good friend. Sharing a laugh is probably one of the biggest thrills of life.
Walking into a terrible situation and being able to make it better.
Waking up to a nice gentle rain.
Welp, that's all I have for now. What are some of the simple pleasures/thrills you have enjoyed this past week?
Coming home to find someone missed you and was thrilled to see you again.
Finding and catching up with a friend at the conference. Finding out they are having tough times but are strong enough to make it through and resilient enough to not let life get them down.
Finding a quarter in the wash when you know you are pushing your luck to have enough quarters to feed the dryers.
Watching a UT game where the freshman quarterback is a kid from your town and watching him succeed.
Spending a morning with a friend playing frisbee golf and getting a chance to talk without phones ringing, interruptions, or obligations interfering.
Watching your first two professional baseball games at the ballpark. I've seen hockey, football, and basketball in the big venues, but never baseball. It was fun!
Watching a pitching legend pitch and seeing him work his magic on the mound.
Corndogs. Haven't had one in forever but had one yesterday. Yup, it was a good as I imagined.
A good joke told by a good friend. Sharing a laugh is probably one of the biggest thrills of life.
Walking into a terrible situation and being able to make it better.
Waking up to a nice gentle rain.
Welp, that's all I have for now. What are some of the simple pleasures/thrills you have enjoyed this past week?
posted by Frustrated Writer | 6:31 AM
3 Comments:
I shot a squirrel with an airgun. Does that count as simple? heh, just kidding. Hearing the rain for the first time in only God knows how long was definitely a simple pleasure all of Texas enjoyed.
Meeting new neighbors for the first time. Being secretly dissappointed to learn that they are just really great, kind people and not kooky hermits with secrets to hide.
beef, i think nabbing a squirrel with an airgun does count as a cheap thrill, at least it did for me when I still had pecan trees.
-c- great to have you back!
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