1. A good Christmas. It was quiet and small, but that was exactly what we needed this year. I got some new cookbooks and cute things for around the house. I did some cooking and baking. We all did some eating. I did some reading, and it was all very peaceful. It was a good Christmas weekend.

2. Patrick. Not the Patrick who hangs out with SpongeBob, although I do love him. I’m talking Patrick Hinds, who makes the podcasts True Crime Obsessed with Gillian Pensavale and Abscessed with Disappeared with Ellyn Marsh. It’s been a rough month at work, and I have leaned hard on those two podcasts during my most difficult days. They have helped me get through, and I am grateful!

3. This guy. He is a constant source of love, joy, and peace, and I am so grateful he is in our lives! We all love DonDon!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend, filled with love, laughter, books, cats (or dogs), and peace. Merry Christmas!

*what is making me happy this week