The Happy Gardener

Top n things that made me happy this weekend (I'll decide on n once I am done with the list) Not necessarily in this order * Opening my bottle of green apple soda at Panera and finding "Your life will be filled with sunshine" on the inside of the cap :-) * Spotting a Volvo dealership as I was driving this morning. Don't ask - for some reason, I've always had a fancy for this company. I won't be able to identify a single model of their cars but still. * Taking a walk to a little playground near a school close to home with friends and spending a good half an hour on the swings with S. * My man Manning winning his first playoff since the Superbowl.(Poor Flacco - I do feel bad for that kid) * The patterned socks I bought this evening. So I've always been one of those who buys a bunch of similar looking, boring socks and goes through them until it is impossible to match any 2 of them. This time around when it was time to buy new socks, I decided I actually want

'nuff with the poetry! What is up with all that gravity, seriously? Anyhoo, I had decided that I would post a what-do-you-call-it, a look back at the year of 2009 before it ended. As expected, all that happened was the decision. Irregardless (which will remain one of my favorite words in this decade too), I've decided to do that now. Except I am sleepy. And tired. And happy that my code worked. And am wearing my favorite pajamas (the one with clouds on it) that says "on cloud nine". In short, I am giddy. So this is going to be one zippy post. Let us see. (Rubbing hands) 2009, eh? January: I came back after a good holiday at A's as usual and settled into my new home. Spent quite some time unpacking and setting up the new place. The high point of this month, apparently was the 2-door stackable organizer that I assembled all by my self!( comeuppance) I tell you - the excitement never ends here. February : A wonderful trip to sunny California (where it rained most of