Nice!

I was made happier today after two very kind souls ENTERED a Giveaway in my name. I've only been seriously posting here recently and that kind of selflessness reinforces my own assumption that gifting games here is a wholly worthwhile endeavor.


Edited because I had "took out" for some reason, as if they were starting giveaways on my behalf. Grammatically it bothered me enough to edit.

Experiencing again that there are incredibly friendly and generous people out there in the vast world of the internet made me happy. In fact I was smiling to myself all the way home from work last night. I must have been emanating some positive energy - other commuters, usually most of them grim and tired, seemed to brighten up when they looked at me. Talk about positive resonance.

Too funny! LMAO +1
You just made my day!

Getting the new job offer that I thought I lost because of the long wait for forms to clear. The ink could not dry fast enough to hightail it to my old job and tell them I'm putting my 2 weeks in. I told the current manager on shift which was this a$$hat manager that treats employees poorly and pushed me at one time in front of guests. The expression was priceless, when they asked where I was going and I told them where I was going with better pay, benefits, the works.

It was a very good day ^_^

When my husband left the house for work, he stopped and told me that there was a beautiful Mercedes Benz oldtimer standing on the other side of the house, hidden from my view at this time. He knows how much I love old cars and gave me the chance to see this one which I would have missed otherwise.

It was awesome that he thought of me and that I could see this very rare and special car. These "little things" are those that make me happy:)

Coffee.

Waking up to see the code for The Ship in my PM Box from Dendrite25 just because I'd been grumbling about the gulf between prices on that OTHER big games provider and an indie selling it for a modest fee(but ensuring I'd have to give my info to yet another online retailer)and they took pity:)

And, having two extra gift keys to use in future giveaways.

Waking up and realizing that I wasn't going to school, so I could stay there and sleep more. Oh what a wondeful sensation :'D

I know how you feel. :-)

My elder daughter had her "graduation party" from kindergarten today (she will start school end of summer). It was a nice party with gift for the kindergartener and little satchels and Zuckertüten (School cones? is that custom known outside Germany?).
It was a happy, if a little wistful, event.

That my migraine is finally abating and should be gone soon :D

Happy it's a sunny day!

Summer! In Finland!

I can hear dozens of birds singing in the rain from my flat.

Mom is one step closer to selling the old house. After my stepdad passed last year, she decided to move closer to my brother, one of my stepbrothers, and myself. That, and it was a bit too painful to stay there: his parents had both died in that house, as did he, all within the last decade.

She's had it on the market for about a year now and was antsy that there was little activity. We had been telling her all along that it was a bit early with regards to any sort of local real estate uptick, that the location was working against her a bit (it's somewhat far to be a "bedroom community" to our bigger area), and that her place was a little bit pricey compared to everything else in that immediate area (simply better upkeep, nicer yard / landscaping, etc.). But then she got two offers within two days and chose the one that looked like a cleaner closing.

So yesterday she got the amended offer, which in the States typically happens after the home inspection. It's all part of the game: initial offer, counter-offer, acceptance and deposit with contingencies. Then inspection and appraisal, which offer either the chance to get out (you don't like what the inspector has to say) or a chance to renegotiate (seller to help pay for this or that repair). She got out fairly clean, with only a $1,000 adjustment due to a couple matters on the roof. We had told her all along that the roof might be an issue, so to get out from under that matter for just a thousand bucks... I told her sign it before the ink even dries.

They hope to close the deal in the next two weeks, so that should be a big relief - boosts her retirement income, takes that weekly yard maintenance chore off the calendar, no more expense from the higher-cost insurance (uninhabited houses cost more to insure), and it will allow her to keep the good memories while moving past the place that holds some tough memories (and also some great ones). My stepbrothers grew up in that place so it might be a bit tough for them, too, but they're onboard.

^ I don't know you but I am happy to read all of that. My parents are both thankfully still alive and trying to determine if they want to sell their house too so I can sort of relate.


I personally am happy because I woke up this morning to a PM from Cyberevil asking if I wanted a code for King of Dragon Pass, which I'd tried to win. I recently realized how much I wanted to play and had hence woken up intending to buy it, so that was a really awesome surprise. Thanks again.