Daily 5 - Year 2, Day 128

When I woke up this morning, I had a brutal headache that I medicated before even turning the overhead lights on. (That's pretty rare, since I try not to medicate them whenever possible.)  I was pretty convinced that it was going to be a rough day.  Turns out that the headache meds worked and I only needed them this morning.  (Thank you, God.)  And the day was pretty great too.

So, here's today's daily 5:

1. The surprise chance to grab a quick lunch with a friend
2. A gift of Almond Joy bars, loving delivered from the US, with the promise of a few more after her next trip a few months from now
3. Introducing a coworker to the wonder that is Almond Joy
4. A chance encounter at the bus stop that led to a fun conversation with a Mexican immigrant lady who is also a Christian, while we rode the bus together
5. Getting paid to go shopping for gifts for kids on work time
6. finishing my own Christmas shopping in the process
7. an immense joy in my heart this season, instead of the angst of previous Advent seasons
8. a full heart
9. warm and cozy boots
10. snarky email laughter
11. that I was commuting by bus instead of train this morning when the trains weren't running unexpectedly
12. A beautiful hand made Christmas card arriving in the mail (seriously stunning, and makes me almost embarrassed for the ones I've made)
13. a big mug of tea 
14. a bowl of Italian wedding soup
15. crawling into my pjs early and catching up on my at home work from bed
16. flickering candlelight
17. listening to a mix cd that was a Christmas gift last year from my brother J while I work