Virtual Coffee {31} and a cupful of happy

Hello dear friends, welcome to coffee.

I’m starting to get a little overwhelmed lately. We’re leaving in less than a week, my Christmas shopping is so not done, I have to pack for, well, everybody, I have to choose between the eight gazillion pre-Christmas activities going on this week, I want to say bye to my friends, and the kids want a few playdates to see their friends, and we have to go to a wedding this weekend which means I actually don’t have until Monday to do all this but Friday. Ahem, I just realized this today. Let’s just say that last week’s relaxed, mellow attitude has definitely gone out the window to be replaced by total panic and hysteria. Anyone have some Xanax?

But I refuse to mar my favorite season of the year with all this nail biting so this week’s virtual coffee is all about the HAPPY!

So if we were really having coffee today, I would have to tell you how HAPPY I am that despite all evidence to the contrary I managed to pull off my Husband’s 40^th birthday party. It was murder mystery themed, and we had a blast. There were five actors (an inspector and four suspects) and we had fun investigating, asking question and coming up with murder scenarios. Might I also add that my table won and the husband’s table was singled out for their totally, shall we say fantastical, interpretation of the facts. Mean of me? Maybe, but a little competition is a good thing in a marriage. (Especially when I win!)

I’m also HAPPY that it appears we’ve managed to resolve some of the issues with the Boy’s preschool, so I don’t have to pull him out of there in a huff and hurriedly look for something new in February when we get back. I may have the tendency to get ahead of myself when I think my kids are unhappy in a situation. It’s the mother bear syndrome.

And lastly, I’m insanely, unimaginably, infinitely HAPPY that I’m going home next week. Have I mentioned this already, perchance? Are you sick of me talking about Houston yet? Well next week, when I’m home I’ll stop talking about how excited I am to be going home. And then I’ll start complaining about my mother and you’ll get a month and a half of that. Lucky you!

I’m linking up today with Amy from Lucky Number 13 as usual for Virtual Coffee and with Angie at My So-called Chaos who is temporarily hosting My Happy List (by Dandelion Wishes).