10 things that made me happy this week . . .

1. ditching school and work on friday to spend the weekend in carmel-by-the-sea with friends.

2. heated toilet seats.

3. art galleries.

4. the view from pch. it never ceases to dazzle me.

5. rummikub.

6. thick sliced bacon.

7. laughing so hard you can't breathe/cry.

8. having a big bed all to yourself so you can sprawl out across the entire thing.

9. overly dramatic newscasters.

10. "how about a banana handshake?"