Happy Happy Joy Joy

As you know, I just got back from a long weekend on Cape Cod for a friend's wedding. I also regularly write to a friend of mine who lives overseas & I was describing the weekend in an email to him. As I wrote, I was smiling and reminded of the feeling I had all weekend long -- pure, unadulterated, happiness. Everything about the last four days was absolutely perfect. It started with a chance meeting of a guy who grew up in my hometown & who was in my sister's class on the rental car shuttle. We began talking as strangers and when we mentioned where we were from, we realized that I used to drive him to school. It was one of those bizarre small-world moments that I am so fond of. The drive out to the Cape was treacherous as there was a tropical storm passing over the area. I suppose that part wasn't so much fun, but I was in a new Jeep so I didn't much care. The rest of the weekend was the perfect mix of "social" and "alone" time. I saw the extended group of friends Friday night, and then again on Saturday night for the wedding. It was a great crowd of people who aren't afraid to have fun & dance like it's 1988. The next two days I spent exploring the coastal towns and Newport, Rhode Island. I love nothing more than exploring little seaside towns by myself. A chance right turn off of ocean drive led to a candlelight tour of a mansion after all the others closed. I talked with locals and other tourists. Really, every minute was perfect. In my euphoric state, I realized that I am just so lucky. So lucky that my life has taken its current path. That I wouldn't have this life if I had married him oh so long ago. I am so glad that I didn't, for I really don't think I would be this happy today. Oh what a state of bliss it is.