The Glad Game

Today I am playing the Glad Game.  Not only do I need to steel myself for pending emotional stressors, but I also want to acknowledge things that are actually making me feel happier today.

I am glad for:

-My brother and SIL who came to hang out, eat dinner, watch Jeopardy and Burn Notice, and who made me happier just to see them
-Friends who listen to my incessant bitching and moaning and still take my calls and answer my emails
-Sorority Life on FB because it is super fun
-My obnoxious, filthy dogs who can't help but show me their enthusiastic love (even when that includes licking my face after munching on carcass)
-My family
-My mom cooking all the time, and lately my brother a bit, too
-Not having to feed those icky baby kitties very often - everyone else does most of the work
-My iPod and music in general
-Dexter - I freaking love that show, especially season three which I am on now
-The way my dad literally only eats pieces of things and then leaves the remaining pieces for later, even if they are only like a bite's worth
-My mom's social planning, hard work everyday, and her appreciation of Beyonce
-My siblings, even my brother I refer to as buttface and have tried to convince was his name for the first few years of his life
-The handbag my bestie made me for my birthday that I vowed I'd not overstuff and ruin, but am currently overstuffing and ruining
-My laptop, so I can write anywhere
-My bestie, especially as my editor lately
-My niece who refers to me as something between "Book" and "Bock" - I love it
-The sun that is shining today
-Silly fashion magazines
-Avocados and artichokes

What makes you glad?

Picture of my family on my brother's birthday on June 2