happiness is...

having your family together, laughing and enjoying the pleasure of each other's company, into the wee hours...

Mike and Brooke got in from Mexico City this evening, and even as I type they're in my living room with Chris, Stephanie and A, sitting around laughing and talking. We sat around the kitchen table earlier, eating pasta salad and talking. I was sitting with them (of course); I'm writing this just before I shut down my computer and turn in for the night...tomorrow's a work day for me, after all...but oh, it's good, always, to have the family together.