Happiness Is....

... sitting on the blacktop of a mall parking lot with a guitar and three friends, singing in harmony in the middle of the night.


... seeing someone's face when you show up on their doorstep unexpected and say, "Put on your shoes, boy, we're going out!"


... taking the ribbon off a gift box under the excited gaze of your new best friend, opening it to find a complete outfit, from shirt to shoes to jewelry, not because it's Christmas but because, "you've been living in a car for the last four months and probably haven't bought anything nice for yourself, so I wanted to."


... getting in a fight with a friend when he's drunk, only to get a call the next day saying, "I'm a douchebag. Please come over and watch 'Anchorman' and let's be friends again?"


... overhearing people talk about you behind your back - and it's all good stuff.


... a text message from home saying, "Lots of people here miss you."


... blog comments that aren't spam.


... waiting anxiously for your new little brother to get off the bus.


... when the bartender knows what you want without you asking.


... six friends, three guitars, and one campfire.


... watching the Buckeyes win on local channels.


... Perkins Pancake House on a Saturday morning with your new family.


... convincing a waiter that you and your black friend are really brother and sister, then saying, "Come on, we gotta go. Mom's waiting."


... knowing your way around your new town.


... your pig snorting in his sleep.


... being the hottest girl on the dancefloor.... because it's a gay bar.


... meeting up with Earl and Lisa after work on a Saturday night.


... knowing I always have a home in Ohio.





I LOVE OHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!