Joy

Saturday was such a fun day.  I got a call from a friend.  He asked if he could come over for a visit.  “Yes, of course. “

“Can I bring a friend?”

“Yes, of course.”

As soon as he hung up, I knew he was bringing over a woman!!  My friend was recently widowed.  My curiosity was running wild!!  I picked up the living room and made sure the house looked presentable…it did.  And I waited with ‘ants in my pants’ for their arrival.

Mid-afternoon there was a knock at the door and there they stood; actually a very nice looking couple.  My friend has always been a good looking man.  I’ve known him all my life, literally, and he is still good looking in his late 60’s.  His friend, her name is Nancy, is equally nice looking, a little shorter than he with beautiful white hair, friendly eyes and a big, beautiful smile.  My friend introduced her as his art teacher.  He can’t draw a straight line!!!

We sat at our dining room table and visited for about an hour.  As those of you know, who know me, I went straight for the heart of it.  “Okay, what’s really going on?”  I got the scoop and am evidentially the first in his family to get it….no one else knows he has met his ‘soul mate’…his words!!

They had just reunited after 50 YEARS!!  Mutual friends brought them together and they had known each other when they were kids.  They just met on Tuesday of this week and it was very obvious to me that they are very smitten with each other.  She has been a widow for 4 years and obviously is ready to move on. 

So why share this story…because I am addicted to ‘Joy’.  I just love the emotion Joy.  There is nothing better…no drugs, no alcohol, nothing else in life is as addicting as JOY.

My house was filled with JOY this afternoon.  It was bubbling over in every corner.   It was in every word they spoke to each other and to me, in every glance made to the other, in the sharing of their story and in the anticipation of their future. 

They left and I was bouncing off the ceilings…those JOY bubbles were wrecking havoc!!!  Joyful havoc.

Enough said.