happiness is...

a comfortable shabbat with your cousins. a brisk walk in the biting breeze. falling deeply into a mattress, and into sleep. debating issues to get to know what others think, not to fight or try to resolve them. kissing your cousin with a loud smacking noise while she's washing dishes and then stepping back to watch the grin spread over her so-familiar and now so-grown up face. moving back to NY.