Simple Pleasures: Birthday Pancakes and Open Tulips

Simple things that make me happy lately:

• The most delicious birthday pancakes to ever grace my lips

• The way one rosebush in our front yard creates different shades of red blooms

• Making up recipes (especially when they turn out wonderfully)

• The mixture of a cold house and a warm, soft blanket

• Seeing what a tulip looks like completely opened up