Maybe because it is the start of the holiday season or maybe there are just too many great things happening, but there are so many things that are making me happy these days.
The Girl’s Cafe
The fact so many people got concerned about The Girls Café closing and changes were made in answer to those concerns has made an incredible number of people happy. And Cathy Hartsgrove summed it all up when she said, “I knew people liked us, but I didn’t know this many people loved us.”
That was easy to see Saturday morning when the usual crowd was joined by so many others, and the phone kept ringing for take-out orders. That’s enough to make anyone happy.
Mike Mullins
Made me really happy to see Mike Mullins back at The Girls Cafe with his usual charm and eagerness to help his friends wherever needed.
Signage
And while we’re on The Girls for another second, take some time to read some of their signs around the Café; it shows their joie de vivre and their terrific sense of humor with a sarcastic flare. My personal favorite is “Well behaved women rarely make history!.”
Atmosphere
The atmosphere was so cheery and bubbly Saturday morning that at one time an overwhelmed Cathy shouted out “Is everybody happy?” and got a resounding round of applause along with some spirited and enthusiastic “Yeah” or “Absolutely” or “You bet.”
Stubby
Seeing Morgan Spicer and Matty Guiliano together at the Art Alliance Maker’s Market this weekend promoting their newest collaboration, “Stubby’s Story” was great for so many more reasons. Besides seeing these two very talented people together with Stubby, the adorable ferret who is the star of the book was great. Look for a story on VeniVidiScripto.com on Stubby’s great contribution to the Animal World because of the book is something else that should make everyone happy.
Local Talent
Then seeing all the talent at the Alliance was spectacular, between learning of so many living right here in Atlantic Highlands and learning about one very talented artist who was raised here and decided to come back for good after spending 40 years in the state of Washington was great as well.
Care One
Then read the story on what the residents at Care One at King James are doing. Both staff and residents there are pretty special people and now they’re running a couple of events to raise money for 180 Turning Lives Around, the wonderful organization who among so many other things, has a Hazlet local for victims of domestic violence and the funds Care One is raising helps that.
Christmas Spirit
It also makes me happy to see how so many people are making Christmas brighter for the residents themselves. Folks have been invited to get the name of a resident and drop off a gift that might make that person happy and surprised on Christmas Day.
