What is joyful?

Food related:
1) Hearing the pop of a perfectly chilled Diet-Coke
2) Getting the perfect bite of pasta - enough pasta, enough sauce, enough cheese
3) The cracking first bite of an apple or a pear
4) The smell of cookies baking (as well as the taste of cookie dough)

Family related:
1) Seeing my older brother after a long gap and seeing his shy smile
2) Hearing my young brother giggle
3) Having my parents roll out the red carpet for an ordinary visit back to my childhood home

Book related:
1) Knowing from the first paragraph that it's going to be an "experience"
2) Remembering that experience and excitedly relaying it to someone else
3) Picking up a book and remembering where you were in your life when you read it.
4) Knowing there is a Sequel!

Child related:
1) Hearing my baby gasp when she realizes I am coming to pick her up!
2) Watching her laugh when her father zooms her around and "lands" her in my arms.
3) Seeing my parents (and in particular, my reserved father) dance around with the baby!

Travel related:
1) Waking up in a new place and stepping out of the hotel with nothing but a map
2) Playing with new money
3) Feeling as if a new town has adopted you, even for a short time.