Update

Here's my little check in on my 'happy list'.

I created this list to include things that make me personally happy... Not something that other people can do for me, but items or tasks that I am in complete control of doing in order to bring me happiness... then I kept the list in mind over the weekend.

I put the items in bold that I did this weekend...
Flowers -bought flowers at the farmers market this weekend, and cut some from the rose bushes outside
reading finished the happiness book, started and finished Outliers, almost done with The Four Agreements
knitting
photography - uploaded photos from the holidays... picked up my camera and played with a few settings while shooting photos of Jenna
friends -NYE with friends!
family -lots of family outings... to the steam trains, went shopping a bit, lunch out, walks)
a clean house - worked to re-establish routines that I started with 'fly lady' way back when
a clean car
a full gas tank - :) started the weekend with a full tank
passion - plenty with reading and enjoying life
enthusiasm - yup!
optimism - yup!
a manicure or pedicure - I cleaned the red polish off my nails... I have yet to get one...
an open heart :)
Nick's hugs - plenty!
date night - we did this a couple weeks ago
family outings - see above answer
dressing up - went to get a couple of dresses to complete my resolution of 'wear more dresses this year!'
personal alone time - I got a few moments of quiet time...
working towards a goal - this is a goal :) (writing, reading, personal growth)
farmer's markets - we went this weekend!
snuggling up with Jenna - we did a bit of this
reading to Jenna - I had a lot of time to read to her this weekend
walking with Jenna - we went for quite a few walks
family walks - :)
dessert time with Nick - we have this nightly :) it makes me happy
day dreaming - of course!
writing- check!

Honestly, once I wrote these things down, they were super easy to incorporate. When faced with the question of 'what do we want to do today?' it was super easy to say "Let's go to the farmer's market!" Or for a walk, or to visit the steam trains (Nick gets a fun little drive in his gold wheeled beast, Jenna gets to enjoy the train, I get to shoot some photos, we all have a great family outing). Essentially, just writing down the things that make me happy allowed me to put them into practice and actually have one of the best weekends I've had in a long, long time.