Lupe's Tortillas

A Moment of Happiness:

            Although this may seem simple, a moment of happiness that stands out to me was a time at my favorite restaurant called Lupe’s Tortillas (best food on earth). So, I had gone home, after not seeing them for an entire month (which is a long time for my family and me). That night, my mom, grandma, and I went to Lupe’s Tortillas. We had made our very large order to-go to bring back for the rest of our family. We were sitting outside, on these grated metal chairs around this fire pit kind of thing. The sun had just gone down and it started to get a little cool outside, but the fire made it just the right temperature. Then, out of nowhere, my mom goes, “Let’s get a round of margaritas.” She brought back two lime margaritas with salt on the rims, for her and my grandma, and a sweet strawberry margarita with a sugar rim for me. As we started to enjoy our very strong drinks, we, like always, all got extremely giggly and talkative.

            At that point, the stress of everything vanished for a moment. The way I would describe it would be the feeling you get after you finish working out when all the stress of life vanishes for a moment. That is how I felt. A moment where worries do not exist.  In that moment, the only thing I truly felt was pure joy. I was happy to the point where I could no longer contain myself from smiling. Which led me to laughing so hard that my stomach started to hurt. Those moments, although they may not seem super influential, are the moments worth living for. Those moments are the ones I randomly think about one day, and say to myself "man, life is good."

            At the end of the day, I want to remember the happy moments. Happiness is a place where the rest of the world disappears for just a few minutes and that is a place I want to be. I want to live a full life, and in order for me to do that I must take advantage of those moments and run with them.