Anticipation

anticipation

Part of Speech:

noun

Definition:

enthusiasm, anxiousness

Synonyms:

alacrity, ambition, anticipation, ardor, avidity, earnestness, excitement, fervor, greediness, gusto, heartiness, hunger, impatience, impetuosity, intentness, keenness, longing, promptness, quickness, solicitude, thirst, vehemence, voracity, yearning, zeal, zest, zing.

All these words aptly describe the wild joy that ensues the moment 5:00 p.m. rolls around in our household. Our two dogs know exactly when the magic hour has arrived, and the high point of their day has come at last -- DINNER TIME!

I used to think my dogs were geniuses because of their uncanny ability to pinpoint this time of day. Then it dawned on me that Pavlov had something with that theory of his ... my dogs know what time it is, because they hear the ship's clock chime out two bells!

On another note, I was the recipient of some extremely joyous news of an anticipatory sort yesterday afternoon. More on that at another time!