Friday, May 27, 2011

A happy list that is way too long

 So, I went through this phase last August where I really needed to focus on things that made me happy. Luckily, I easily find joy in the smallest, silliest of things, but I needed to be able to remind myself each day of what brings happiness into my life. My brother came to visit last July, and each day after he left, we'd text each other what our "little bit of happy" was for that day.  Well then I decided to start making lists of things that always make me happy because... well, just because. I now present to you 82 things from prior lists and 13 newly added today. That makes 95 things that always make me smile :).
  1. Old friends
  2. New friends
  3. Anything that makes me laugh
  4. Dive bars
  5. Thank you notes
  6. Friendly cab drivers
  7. Wyoming summer nights
  8. Chinese Buddhas
  9. Green Machine Naked brand juice
  10. Bread and butter
  11. Walking in the sunshine down a sidewalk
  12. Walking around Capitol Hill
  13. Walking in general
  14. Having no particular plans on a Sunday
  15. Making plans with my mom for anything
  16. People who open doors for others
  17. Being asked directions by random people
  18. College football on chilly Saturdays
  19. Ice cream straight from the carton
  20. Window seats on airplanes
  21. Writing in cursive
  22. Stopping to smell the roses
  23. Huge West Virginia honey crisp apples
  24. My mom
  25. My brother
  26. My sister
  27. Black ink ballpoint pens (particularly the free-from-the-hotel-room variety)
  28. Tasting the wine before accepting the bottle, even though I know I'm not going to send it back
  29. Learning words in new languages
  30. Prosecco sparkling wine
  31. Old family movies
  32. This video: http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/video/default.aspx?vid=942e77cd-d20f-4254-9ad9-f8a06712a747%26tab%3DRelationships%26ap%3Dtime_inc&from=en-us_lifestyle_relationships
  33. Broken escalators that make me think, "escalator temporarily stairs; sorry for the convenience".
  34. Mitch Hedberg quotes (see #33)
  35. Dancing
  36. Hugging
  37. "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles
  38. Any place that sells Niederegger brand marzipan
  39. Outdoor movies
  40. Orchids
  41. Driving with the windows down
  42. Flip flops
  43. Reading IBD's 10 secrets to success every day
  44. Fires in the fireplace
  45. Stars (the celestial kind, NOT the gossip-column kind)
  46. Puppies and big dogs
  47. European churches
  48. Listening to my Oma tell stories about her life
  49. People who jog in place on sidewalk corners
  50. Snail mail
  51. Finishing a Sudoku without cheating
  52. Calculating the tip on a restaurant bill in my head (and people who can do this)
  53. Lightning bugs
  54. Any family time I get
  55. Water. Specifically Oceans. Sparkling water when I'm in Europe.
  56. Sharing wine with my girl friends
  57. Making chocolate chip cookies
  58. Sun on my skin and warm weather
  59. Stretching and looking out my window in the morning, admiring Capitol Hill and thinking about how lucky I am to be here right now
  60. Tasting the produce at Eastern Market
  61. Making Valentines. Glitter.
  62. Grapefruit on Christmas
  63. Swimming
  64. Flourishing gardens in DC front yards
  65. Aisle seats on long flights
  66. Peppermint tea
  67. Tomato, mozzarella, and basil. Together or seperately.
  68. Nutella straight from the jar
  69. Wishing on fallen eyelashes
  70. Getting caught in the rain
  71. 3rd and East Capitol
  72. City lights
  73. Talking to my mom and seeing her smile
  74. Coffee dates with my sister
  75. Movies and laughing with my brother
  76. The smell of bookstores
  77. Chicken soup on a rainy day
  78. Stepping on crunchy leaves
  79. Cartwheels
  80. People watching at the airport
  81. Taking trips-- planned or spontaneous
  82. Cubs fans
  83. Warm summer nights
  84. "Please" and "thank you" s
  85. Dandelions
  86. Hot dogs with poppy seed buns
  87. Doughnuts, even though I am DONE eating them. Done, I tell you.
  88. Chewing gum (but not when it's stuck to my shoe)
  89. "Country music Fridays" with Macy in the front office
  90. DC family dinners
  91. Taking pictures using Macro setting
  92. Dirty, hippie barefeet in the summer
  93. Any mention of the words "trip", "vacation", or "adventure"
  94. The colors green and blue when used together
  95. This video: Meet the sloths from Lucy Cooke on Vimeo.

Hope you have a good Memorial Day weekend <3

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