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100 things that make me happy
  1. Traveling, whether it means seeing new places or visiting old ones
  2. Hearing good stories
  3. Eating good food
  4. Sleeping
  5. Baking
  6. Hugs
  7. Laundry straight from the dryer
  8. Chocolate
  9. Soft sweaters
  10. Hearing real-life love stories (none of the fake movie crap!)
  11. Seeing old couples hold hands
  12. Listening to good music
  13. Finding a 5-dollar bill in your pocket
  14. Writing snail mail
  15. Receiving snail mail
  16. Fresh bread
  17. Big, fluffy pillows
  18. Listening to Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald on a rainy day
  19. Starbucks's Gingerbread Lattes
  20. ...in addition to the gingerbread lattes, the marble mocha macchiatos
  21. ...and in addition to the marble mocha macchiatos, the mexican hot chocolate (damn you, Starbucks!! Damn you!!)
  22. Seeing a good concert
  23. Warm spiced apple cider
  24. Chocolate chip cookies straight from the oven
  25. Long-distance phone calls from old friends
  26. Warm blankets
  27. Lit fireplaces
  28. Making s'mores with my friends over a fire
  29. Hearing babies giggle
  30. Lazy rainy days
  31. Seeing good things happen to good people
  32. Seeing bad things happen to bad people (it's horrible, I know, but I get a sick sense of satisfaction out of it. :P)
  33. My Chuck Taylors
  34. Seeing tough-looking guys play with kids
  35. Watching Disney's Beauty and the Beast
  36. Sushi
  37. Watching Family Guy
  38. Nights where the moon is bright enough that you can see your shadow on the ground
  39. Making (and eating) chocolate-covered strawberries
  40. Seeing my family at our annual Thanksgiving family reunions
  41. Laughing at inside jokes
  42. Clever t-shirts
  43. Finding new music to listen to
  44. Sharing music with my friends (and no, I don't care that mp3 sharing is illegal...nyah!)
  45. Playing a song that I enjoy on the piano or guitar
  46. Good books
  47. Warm showers on cold days
  48. Talking with people late into the night
  49. Snowball fights
  50. Blushing roses...those white ones that turn rosy pink at the edges :)
  51. Scarves
  52. Listening to British/Aussie accents
  53. Learning new languages
  54. Discovering quirky coffeehouses
  55. Chai tea
  56. Having friends who understand you more than you understand yourself
  57. Tapioca milk tea
  58. Rocking out to oldies ("Build Me Up Buttercup" never fails to start a good singalong!)
  59. Beignets with a good cup of coffee
  60. Laughing so hard that I cry
  61. Ice skating
  62. Flopping down onto big, soft beds
  63. Seeing rays of sunlight through the clouds
  64. Peeling dried glue off of my fingers
  65. Popping bubble wrap
  66. Knowing that my dad loves me and my family, even if he's not the type to say so :)
  67. 1920's fashion
  68. Orchids
  69. Friends who love you, imperfections and all
  70. Good jokes
  71. Doing random acts of kindness
  72. Getting a day off from school
  73. Being secure enough with my friends to make a complete fool out of myself and be okay with it
  74. Giving gifts for no reason
  75. Receiving gifts for no reason
  76. Goofing off with my sister
  77. Getting comments on my blogs
  78. Being productive
  79. Cracking eggs
  80. Knowing that even though I'm not exactly a hottie, at least I look better than I did in ninth grade :P
  81. Finding a good parking spot
  82. Butter, butter, butter :)
  83. People-watching at airports
  84. Taking a picture that looks surprisingly good
  85. That "holy crap, I survived" feeling that you get after finals (or just a slew of exams)
  86. Goofy people...mainly because I can be goofy with them :)
  87. Horrible teeny-bopper songs. I hated them back in the day, but I listen to them now and it gives me a cheezy sense of nostalgia.
  88. Big, cushy couches that I can sink into
  89. Crossing things off of my life to-do list
  90. Swinging on swingsets
  91. Acing an exam, even if it was an easy one
  92. Movies that leave you thinking for days after watching them
  93. Feeling a cool breeze on a hot day
  94. Getting compliments
  95. Goofy yearbook/driver's license/passport photos
  96. Eating an oreo by twisting it apart and eating the cream first
  97. Getting high-fives from little kids (even though I don't like kids much in the first place, haha)
  98. Going for late-night drives to random places with friends (usually Kerbey Lane if I'm in Austin, hehe)
  99. Ridiculously dubbed TV shows (specifically Iron Chef and Most Extreme Elimination Challenge)
  100. Finding new things to do to live life more fully :P