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100 things that make me happy
- Traveling, whether it means seeing new places or visiting old ones
- Hearing good stories
- Eating good food
- Sleeping
- Baking
- Hugs
- Laundry straight from the dryer
- Chocolate
- Soft sweaters
- Hearing real-life love stories (none of the fake movie crap!)
- Seeing old couples hold hands
- Listening to good music
- Finding a 5-dollar bill in your pocket
- Writing snail mail
- Receiving snail mail
- Fresh bread
- Big, fluffy pillows
- Listening to Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald on a rainy day
- Starbucks's Gingerbread Lattes
- ...in addition to the gingerbread lattes, the marble mocha macchiatos
- ...and in addition to the marble mocha macchiatos, the mexican hot chocolate (damn you, Starbucks!! Damn you!!)
- Seeing a good concert
- Warm spiced apple cider
- Chocolate chip cookies straight from the oven
- Long-distance phone calls from old friends
- Warm blankets
- Lit fireplaces
- Making s'mores with my friends over a fire
- Hearing babies giggle
- Lazy rainy days
- Seeing good things happen to good people
- Seeing bad things happen to bad people (it's horrible, I know, but I get a sick sense of satisfaction out of it. :P)
- My Chuck Taylors
- Seeing tough-looking guys play with kids
- Watching Disney's Beauty and the Beast
- Sushi
- Watching Family Guy
- Nights where the moon is bright enough that you can see your shadow on the ground
- Making (and eating) chocolate-covered strawberries
- Seeing my family at our annual Thanksgiving family reunions
- Laughing at inside jokes
- Clever t-shirts
- Finding new music to listen to
- Sharing music with my friends (and no, I don't care that mp3 sharing is illegal...nyah!)
- Playing a song that I enjoy on the piano or guitar
- Good books
- Warm showers on cold days
- Talking with people late into the night
- Snowball fights
- Blushing roses...those white ones that turn rosy pink at the edges :)
- Scarves
- Listening to British/Aussie accents
- Learning new languages
- Discovering quirky coffeehouses
- Chai tea
- Having friends who understand you more than you understand yourself
- Tapioca milk tea
- Rocking out to oldies ("Build Me Up Buttercup" never fails to start a good singalong!)
- Beignets with a good cup of coffee
- Laughing so hard that I cry
- Ice skating
- Flopping down onto big, soft beds
- Seeing rays of sunlight through the clouds
- Peeling dried glue off of my fingers
- Popping bubble wrap
- Knowing that my dad loves me and my family, even if he's not the type to say so :)
- 1920's fashion
- Orchids
- Friends who love you, imperfections and all
- Good jokes
- Doing random acts of kindness
- Getting a day off from school
- Being secure enough with my friends to make a complete fool out of myself and be okay with it
- Giving gifts for no reason
- Receiving gifts for no reason
- Goofing off with my sister
- Getting comments on my blogs
- Being productive
- Cracking eggs
- Knowing that even though I'm not exactly a hottie, at least I look better than I did in ninth grade :P
- Finding a good parking spot
- Butter, butter, butter :)
- People-watching at airports
- Taking a picture that looks surprisingly good
- That "holy crap, I survived" feeling that you get after finals (or just a slew of exams)
- Goofy people...mainly because I can be goofy with them :)
- 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.
- Big, cushy couches that I can sink into
- Crossing things off of my life to-do list
- Swinging on swingsets
- Acing an exam, even if it was an easy one
- Movies that leave you thinking for days after watching them
- Feeling a cool breeze on a hot day
- Getting compliments
- Goofy yearbook/driver's license/passport photos
- Eating an oreo by twisting it apart and eating the cream first
- Getting high-fives from little kids (even though I don't like kids much in the first place, haha)
- Going for late-night drives to random places with friends (usually Kerbey Lane if I'm in Austin, hehe)
- Ridiculously dubbed TV shows (specifically Iron Chef and Most Extreme Elimination Challenge)
- Finding new things to do to live life more fully :P