Monday, July 13, 2009

50 things that make me terribly happy

My friend Hannabeth had her friends compile lists of "10 things that make us terribly happy." Here is mine, only extended. I tried to make them all things that would completely make my day. I love making lists.

1) Blueberry-cranberry Haagen-Daaz sorbet
2) Sincere, unusual compliments
3) Banana Republic outlets
4) Acheiving personal goals
5) When I read my scriptures in the morning
6) Facebook friend requests
7) Scoring at the thrift store
8) Power tools (drills!)
9) Sushi samples at Macey's
10) When I get to pull out all the stops on the organ
11) Being in love when the seasons change
12) Pink tiger lilies
13) Any flowers, really
14) A new conference issue
15) When your last class gets out early
16) A date outfit that fits the occasion perfectly
17) Clean towels, sheets, and bathrobe.
18) Aaron Copland, Rachmoninoff, and Randy Travis
19) So You Think You Can Dance?
20) A good game of ultimate frisbee
21) Grape juice
22) Being able to serve someone
23) Thunderstorms
24) "Awesome Job!" "Way to Go!" etc. on the testing center screen
25) Mail--letters, packages, postcards
26) Puddlejumping
27) "beeeeeeeeeep. This is APX two-way testing. Please state. . . " Hasn't happened for a while, and I'll probably never hear it again, but I can still remember the pure joy.
28) New bars of soap
29) When the Pistons make a good trade (been a while)
30) Beating Matthew in Star Wars battlefront
31) Being 3/4ths of the way through a great book
32) Barnes and Noble. The smell, the chairs, oh man.
33) Knowing exactly where my license, debit card, and BYU id are.
34) Target trips
35) Driving over the speed limit with the windows down
36) Breathing in the air after getting off the plane from Utah to Virginia
37) Airport reunions
38) Boggle
39) Free t-shirts
40) That time during a campfire trip where everyone is chatting a little bit, but mostly just comfortably staring at the fire
41) Camping with my extended family
42) Sight-reading piano music
43) Waking up early in the morning, looking at the clock, and realizing that this is the day you can sleep in
44) The temple
45) The ocean
46) Fresh peaches (or tomatoes, or peas)
47) Western Virginia in the fall
48) Sitting next to a man who smells amazing and is paying attention to you
49) Air conditioning on a hot day
50) A pay raise

1 comment:

Suzanne said...

Umm...I didn't know you had a blog. But I like it. And you. The end.