twentyone: christmas :)

my favorite things - christmas edition!

hunting for the pickle in grandma's tree
christmas lights all over town
50% off calendar sales the day after
the little oranges in my stocking that i never eat
knowing that our family in heaven is really with us to celebrate
our own strange version of secret santa
the white elephant exchange with my new in-laws
singing christmas songs and not caring who hears
watching people open gifts that i was so excited to get them
inventing new ways to give my brother a phone book
the few minutes first thing christmas morning that jesse & i have together
starting new traditions - like cutting down our own tree

...only 362 days to go :)

twenty

i'm having a really crabby day, so i figured a list of some favorite things would do my soul some good.

doing crosswords in pen
banjo music
when power naps are refreshing instead of leaving you longing for more
real sour cream
peppermint mocha coffeemate

GLEE!

nineteen

candy lipsticks

birthday cards

pizza crust from bcp

dexter

comforting words from your bff, without whom, you'd be lost

eighteen

the sound and smell of breaking the seal on a brand new, huge container of coffee

seventeen

sixteen - america style.

patriotic songs

the brewery whistle on the 4th of july

seeing everyone dress in red, white, & blue

selfless & brave soldiers

podunk parades

potato salad & beer in the backyard

firework booms so big they set off car alarms

freedom

fifteen

the crooked traffic lines on the westside to get on 101
don't forget the lyrics
flat earth chips
the simpsons
people watching at the farmers market

fourteen

jim halpert <3

thirteen

twelve

saltwater sandals
coors light
my new coffee cup warmer
firefly sweet tea vodka
rainbows (flip flops)

eleven

jesse's soap

target's "dollar store"

doug funnie

compliments on my new hair :)

mixed cd's

yankee losses

rhinestones

driving with the window down

accomplishing a wedding-planning goal

ten

harry potter

friends who do favors, never asking anything in return

shopping days with mom

special-shaped holiday reese's peanut butter cups

big comfy sweatshirts

veggie chicken

reading cards in target for an hour

nine

my dvd collection

sleeping in with my sweetheart

edward

baby names

holiday decorations

sharpies

learning to cook

eight

libbey glasses

the view of mt. rainier on a cloudless day

my grandpas' jokes

laughing with cito

listentoyoutube.com

the original willy wonka

tulips

seven

a little bit of chicken fried

cold beer on a friday night

a pair of jeans that fit just right

the radio up

six (point five)

this hot hot hottie deserves his own post as one of my favorite things...
tony bennett.
no, not old tony bennett. young and beautiful wsu basketball coach tony bennett.

okay, and kyle weaver, too :) who, by the way, i once did laundry with and he said hi to me because we lived in the same apartment building. one of my most shining moments ;)

six

the smell of vinegar

ponytails that last all day

songs about baseball

snail mail

zucchini bread

the comfort of home after a long day

key changes

pee wee's playhouse

sherbet punch

prompt rsvp's

white boards & white board markers

five

text message marathons with ash
shopping by myself
an unexpected compliment
vacuum lines on the carpet
beach hair
girl scout cookies
thunderstorms
citrus smelling candles
feeling six again

four

lakefair

sleeping with just a sheet in the summer

no-makeup weekends

fischer price little people

booklights

the soup

perfectly-shaped eyebrows

pink toenails

three

two of your favorite songs playing back-to-back on the radio

tattoos

penne pasta

the smell of coffee in the morning

hunting sand dollars on the beach

board games

mac & cheese, the way mom makes it

showtunes

notepads

two

flamingos
a perfectly round scoop of ice cream
palindromes
green baseball grass
inside jokes
evenings in with grown-up hot chocolate, a warm blankie, a good movie, & even better company
license plate/car games
jigsaw puzzles
the feeling you get when someone tells you that you've made their day

one

reading the book before you see the movie
a day without phone calls
key lime pie
brain teasers
green acres
winning final jeopardy
warm socks straight out of the dryer
an uninterrupted nap

raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

in visiting my best friend this past weekend, i found a book on her shelf nuzzled between some cookbooks called 14,000 things to be happy about. it is one person's list, compiled over years and years, of things that made or make her happy. just reading a few pages of the book made me feel good, and i wanted to start my own list. nothing but positive energy coming from this blog, scouts honor.