This is What I Actually Love

Recently one of my co-workers accused me of being a hater (in an over the top sort of way). As many people around the office started to weigh in on my the things I abhor I started to think about all the stuff I like. This evening I found myself digging through some old boxes to find my happy thoughts list. My friends and I all started making list in eight grade when 14,000 Things to Be Happy About: The Happy Book was really popular.

Here are some excerpts from my personal list, most of which was written in 8th & 9th grade, but I still agree with:

• leaves changing color
• Q cards
  
• thunderstorms
• soccer
  
• snow near Christmas
• ... and they lived happily ever after. The End
  
• cherry trees in bloom
• otters
  
• tea time
• the smell of summer rain
• vegetable gardens
• soft wool socks
• frost
• coffee
• getting mail
• skeeball
• hedgehogs
  
• clothes fresh out of the dryer
• valentines
• fro yo
• sidewalk chalk
• art classes
• phone calls from friends just to say hello
• fresh mint
• weekends
• Queen Anne's lace
• family
• yoga
• waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of rain
• Mariner's 1995 season
• road trips
• the Garden of the Gods
• Westminster Chimes
• freesia
• secret compartments
• saving the best for last
• giving people presents
• the edge of sleep
• scarves
  
• taking pictures
• friends
• snorkeling
• mix tapes
  
• home