Happy List
- Noah
- Audrey and her ability to entertain
- Max’s ability to know that I need him
- Sam’s snoring
- the kids I work with (most of them, anyway)
- family
- friends
- spooning
- Kelly Clarkson
- Britney Spears
- air conditioning
- neighbors who don’t complain that I go outside in my spanky-like pj shorts, some mornings
- 600 thread count sateen sheets
- snugly little Boots
- my job
- my badge
- Noah’s heart
- despite all of our fighting as kids, my siblings and I have grown to be friends
- road trips
- potato pancakes, polish sausage, and sauerkraut… delish
- grandma’s potato salad
- good water pressure
- the awesome paint job I did on our bedroom
- movies
- snuggling
- ham & cheese omelette from a greasy spoon
- karaoke
- our big, comfy bed
- sleepovers
- solo dance parties in the kitchen
- fresh laundry
- kissing
- camping out
- autumn
- weddings
- dancing
- french toast
- Burts Bees lip balm
- water
- the color teal, and all the shades within
- cake
- The Notebook
- laughing so hard I cry
- cheese dogs and cheese fries
- watching babies sleep
- going to the gym
- giving gifts
- Crocs
- co-workers that are like family
- Gershwin
- being married
- big, soft, fluffy towels
- decorating cakes
- blogging
- Asiago cheese bagels from Panera
- when my family visits us
- working on projects with my dad
- my reusable shopping bags - Envirosacs from Neiman Marcus
- love stories
- chick flicks
- taking time out to read a good book or even just a short magazine
- getting my hair done
- having someone else wash my hair
- foot rubs
- watching my dogs play out in the yard together
- my sisters visiting
- decorating my house
- walks with the dogs
- snuggling close with Maxy
- the smell of babies
- Boots’ playful, easygoing approach to life
- when Sam sleeps on his back
- my Mac
- home improvement projects with Dad
- talks with my grandparents
- weddings
- being Kalista’s Matron of Honor
- my funky patterned living room furniture
- music
- Pergo floors
- love
- being loved
- being held tight
- breakfast in bed
- having someone to take care of me
- security
- cute pajamas
- thin tip Shaprie markers
- window sheers
- traveling
- experiencing new things
- seeing new places
- long talks
- laughing
- reminiscing
- wearing sunglasses at night
- karaoke
- easy silence
- singing
- cooking
- hotdogs
- long, hot showers
- long, hot baths
- being needed
- flowers
- planting flowers
- pedicures
- hot pink toenails
- grandparents’ wisdom
- being alive
- being free to make mistakes
- God always provides
- finding beauty in the strangest places
- dancing
- hearing our song on the radio
- reading
- lying still
- swinging
- grilling out
- random facts
- art
- quotes
- simplicity
- having a safety net
- positive role models
- getting real letters in the mail
- vacation
- sun
- sand
- long drives
- old songs on the radio
- remote controls
- fresh laundry
- sweatpants
- painting
