1. Sandalwood Vanilla candles from Bath & Body Works
2. college football
3. fall (I LOVE IT SO MUCH)
4. hearing the little man laugh
5. laughing with someone who shares my (admittedly odd) sense of humor
6. clean sheets
7. going to Steinmart(s) alone
8. taking a road trip with my hubby
9. great music
10. The Office
11. friends who have known me forever and love me anyway
12. getting the house ready for company
13. an entire day spent in pajamas
14. The Sweeney Sisters
15. Kristen Wiig
16. coffee with two Equals and half & half
17. Popeye’s
18. purpose
19. diet Coke on ice
20. haircut and highlights
21. singing. loudly.
22. Mentholatum
23. Krispy Kreme original glazed
24. the beach
25. family
You?
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:15 am
1. Dr. Pepper with cherry from Sonic.
2. fall weather
3. pumpkins on my porch
4. the ‘HOT NOW’ sign at Krispy Kreme
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:28 am
1. Dove Dark
2. Watching my 18 year old son raise his hands in total abandon, worshiping our Lord.
3. My teens still wanting to hug and kiss their mamma.
4. Dove Dark
5. fair food
6. Down comfortor
7. Dove Dark
8. pay day
9. my DVR
10. Dove Dark
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:35 am
1. Seeing my kids’ messy heads first thing in the a.m.
2. A cold diet cherry coke first thing in the a.m.
3. PF Changs (not first thing in the a.m.)
4. Jon and Kate plus 8
5. A fire in the fireplace and my cat on my lap
6. A movie and dinner with my husband
7. A long phone conversation with my BFF-my sister
8. Peanut M&Ms
9. My ipod
10. Long walks on a fall day
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:36 am
Hey chocolatechic -
I pray I get to see the second thing on your list one day.
Just sayin’.
Also: HOW COULD I FORGET THE DVR?
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:42 am
There are too many to list, so I’ll just say one:
Dancing. In the dark. With flashlights. Our family of five. Last night. With “We Built This City” by Jefferson Starship on repeat. For 20 minutes.
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:51 am
1. Crisp Fall Mornings (like this one).
2. A hug, a kiss, and an “I WOVE You” from my 20 month old.
3. Dates with my Husband. Especially when they’re birthday dates!! Like tomorrow night. :)
4. Encouragement and affirmation from others.
5. A made-just-right big, cold fountain coke. mmm.
6. Staying in a fancy hotel with fluffy pillows.
7. Having everything come together like it’s supposed to.
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:53 am
- good mascara
- chapstick
- road trips with Sisser
- the beach in the morning
- diet coke and Sonic ice
- sharing cheese dip with friends
- dreaming big dreams
- Sunday afternoon naps
- reading Momma blogs and taking notes
- morning runs
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:54 am
I don’t have time for the whole list, but CLEAN SHEETS (of high caliber and thread count) are right on up there, with Lavender Vanilla linen spray, just before I crawl in.
And if fall would ever arrive in Florida, I would SING. LOUDLY.
Have a great day!
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:59 am
Favorite Things:
1. Baking for my family
2. Feeling Content
3. Finding a good deal on the clearance rack
4. Girls Night Out
5. My kids (12, 9 & 6) who still want to hug & kiss me before they go to bed or leave for the day
6. The fact that I still get giddy when I see my hubby :)
7. Worship
8. Quiet Time
9. Seeing His plans unfold for me
10. Reading Boomama :)
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:03 am
I added my own list on my site … just last night I was in the middle of a discussion on finding joy in everyday life … thanks for the exercise!
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:05 am
No time right now, but I’ll link up to you today or tomorrow with my own list. Great idea!!
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:13 am
Right now, this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ws9Jy-WQp8
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:25 am
Do you know what I realized from your list? Mentholatum makes me happy, too. So strange. Other things:
1. Cherry coke from the Sonic
2. Being ravenously hungry and seated at an awesome Mexican restaurant.
3. The optimism I feel at the beginning of every Aggie football game.
4. Praise and worship at my church, being surrounded by all of the other believers.
5. When my hubby laughs at something I said.
6. Watching my oldest son care for the baby.
7. Being in the same room with my grandparents.
8. Being at my mom and dad’s…visiting with my dad in the living room while my mom bathes the kids; and eating my mom’s cooking.
9. Listening to my 6-year-old sing praise music while playing in her room.
10. The look on my baby’s face when I pick her up at the church nursery or the gym nursery.
11. Eating out after church and then crashing for a nap soon afterwards.
And you, Sophie. Checking in with you everyday makes me very happy.
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:25 am
A few favorite things from this morning:
A sweet time with the Lord
A crisp, cool fall morning
Sitting on my porch swing with a blanket and a cup of Pumpkin Spice coffee
Getting the kids off to school in peace
A day with no appointments or time demands (first day like this in weeks!)
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:32 am
1. Fall, oh yes Fall!
2. The SOuth in the fall!
3. Pumpkins!
4. College football- Ohio State
4. Fireproof the move- awesome!
5. A Date with my husband
6. Dinner with my family
7. A good book- cuurently a Karen Kingsbury novel, sitting on the front porch in the fall with a diet coke, looking at my pumpkins while the kids nap!
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:36 am
*grandchildren
*surviving the “empty nest syndrome”
*diet limeade with extra lime from Sonic
*clean sheets
*fall
*fall decorations
*starting a new Bible study
*laughter
*books
*JESUS!
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:41 am
1. Dr Pepper
2. jr high & high school football(baby brother on JV) & cheerleaders(oldest daughter jr high)
3. REMODELING MY HOUSE
4. pumpkins
5. wildflowers, especially yellow ones
6. monarch butterfly migration
7. freshly sown wheat coming up in neatly patterned rows
8. fluffy white open boll cotton
9. FACEBOOK, I’m addicted
10. our dog Miles
11. family & friends that always make me smile and laugh
12. baby lotion
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:42 am
It warmed the cockles of my heart to see mention of The Sweeney Sisters. Every time I break into their rendition of the Carol of the Bells medley, people just gawk and stare and rush their children away.
They are deeply missed.
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:45 am
I forgot Grey’s Anatomy. & my husband making showing the kids (especially the 6 yr old baby girl) how to spackle a wall, or some other such carpenterish task.
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:46 am
I made my list…
http://melissajanel.blogspot.com/2008/10/random-things-that-make-me-happy.html
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:55 am
1 To have the peace of the Lord in my life.
2 Being with my husband.
3 My cat in my lap.
4 A fire in the fireplace.
5 This cool weather.
6 Slow steady rain.
7 Chick-fil-A sweet tea.
8 Homemade vegetable soup and cornbread.
9 My grandmother’s tea cakes.
10 The Office–I suspect it’s won’t be on tonight because of the VP debates. I’ve already voted, so I had rather see The Office!
BTW–my Doctor just told me all those artificial sweeteners are making us FAT. Your body doesn’t know how to handle them and causes your body to hold on to the fat. Wasn’t good news for me, but I’m off of them.
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:57 am
1. Days at home
2. Sunday mornings at church with my boys and my man
3. Sunday afternoons with same boys and man…eating my famous (according to my boys) chili…watching the Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers (hey, hope springs eternal, people!)
4. Morrow’s pizza
5. Doritos
6. Lunch with the girls
7. Laughing with Tim
8. Listening to my teenager when he decides to share a crumb
9. Little boy laughter…even better if the little boy is mine
10. Golf
11. Watching Timothy (the teenager) golf
12. Fox and Friends
13. Any book by Karen Kingsbury
14. Singing to my husband’s guitar music…especially praise and worship songs
15. Seeing the hand of God in the little daily things that He does (and the big ones)
These are just a few things that make me happy. “Boo Mama’s Blog” would definitely be on a list of “Things That Make Me Laugh”. I so appreciate your humor…thank you so much for blessing us with the joy of laughter.
God Bless,
Kelly from The Beauty of Sufficient Grace
http://sufficientgrace-kelly.blogspot.com
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:14 am
1. Spending the day in yoga pants. I cleverly use them as jammies – then I can get up without any time-consuming clothes-changing and go straight to the carpool line!
2. Watching my husband and son wrestle.
3. Snuggling with any of my kids.
4. Squeezing my 5yo’s belly.
5. Silence.
6. A crisp fall morning.
7. Watching What Not to Wear and laughing that I have a better wardrobe than SOMEBODY on this earth.
8. Traveling to a place where I need to take my passport.
9. Blogging. (And I get to do it every day!)
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:27 am
1. Chick-fil-A Sweet Tea
2. My children laughing
3. My husband and his sense of humor
4. Mary Kay mineral make up
5. Jesus
6. My girlfriends
7. lavendar scented Gain detergent
8. finding something I’ve been wanting on clearance
9. Little Debbie and all her sweet goodness
10. Laying on the beach reading a book.
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:27 am
an amazing pair of blue jeans
a great book
ice cream
lunch with the girls
pedicures
watching my boys wrestle with daddy
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 am
OH, fun. I have to do this when I get back from Bible study.
I like the way you grouped Popeye’s, purpose and Diet Coke. Good chicken and diet coke surely give me purpose! ;>)
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:56 am
are we the same person? it seems our lists align with a scary amount of similarities.
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:56 am
1. “dancing” in the car
2. diet coke with lime
3. teenagers
4. Nicholas Sparks
5. little kids having a good time in church
6. getting home from work to find my husband has dinner ready
7. chocolate chip cookie dough
8. candy corn in the fall
9. reuniting with old friends and talking like you’ve never been apart
10. suprising people (in a nice way)
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:57 am
ohh…mentholatum. Me too! forgot that one.
crisp sheets
snowy nights
sunny days
fresh picked tomatoes
hot showers
worship so intense I forget my feet are still touching earth
and don’t forget raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:09 am
Yesterday we were behind a car with a license plate that said BOOBAMA. (I can only assume they are Auburn fans and dislike Alabama.) My husband said “Oh I thought that said Boo Mama.”
I laughed because I didn’t even know he knew who you were. I have read him some funny things from here, but he actually remembered your name LOL. Just thought that would make you smile.
Leslie
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:10 am
1) coffee w/ gingerbread creamer
2) jeans and a comfy sweater
3) laughter
4) reading a new book
5) a new tube of lipstick
6) blogging
7) chocolate
8) my kitties, boo and zoey
9) a warm blanket
10)windchimes
11)my family
12)diet pepsi vanilla
13)my hamster, pollybelle
14)thrift-stores
15)a really good salad
16)birdsong
17)the colors pink & lime green together
18)facebook scrabble
19)the mountains during autumn
20)cold weather
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:11 am
Knowing God is in charge, even when there is attack all around me.
That trumps all.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:13 am
I was just thinking about you this morning … glad to see your post. :o) That’s what makes ME happy! LOL!
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:13 am
1. Christmas, and Christmas music.
2. Holidays with my family.
3. My 22 y.o. son playing the trumpet (anywhere, but especially in church).
4. My son’s fiancee.
7. My 15 y.o. daughter – most of the time :D.
7. Spending time with my DH of 26 years.
8. My two rotten miniature dachshunds.
9. Singing – often and loudly!
10. Sweet tea.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:19 am
I must take exception to #12. I like having company, but I don’t know about getting ready for them. Of course, you’re more “Martha” than I am, so you probably like setting out fresh flowers and slippers or something like that, while changing the sheets feels like a chore to me.
I don’t know if I can add to your list —
Maybe
1. visiting a new city for the first time
2. getting away alone with my husband
3. watching my children experiencing something new
4. reading a book outside in the sunshine on a perfect day (not too hot, not too cool)
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:23 am
1. Leaves changing
2. Cooler weather
3. Sleeping in
4. The smell of fresh laundry
5. The Office
6. Ice cold coke and buttered popcorn
7. My pug, Phoebe
8. Cute new jeans
9. Chips, salsa and guacamole
10.Hearing from a long lost friend
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:26 am
Oh how fun!
1. Chai latte’s with a shot of pumpkin flavor.
2. When my Big Guy tries his best to clean the house
3. Costco
4. Honeycrisp apples
5. Drives along the Mississippi River to see the leaves change
6. Seeing my best friend and her baby
7. Fighing Sioux Hockey
8. Walks around the neighborhood with my Big Guy
9. Chilly nights, on the couch with a blanket, cocoa and a good movie.
10. Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses
About #10–they sound so-so, but OH MY GOODNESS!!! They are so freakin’ good. White chocolate with pumpkin. And they are only at Target. Be warned! Mulitple kisses will be eaten.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:27 am
When my golden retriever gets to experience the first few days of cooler weather after the long, hot summer. He prances around the backyard and also runs laps.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:38 am
http://writerchicnlawnboy.blogspot.com/2008/10/random-things-that-make-me-happy.html
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:39 am
Not in any particular order.
Kisses from my man.
Respect from my children.
Chocolate
Beth Moore Bible Studies “Believing God” currently in process.
My girls playing sports.
Playing the piano and singing (for myself).
Disney World.
Reading a good book.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:44 am
how my almost-3-year-old says to me all the time now “i can hay-oh-p (help) you!”
my 10-month-old’s cute only-2-teeth-on-the-bottom grin
my $3 fall door hanging made from all dollar tree materials
my husband taking up my slack housework-wise while i’ve been in a funk the last couple of weeks
taco cabana chicken flautas
diet cherry cokes from sonic with real cherries
my latest obsession–chocolate covered peanut butter Quaker granola bars!!! tastes like a reeses!!
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:53 am
1. Jesus
2. hearing my children pray
3. watching them during praise and worship, lift their hands toward Him
4. talking with them at bedtime when they turn into little chatterboxes
5. listening/laughing with my friends
6. decaf coffee with creme brulee creamer. every morning. and evening.
7. going shopping. alone. anywhere.
8. road trips with my family and our dogs
9. praise and worship music
10. any college/NFL football – if it’s not my teams playing, I pick the one with the color uniforms I like best and root for them.
11. watching my son play football, baseball, or basketball (he’s a natural athlete that 11 yr old is!) and my daughter in her ballet outfit
12. having friends and family come to visit
13. sleeping in
14. a productive day
15. a day that the scale doesn’t ‘moo’ at me when I get on it
16. a good hair day (love fall and winter!)
17. Pappasito’s chicken soup with the avacado in it
18. the beach with all my family there
19. the mountains with all my family there
20. Carabou Coffee’s soy chai latte — extra hot. Praise You Jesus.
21. crunchy leaves under our feet
22. watching my husband -in his flight suit- land a blackhawk (mmmmm….)
23. my children’s laughter
24. decorating/organizing things
25.the heritage my Grandmama and Grandaddy left me with… watching how they served Jesus, loved each other, and lived life together.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:54 am
I am SO RIGHT THERE WITH YOU on #3. Although what passes for “Fall” here in central Texas is pretty depressing.
Post request: describe a Fall day where you live (I forget where you are but I’m sure it’s above the 30-degree line of latitude where they have those things called “seasons”). Let me live vicariously through you.
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:08 am
Lucy’s Sense of Humor, Cheeseburgers, Singing in the Car, Cooking Something Yummy, Vacations with my Family, Cinnamon Rolls, Reeves’ smell (sweaty little boy smell), Praying with My Husband, Hot Showers, A Clean Car, Candles Burning, A Quiet House, A Noisy House, The Cooking Network, STRONG and Very Hot Coffee, Rain (Thunderstorms especially), Sand in my toes, Greer’s Laugh, Cold Mornings…..I could list a MILLION MORE!
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:09 am
1) the smell of my horses…and everything associated with them: hay, grain, leather.
2) a breakfast of really well-prepared grits and NEVER instant.
3) music. a gift from God.
4) Bible Study
5) a really, really good book that I can’t put down–even for sleep.
6) my husband
7) living in the South
8) San Diego, CA – I used to live there. Coming from GA, I was so amazed that there is somewhere on earth you can live and really not need air conditioning.
Life is good.
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:10 am
I think I would add chocolate, girls night out and sleeping in:-)
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:15 am
There are so many, but i will keep it brief because only have 1 hand to type at the moment:)
fall
my new town in the mtns
smell of coffee brewing on a chilly morning
pumpkin spice candles
newly arranged furniture
thriving house plants
thats all for now, i have so much more to say, until next time:)
Leigh-NC
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:19 am
dancing to the “oldies” (music from the 80s)
curling up in bed with a good book
curling up with The Good Book
laughing really hard about anything
just being with my girlfriendz
cherry licorice
spicy ethnic food
crisp fall days
clear night skies
pizza
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:43 am
I had to come back because I forgot to add my wierd one. I love that smell when a semi or a tractor passes you on the interstate… diesel exhaust.
My husband tells people that’s when he knew that he loved me the first time.
(sigh)
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
1. My precious family.
2. My amazing husband, who, yes, is part of my family. :)
3. The changing of the seasons.
4. Everybody at my house for Thanksgiving.
5. Worship.
6. My pups, Shiloh and Samson.
7. Momma’s pot roast.
8. Peppermint mocha or pumpkin spice latte.
9. Dear friends.
10. Christmas.