1. the “30 Rock” theme song
2. hummus
3. Gain detergent
4. “the most dramatic rose ceremony ever”
5. singing in the car with the six year-old
6. “The Amazing Race”
7. the TJ Maxx near Sister’s house
8. funny texts
9. iTunes
10. Hummingbird Farms lavender lotion
11. lemons
12. epiphanies
13. great conversations
14. the smell of an Aveda store
15. the color turquoise
16. yoga pants
17. friends that feel like family
18. when the underdog wins
19. Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Oil shampoo
20. wisdom
21. a good scarf
22. the sound of my people laughing together
23. homemade pizza
24. comfortable silence
25. The Proposal
What about you?
January 29th, 2010 at 5:47 am
a good book, coconut macaroons, phone calls from my daughters, birds at the bird feeder as the snow is falling and today..a haircut and highlights that are long overdue.
Have a great weekend!
January 29th, 2010 at 6:08 am
Right now, sleep. If that happens then I might be able to expound on the list. Have a great weekend.
January 29th, 2010 at 6:24 am
Laughing with my brother until I can’t breathe , laughing with my girlfriends until I can’t breathe…okay, I’ll just say that I love laughing until I can’t breathe. It’s the laughing equivalent of “the ugly cry”.
Clean kitchen counters, playing Wii with my kids, lunch with my mom, dates with my husband, having little events to look forward to. I could go on and on.
January 29th, 2010 at 6:28 am
Love some of yours. A good book would top my list. After that it would be the little everyday things that make my heart sing.
I can just hear you laughing out loud after receiving a funny text. Not that I’ve ever heard you laugh out loud…
January 29th, 2010 at 6:39 am
smell of a baby’s head, real letters in the mail, laughing so hard I cry, a good book, THE Good Book, buffalo wings, pizza
January 29th, 2010 at 6:58 am
a good book and a rainy afternoon to read it, newborn babies and the way they stretch their little bodies, a clean house, Friday afternoons knowing Sweet Hubby will be home for the weekend
January 29th, 2010 at 7:04 am
sick days when my youngest turns out to be “not-so-sick” (like today), great conversations, snuggling in a warm house on a cold winter morning, big belly laughs, when God uses the most unique moments to speak to my heart (like when my feet are bouncing along on the treadmill and sweat is dripping down my face), reading fun blogs like BooMama and BigMama…and all the cool chics in blogland, a cup of tea, a well-worded sentence, a freshly painted room, checking a project off my list, dreaming with my husband…laughing with my husband…singing with my husband…pretty much anything with my husband!
Here’s to a happy day…makin’ it count and pressin’ on!
January 29th, 2010 at 7:18 am
day’s off
great clothes on sale
a week at the beach
the beach
water in any form
Boo Mama’s blog
any meal I don’t cook or pay for
jeans that are the right length and color
sleeping in
my prayer sisters
my kids cuddling up in my bed to watch a show with me
when my hubby laughs
when my hubby sings a silly song about me
that my puppy is always glad to see me (and everyone else)
1,000 puns about flying, love, and air on Monday night between 8-10
January 29th, 2010 at 7:31 am
Question: Do you pronounce it “huh-mus” or “hoo-mus”? Because I always said “huh-mus” and snickered at my mom for saying “hoo-mus” and the other day I heard the Barefoot Contessa say “hoo-mus” and it shook me to the core…
Just wondering…
January 29th, 2010 at 7:34 am
Gosh! That’s a great list!
I like those things too…..and so much more!
How fun it is to reflect on all of our blessings!
GOD, YOU ROCK!
January 29th, 2010 at 7:47 am
When I go to bed at night and all five of us are together again under one roof. With the oldest away at college during the week, I never realized how much I took that “simple” thing for granted.
January 29th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Reading BooMama every day, a great book, being with my family, worship, bible study, lemon pie, massages
January 29th, 2010 at 8:10 am
Snow days (even when like today they involve ice and not snow), seeing my children hug eachother for no reason, pajama days, any day in which I get to dress like a girl and have a date with my hubby, days at mom and dad’s lake house, white cheese dip and when my 5 year old autistic son says “Happy birthday” like he did this morning. Happy Tears!
January 29th, 2010 at 8:18 am
I love your list! Here are a few of mine:
*Skim latte with sugar free cinnamon & french vanilla flavor shots.
*Bagel Friday at work
*Ah-ha moments (or as you said, epiphanies).
*Reading Big Mama, Boo Mama, Tater Mama and Pioneer Woman blogs every single morning.
*Warm blankets on cold mornings
*Hidden Valley Ranch Sour Cream Dip (I love that stuff–maybe that is why I’ve gained 5 pounds this month? That or the bagel Friday’s)
*Nephew’s who sit in my lap to show me their lego books
*When my fiance calls to say “hi”
*Lazy PJ days
Great post–thanks for letting us play! : )
January 29th, 2010 at 8:21 am
A hot cup of coffee made with freshly ground Dunk ‘n’ Donuts medium roast whole beans, sipped in complete and utter silence.
The thrill of planning a vacation. Yes.:o)
Funny blogs that make me laugh, like yours.
Stein Mart.
January 29th, 2010 at 8:27 am
This list made me smile because it truly is the simple things that can make us happy :)
January 29th, 2010 at 8:30 am
Leslie, I always thought it was huh-mus. We need to get to the root of this.
Sophie, you are spot-on-trendy! Turquoise is Pantone’s color of the year for 2010.
My things: 1. getting my hair cut today and forcing someone else to blow my curls into silky smoothness. 2. A free Saturday where I get to reconnect with an old friend. 3. A dog to snuggle in my bed.
God is good and I am blessed!
January 29th, 2010 at 9:29 am
YOU.ARE.ME!!!! I match well over 80 percent of your favs! I attribute the others to my lack of exposure, or otherwise we shall.be.one.
#14…let me tell you…makesmyeyesrollbackinmyhead.
My daughter works at a spa, and she really believes that I go into visit her…but really I like to take big, deep breaths and slather my hands (all the way up to the elbows) with the samples!!
January 29th, 2010 at 9:43 am
flannel sheets
French bulldogs
sweet tea
military homecomings
inside jokes
white towels
getting off work :o)
oh…and making lists!!
January 29th, 2010 at 9:50 am
endless hot water
pink tulips
sun drenched hardwood floors
pulling into the driveway and spotting a package left at my front door
January 29th, 2010 at 10:20 am
warm summer days at the beach
my telephoto lens
pretty roses on the counter
a clean kitchen floor
and last but not least
‘the most dramatic rose ceremony ever’ I totally agree
January 29th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Girls weekends!
January 29th, 2010 at 10:57 am
seeing plants sprout from seeds
Douwe Egberts koffie
A&E’s Pride and Prejudice
acupuncture
my down comforter
looking back through old photos
cooking good food for friends
January 29th, 2010 at 11:06 am
- when my husband makes me laugh
- tween shows (One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl)
- tween books (hello, Twilight)
- any dance movie (Step Up, Centerstage)
- finishing a good run in Central Park
- sushi dinners
- a glass of red wine
- dinner with my girlfriends
- taking a great picture
- talking to my dad
- putting on “full make-up” for a night out
- dancing
- singing in the car
- going to a Yankees game on a sunny day
January 29th, 2010 at 11:15 am
The Proposal ALWAYS makes me happy.
ALWAYS.
Also, let’s just say a Grande-NF-1pumpVanilla-Caramel Macchiatto.
Yessssssssssss.
January 29th, 2010 at 11:23 am
Speaking of the most dramatic rose ceremony ever….are you watching On the Wings of Love? Miss your recaps! This has been a very dramatic season.
January 29th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
My happy list:
my kids’ belly laughs
talks with my husband
the color red
The Amazing Race
Target
yours and other good blogs
having friends over for a nice dinner
kindred spirits
long talks with kindred spirits
the Jane Austen movie Persuasion
the movie Uncorked
books
alone time
Sunday afternoon movies in our tiny, local theater
tea time with my little girl
grace
reading that I am not the only one that makes spectacular mistakes with my kids
organizing stuff
time to take good pictures
epiphanies
the smell of an old bookstore
pillows, baskets and candles
stews simmering in my big red cast iron pot
my new table with benches from World Market
progress in Africa
a good to do list and time to get it done
new purses
rainy days
helping other new adoptive moms
not dusting
January 29th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Happy….
sun on my face
sound of a mountain stream
grass under my bare feet
coffee with a friend
my dog’s nails on the hardwoods
Rammer Jammer
feeling as I walk down the stairs after the kids are tucked in
Diet Coke
snuggles after bathtime
crackle of a fire
sushi, LOTS of sushi
reading a book with my feet buried in the sand
stretching after a good run
“thinking of you” emails from hubby
playing cards/games with my brothers
comfort of old friends
January 29th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Your blog makes me happy :-) I totally want to put you in my pocket.
And they’re ALL “the most dramatic rose ceremony ever” ;-)
January 29th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Most of these I love and know too. Some are new to me and was like “hmmm…don’t know that thing.”
And, I love a good random list. My brain is very random so I love a random list. ;)
January 29th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Don’t have time to make a list but Amory and I just wanted to add the following:
It takes too to make things go RIIIGGGHHHT!
(Love that movie) Miss seeing you!
January 29th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
And that’s what happens when I try to be funny…spelling and grammar errors left and right. The librarian in me can’t stand it. Two instead of too, please.
January 29th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
cozy socks, Home Goods, a clean house, grace, WoodWick candles, You’ve Got Mail, Girls Nite Out, finding a great deal at a yard sale, bubble bath, People.com, reading fun blogs, chocolate chess pie, Pottery Barn anything, eBay, whippets, Elf, roomba, Fall
January 29th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
tucking my boys into bed at night/their kisses….
cranberry limeades…
rocking chairs w/ self inserted and a good book or Sudoku…
playing Scrabble w/ my uber competetive sister…
bookstores…
cold weather and a hot soaking bath…
Pine Cove…
thunderstorms…
scrapbooking…
a really GREAT sale and buying myself some happies…
slipping my toes into fur lined crocs…
breathing in the piney woods of East Texas…and Breckenridge Colorado.
January 29th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Did you know that in addition to the best chicken salad on earth and the delightful “Gruben”, Zoe’s now has hummus served with warm pita bread – it is divine.
January 29th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
#6 starts up in two weeks! Wheeeee!
I’d also like to add, Chocolate Cheerios. I mocked until I tried a sample at the store, and they’re awesome.
January 29th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
massages and pedicures
My excited dog when I come home from work
hearing the snowplow clearing snow in the morning before I have to leave for work
beaches on Hawaii
a snow-free driveway—bless the neighbor boy
game nights with the grandkids
clean fresh sheets on the bed
finishing a sewing project or a knitted hat
watching Northern Exposure DVDs with a fire going in the fireplace and a glass of wine
Nachos
homemade jam
the crunch crunch crunch when my dog eats a treat
when something unexpected makes me think of my dear departed DH
January 29th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
What fun! Here’s my happy list:
- my husband’s cooking
- my daughter singing on the toilet
- my son’s bedhead
- Lunchables
- green bean casserole
- potato chips and french onion dip
- new socks
- reading People magazine while I’m getting my hair colored (heaven!)
- eating outdoors (preferably by a body of water)
January 29th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
4. “the most dramatic rose ceremony ever”
ahaha that’s awesome. that show is my guilty pleasure.
yes to 6, 8, 12, 13, 15!!!, 18, 20, 21, 24, and 25.
I also love:
-photography
-editing pictures
-writing songs/poems
-singing
-the color lime green
-a good book
-when my favorite songs come on the radio
-getting letters from my sponsored child
-blogging and reading blogs
-laughing
-having no homework
-the internet
-farmville and bejeweled blitz
January 29th, 2010 at 7:25 pm
1. picking up random Seas Shells
2. ditto rocks
3. The smell of rain on hot pavement
4. Starbucks where they still put my name on my cup
5. Vintage Pearl necklace
6. Origins Ginger Souffle Body Cream
7. watching the most dramatic rose ceremony in history with my 20 year old daughter
8. My camera (Nikon D80) and my new cool camera strap from phat straps!
9. Blogging-http://emptynestart.wordpress.com
(Of course it goes without saying that hubby, two nutster kids, family and friends but that is a given)
January 29th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
1. Hearing my kids playing their guitars and singing together
2. Hearing my kids laughing together (although they’re probably laughing at me)
3. Listening to Jan Karon’s Mitford Books in the car – a new passion.
4. Being able to lie in bed and listen to it rain and not have to get up
5. The look of complete adoration the dog gives me every day when I go to let him out of the pen
6. Fresh Lemon sugar lotion from Sephora. Got the idea from pioneer woman and it is lovely
7. Bubble baths
8. The smell of coffee brewing
9. Making a good grade on a test
10. Finding Tide Free on sale
January 29th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
PS: Any time spent at the beach
- or listening to ocean sounds on tape
- watching the evening sun through the stained glass windows, which are very unique, at my church. They are almost 100 years old.
- reading Boomama, Big mama, Pioneer woman every day
-Ms State winning a game
January 29th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
-when my hubs fills my car up with gas
-the smell of my babies heads
-meals with friends or family
-making my own frozen coffee drinks
-road trips
January 29th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
too many things on my list these days…. it is a happy time in lower AL. Just thought I’d share that I made PW’s hummus today and it is the best. So much better than the store bought kinds. Yum!
January 29th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
1. my crazy puppies
2. being hours away from mountain or shore.
3. coffee. period.
4. soft eggs on toast
5. chocolate
6. my MacBook Pro
7. the way my man smiles at me
8. the good wife
9. watching my kids start to fly…
10.my sissy.
and BooMama. Lurv you.
January 29th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
1. Hazelnut coffee with hazelnut creamer (can’t have too much of a good thing.)
2. Chocolate with almonds kept in the freezer
3. Having 5 girlfriends from high school (Go, class of ‘76!) who are still oh-so-close after (gasp) 34 years.
4. My precious sister who walks every road of life with me.
5. Sleep number bed set at 35
6. Bloggy land
7. Saturday mornings with no where to go, a fire in the fireplace and the newspaper
8. Bacon and gingerbread pancakes
9. Glee, The Office, Friday Night Lights
10. Daughters who grow up to be friends.
January 29th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Ooh, and Sonic America’s Drive-In’s Route 44 Diet Cherry Limeade. And I say the whole thing, every time.
January 29th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
#26 “comfortable silence” made me think “that is love” :-)
January 30th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Love your list…it’s so you!
There is a place with the best hummus in the world here! I wish you could come and taste it…Liz has had it several times and agrees with me.
January 30th, 2010 at 8:11 am
little boy hugs first thing in the monring, the South, a good book on a stormy day, breath of Heaven(a newborns sweet breath), rodeos, Dr. Pepper, Spring days, Fall Festivals, the Farmers’ Market, entertaining friends, watching the Notebook and crying every time.
The Park Wife