101 Things That Make My Life Awesome!
Because you can never have too many good things in your life, and because we tend to overlook the good stuff far too often, here, in no particular order (and for no other reason than I felt like it), are 101 things that make my life awesome! I was surprised by how short a time it took me to list them all. (The best part was I probably could have kept going!)
101 Things That Make My Life Awesome:
01) My family
02) My brother (He really deserves his own category, because he's the best! ♥)
03) My friends
04) Summer vacation
05) Sitting on my front porch when the weather is beautiful
06) An ice cold glass of milk
07) Yoga
08) Getting an email, a card, or a letter for any random reason
09) Discovering a really good book (and actually having time to read it)
10) My brother texting me from only three feet away
11) P90X (or just Tony Horton in general, because he rocks . . . and he's psycho)
12) When a student shows how much (s)he likes my class
13) Trips to Arizona (or when the important people of Arizona visit PA!)
14) Sushi
15) Any time I see my grandparents
16) My convertible (and the weather to go with it)
17) Running (anywhere, really - especially with my Dad)
18) Retail therapy
19) New socks
20) A glass of Lindemans Framboise Lambic
21) Trying a new restaurant
22) Singing aloud while driving
23) Stained glass
24) 26.2 miles
25) A nice, strong back rub (When I'm lucky enough to get one!)
26) Along those same lines . . . a foot massage. *sigh*
27) Flowers by Kenzo
28) Going bowling (with my Pop!)
29) Pizza (especially a floppy, round-cut slice)
30) Shoes (trying them on, buying them, and showing them off for the first time)
31) An awesome old song
32) New pajamas
33) "Pie Day" (which we will have again someday!)
34) My Tempur-Pedic mattress (and pillow)
35) Marshmallow Peeps
36) Travel (involving planes, ships, or really long car rides)
37) Baking
38) A fun, girly martini
39) Two guys who were willing to share a marathon with me
40) Movie quotes
41) Long drives alone (or with one other person)
42) An awesome newer song
43) Receiving a flower (for no particular reason)
44) The first time wearing a new outfit (and knowing I look great in it!)
45) Deciding to go somewhere spontaneously
46) A terrific haircut
47) Fireworks
48) A thoughtful surprise
49) DVD boxed sets
50) Cheesy zombie movies
51) Lip balm
52) An awesome newer version of an old song
53) Parodies
54) Mexican food
55) Body lotions (especially this one, this one, and this one.)
56) Under Armour
57) Chocolate with raspberries
58) Smelling traces of my shampoo when I turn my head
59) Driving to State College for no other reason than to walk around campus, visit my thesis, and grab a bite to eat
60) Death by Chocolate ice cream
61) Anything that makes me laugh long, hard, and obnoxiously loud
62) Broadway musicals
63) Time with girlfriends
64) Penn State Football
65) A quiet evening in
66) Half-baked brownies
67) Candles
68) My mom's zucchini pie
69) An awesome song I never get to hear anywhere
70) Canoeing
71) A BIG breakfast (for dinner)
72) Being sore 48 hours after a really good workout
73) Berry picking
74) Nutella
75) Going to the movies
76) 80's music
77) Soggy Oreo Double-Stuf cookies in milk
78) Geeky, retro pop-culture
79) Saving the ticket stubs to every concert I've ever been to
80) Good grammar
81) A really loud thunderstorm (with lightning)
82) Watching Die Hard at Christmastime
83) Extra cheese
84) Ladybugs
85) Hugs
86) An excuse to be creative
87) The following words in the English language: succinct, hubris, lexicon, galoot, sanguine, and quixotic
88) The following words in the Spanish language: trabajábamos, pingüino, chou, plaza (when it's pronounced "PLA-tha"), and mantequilla de cacahuete
89) Chai tea
90) Sappy chick-flicks (even though I claim they're so beneath me)
91) Warm Krispy Kreme doughnuts
92) Wine tasting
93) A slow dance
94) A huge chocolate chip cookie from McLanahan's
95) Watching my brother play video games as if they were movies
96) Writing something. Anything
97) Looking down from up high
98) The rare occasions when I know there is absolutely nothing that I have to do
99) An excuse to get all dressed up
100) When somebody remembers something that I like
101) Duckie
I'm not going to "tag" anyone to do their own, but if anyone else wants to make a list, I'd love to see it!
101 Things That Make My Life Awesome:
01) My family
02) My brother (He really deserves his own category, because he's the best! ♥)
03) My friends
04) Summer vacation
05) Sitting on my front porch when the weather is beautiful
06) An ice cold glass of milk
07) Yoga
08) Getting an email, a card, or a letter for any random reason
09) Discovering a really good book (and actually having time to read it)
10) My brother texting me from only three feet away
11) P90X (or just Tony Horton in general, because he rocks . . . and he's psycho)
12) When a student shows how much (s)he likes my class
13) Trips to Arizona (or when the important people of Arizona visit PA!)
14) Sushi
15) Any time I see my grandparents
16) My convertible (and the weather to go with it)
17) Running (anywhere, really - especially with my Dad)
18) Retail therapy
19) New socks
20) A glass of Lindemans Framboise Lambic
21) Trying a new restaurant
22) Singing aloud while driving
23) Stained glass
24) 26.2 miles
25) A nice, strong back rub (When I'm lucky enough to get one!)
26) Along those same lines . . . a foot massage. *sigh*
27) Flowers by Kenzo
28) Going bowling (with my Pop!)
29) Pizza (especially a floppy, round-cut slice)
30) Shoes (trying them on, buying them, and showing them off for the first time)
31) An awesome old song
32) New pajamas
33) "Pie Day" (which we will have again someday!)
34) My Tempur-Pedic mattress (and pillow)
35) Marshmallow Peeps
36) Travel (involving planes, ships, or really long car rides)
37) Baking
38) A fun, girly martini
39) Two guys who were willing to share a marathon with me
40) Movie quotes
41) Long drives alone (or with one other person)
42) An awesome newer song
43) Receiving a flower (for no particular reason)
44) The first time wearing a new outfit (and knowing I look great in it!)
45) Deciding to go somewhere spontaneously
46) A terrific haircut
47) Fireworks
48) A thoughtful surprise
49) DVD boxed sets
50) Cheesy zombie movies
51) Lip balm
52) An awesome newer version of an old song
53) Parodies
54) Mexican food
55) Body lotions (especially this one, this one, and this one.)
56) Under Armour
57) Chocolate with raspberries
58) Smelling traces of my shampoo when I turn my head
59) Driving to State College for no other reason than to walk around campus, visit my thesis, and grab a bite to eat
60) Death by Chocolate ice cream
61) Anything that makes me laugh long, hard, and obnoxiously loud
62) Broadway musicals
63) Time with girlfriends
64) Penn State Football
65) A quiet evening in
66) Half-baked brownies
67) Candles
68) My mom's zucchini pie
69) An awesome song I never get to hear anywhere
70) Canoeing
71) A BIG breakfast (for dinner)
72) Being sore 48 hours after a really good workout
73) Berry picking
74) Nutella
75) Going to the movies
76) 80's music
77) Soggy Oreo Double-Stuf cookies in milk
78) Geeky, retro pop-culture
79) Saving the ticket stubs to every concert I've ever been to
80) Good grammar
81) A really loud thunderstorm (with lightning)
82) Watching Die Hard at Christmastime
83) Extra cheese
84) Ladybugs
85) Hugs
86) An excuse to be creative
87) The following words in the English language: succinct, hubris, lexicon, galoot, sanguine, and quixotic
88) The following words in the Spanish language: trabajábamos, pingüino, chou, plaza (when it's pronounced "PLA-tha"), and mantequilla de cacahuete
89) Chai tea
90) Sappy chick-flicks (even though I claim they're so beneath me)
91) Warm Krispy Kreme doughnuts
92) Wine tasting
93) A slow dance
94) A huge chocolate chip cookie from McLanahan's
95) Watching my brother play video games as if they were movies
96) Writing something. Anything
97) Looking down from up high
98) The rare occasions when I know there is absolutely nothing that I have to do
99) An excuse to get all dressed up
100) When somebody remembers something that I like
101) Duckie
I'm not going to "tag" anyone to do their own, but if anyone else wants to make a list, I'd love to see it!