| Hot towels out of the dryer. Finding the sweater you want is on sale for half price. Chocolate milkshakes. A long distance phone call. Getting invited to a dance. A bubble bath. Giggling. A good conversation. A care package. The beach at night. Finding a $20 bill in your coat from last winter. Laughing at yourself. Midnight phone calls that last for hours. Running through sprinklers. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful. Laughing at an inside joke. Friends. Slumber parties. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep. Being part of a team. Making new friends or spending time with old ones. Playing with a new puppy. Late night talks with your roommate that keep you from sleeping. Having someone play with your hair. Sweet dreams. Hot chocolate. Road trips with friends. Swinging on swings. Watching a good movie cuddled up on a couch with someone you love. Song lyrics printed inside your new CD so you can sing along without feeling stupid. Getting butterfiles in your stomach everytime you see that one person. Winning a really competitive game. Making chocolate chip cookies. Having your friends send you homemade cookies. Spending time with close friends. Riding a bike downhill. The feeling after running a few miles. The feeling you get the first time you step on stage. Seeing smiles and hearing laughter from your friends. Knowing that you get to see that special someone sooner than you thought. Going dancing. Skiing...and tumbling. Realizing that you're with the one you could spend the rest of your life with. Sitting alone in the middle of nowhere. Opening you heart up to the one you truly love. Doing really well on a test you thought you did horribly on. Spotting a falling star. Laying on a trampoline watching a meteor shower in the middle of the night with best friends. Knowing that the person you're crushing is crushing back. You and a best friend laughing at something silly but getting the biggest kick out of it. Talking with a good friend over cocoa late at night. Watching snow fall and catching snowflakes on your tongue. Seeing the moon rise. The feel of a rug under bare feet. The "snuggle right in" feeling. Doing your own thing. Taking a walk when the world is too much. Whispering. Meeting and talking with people you've never met before. Old friends dropping by just to talk. Being in an empty movie theatre with friends. Raiding the refrigerator. Wishing for adventure. Doing everything with flair and a sense of fantasy. Night football games. Raspberry lemonade. Jumping in a huge pile of leaves. Wearing your bum-around clothes. Buying something totally outrageous. Picking wildflowers. A warm day in the winter. A cool day in the summer. The feeling after getting your hair cut just the way you like it. "It's just one of those things." Tying your hair back with ribbons. Weddings. Walking on the beach barefoot. Silver jewelry. Wearing blue jeans. Dew in the morning. Playing dress up when you are too old for it. Watching the stars late night, then staying to watch the sun come up. Lip gloss and lip balm. The feel of velvet. Drawing stick figures. The feeling you get after finishing a project. Playing golf at night with glow in the dark golf balls and a flashlight. Winning a friendly bet. A big open room. Having a puppy curl up in your lap and fall asleep. Dressing for pleasure. Watching a movie you've seen a million times and can recite the lines by heart. Funny commercials. Choosing a watermelon. Words like: quixotice, acquiesce, chicanery, isosceles. Colors like: lavender ice, ballet pink, moonbeam blue. Lop-eared rabbits. Drawstring pants. Putting a puzzle together. Pressed flowers. Moonbridges. The sound of rain on a tin roof. Mexican jumping beans. Spring and summer clothes. Making a big bonfire with your family or friends. Phrases like: C'est la vie, Carpe diem. Songs that you can sing along to. Songs that you can't sing along to. Ripples on a lake. Doing whatever you like best to relax. Paradigms. Doing something against the rules for a change. The rush for the telephone. Stars and moons patterns. Rollercoasters. The way the lake is in the morning when no one is awake and it is as smooth as glass. Seeing tourists ooh and ahh over everything in your hometown. Chasing blue herons on a jet ski. Pasta. The smell of coffee. Names like: Cairin, Anayah, Rhiannon. Chandeliers. Chicken soup when you're sick. Cinnamon sticks. Maple syrup. Ballet slippers. British, Irish, Scottish, and Australian accents. Wave pools. Tidal pools. Wedding cake. Sleeping sprawled out on the bed. Bobby pins. Staying home alone. Reading a hardcover book. Dr. Pepper. The sound of a thunderstorm. Chocolate-dipped cones. Drinking grape juice out of a goblet. Kittens. Skipping. Raspberry cream cheese on an early morning bagel. Keds tennis shoes. Wearing pigtails. A phone call for you. Disney movies. Holding gummie bears up to the movie screen to determine their color before eating them. Talking to yourself. Having your picture taken. Seeing a different perspective. Poodle skirts. Pigging out. Tossing your hair. Dying you hair just for the fun of it. Passing notes. Hearing your favorite song on the radio. Dog-eared pages. Having an absolutely great day. Going to thrift or antique stores looking for "treasures." Yawning. Swimming in a lighted swimming pool at night. Having a good talk with your great-grandmother. Running into things. Making something out of nothing. Talking dyslexic. "God's Thumbnail." (moon) "And now for something completely different." Catching fireflies. The 64-crayon Crayola box. |
