but before i go (and while i'm feeling listy)...

100 things that make me happy

1. having bdub in my life
2. morning snuggling (and evening snuggling)
3. having a dog who likes to spoon
4. new york on the first day of spring, when the chairs and tables are being put outside at the restaurants
5. the snow that looks all sparkly and windswept, like a sugary blanket
6. mushroom thyme pizza from the brick oven gallery
7. reunions (especially with family and my beach girls)
8. catching up with my peeps
9. composing random and ridiculous songs with the dub
10. making my peeps something delicious
11. fish tacos on a hot day
12. homemade italian wedding soup on a cold day
13. care packages
14. bi bim bop
15. my nephew's imagination
16. my niece's smile once she warms up to you
17. the biscuit's desperate stretching
18. wiles's toothy grin
19. road trips (and getting taco bell-our guilty pleasure- and bdub always saying, "i'm buying!")
20. an icy soda
21. the feeling after a good workout
22. a smooth day at work with fun peeps
23. sunshine (trite but true)
24. lying on the sand in 80 degree weather
25. katherine's back porch
26. ehrrin keenan's facial expressions and tiny little fingers
27. belly laughs
28. a good afternoon at gabe's
29. the mint cookie chai or moon pie tea at the roebling tea room
30. seeing/hearing people i love play music
31. dog runs
32. kick ass delis
33. trader joe's
34. new makeup that fills a void in my kit
35. getting out of the city for a little bit
36. homemade ravioli with fresh tomato sauce (preferably nana's)
37. anything made by nana
38. the security of my marriage
39. woobie's luxuriously soft fur
40. the biscuit's frito-licious scent
41. animals in general
42. starting a new roll of tape
43. opening most fresh things (the first dip into most jars of food)
44. a clean house (my own)
45. a good party
46. a great rock and roll show
47. good wine
48. veggie bacon
49. warm boots, coat and mittens in the winter
50. going down the steps of the subway just as the train pulls in
51. a seat on the train
52. little kids in the seat next to me leaning on me as we ride the train
53. girls nights
54. good naps
55. christopher guest movies
56. green and black's chocolate
57. cheese. any and all.
58. baby pigs. pink ones.
59. clear skin
60. home organization
61. a good book
62. new underwear and bras
63. shitkickers (both the boots and the people)
64. thai food delivery
65. finger food
66. the rat zapper
67. hikes in the woods with dogs
68. the canals in amsterdam
69. the biscuit licking my face
70. guitar hero
71. our back patio in the summer
72. bubble baths
73. a stocked fridge
74. "aha!" moments (not to get all oprah...)
75. personal growth
76. billy bragg's "a new england"
77. guided by voices' "glad girls"
78. the cozy nook
79. evenings of interpretive dance at 89 maujer
80. a good magazine
81. fresh summer tomatoes
82. the photography and recipes on 101 cookbooks
83. the crunch of fall leaves
84. country roads
85. house parties in west virginia in the summertime
86. campfires
87. vegetable gardens
88. puppy freakouts
89. a good game of scrabble
90. female bonding
91. amy sedaris
92. a kick ass massage
93. pedicures
94. a perfect haircut (which includes a great blowout)
95. fresh juice straight from the juicer
96. good eggs
97. time to primp
98. jeff a's utterances (hilarious, true, and cutting)
99. weekends off
100. the smell of coffee (how i miss you...)