From :) to :D

I finished a list, in one evening... makes me think I forgot something (lol). In no real order, other than by subject...

101 Things That Make Me Happy

1. Finding something to be enthusiastic about
Sounds:
2. Purr of a strong engine-blame it on school
3. Listening to songs I like really loudly
4. Singing to those songs, especially when no one can hear me
5. Having my brother (who is being trained in singing, and has a good ear), ask me to sing the lullaby from when he was little
6. Laughter
7. Certain ringtones
8. Rain
9. Heartbeat
People:
10. My friends
11. Being there for my buds when they need me most
12. Hanging with friends
13. The way my sibs vie for weekends at my place (they try to bribe me sometimes)
14. Mutual smiling with a baby
15. Hearing peoples’ stories (how they got a scar, a tattoo, married, etc)
16. Giving my sisters mini-makeovers
17. Pretending to be listening to music with my ear buds in when people are talking about me
18. When artists tell you the inspiration for their works
19. The “I can do it myself” look on people’s faces when I offer help
20. Being surprised by people
21. Acting out stories for kids
22. Long nights with the ones I care about
23. making someone laugh with their mouth full (I’m evil)
24. When I’m late and everyone stops what they are doing to celebrate my arrival
25. having people question my sanity
Sensations:
26. Having people play with my hair
27. Silky sheets
28. Falling/being in love
29. roller coasters
30. Being appreciated
31. Trying something new
32. Gardening
33. Giving presents
34. Getting my hands in clay
35. getting farther through a workout vid
36. possibility that the odd combination that is me may not be entirely unique
37. knowing I have the option to walk through my door and literally strip the day away.
38. when I go from wallflower to normal
39. feeling daring
Events:
40. Being spoiled/pampered
41. Traveling
42. movies
43. no lines when buying something
44. Finding a great deal
45. Finding something I thought I lost
46. Payday
47. Sitting in the snow with hot cocoa
48. Crossing things off my 101/1001
49. Finishing one of my many projects
50. Power blackouts-light those candles!!
51. Fantasizing about my dream house/car/etc
52. Sleeping in
53. Bonfires (with marshmallows LOL)
54. Cooking/experimenting with flavors
55. Swimming
56. horseback riding
57. Looking into someone’s eyes and their pupils dilate (means they like you, or some connection is made-totally subconscious)
58. Cuddling/Kisses/Sex (not that they are one in the same, though they involve strong emotional requirements on my part)
59. making that first footprint in the snow.
Food:
60. Fresh fruit
61. A great steak (bonus if it’s grilled)
62. Coffee
63. Trying someplace new
64. Chocolate
65. Mixed juices
66. Reading the nutritional info and eating it anyways
67. ordering off the menu at fast food places (i.e. The Red/Black Eye at Starbucks, Neopolitan shake at McD’s)
68. anything that requires wet naps and a stack of napkins after eating
69. hot cookies
Things, etc:
70. Song lyrics so I can sing along without being stupid
71. Flowers
72. High heels
73. Cologne
74. Art
75. Real mail
76. Ocean/beach
77. Puzzles
78. Pets
79. Disney World
80. Deluxe bubble bath
81. My one liners
82. Being goofy
83. Dancing in the car
84. Doing something crafty/building something
85. Reading
86. Halloween
87. Cooking for others
88. Hot shower after a long day
89. Writing all the random stuff in my head down
90. Hitting the snooze button multiple times
91. The evil grin that crosses my face when I think of a terrific idea
92. River rafting
93. taking pictures
94. waking up to cute texts
95. being woken up by a phone call from someone in my top 10-no matter the hour
96. candles
97. glasswork
98. Victorian/Steampunk/gothic/celtic designs (kinda a tie)
99. blogging
100. seeing an older couple holding hands
101. that moment right before you realized it was a dream