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Just a few favs. It's the simple things, really.


  • being in love
  • stolen glances
  • that first sip of coffee in the morning
  • your favorite books
  • ordering new books
  • getting so absorbed in a book that you forget the world exists
  • the smell of a library
  • finally being HOME
  • the feeling of belonging somewhere
  • a long, hot shower
  • really expensive aged bourbon
  • fresh, clean bed sheets
  • someone playing with your hair
  • bacon cheeseburgers
  • roller coasters
  • saying "fuck" a lot
  • random acts of kindness
  • an old married couple holding hands
  • babies!!!
  • Converse
  • dogs
  • naps and good sleeps
  • photo albums
  • big, wide circular windows. Yes. 
  • sarcasm
  • drive-in movies
  • night adventures
  • polaroids
  • bear hugs from your favorite people
  • people who give hugs with a little squeeze
  • seeing someone you love after a long time apart
  • long conversations late at night
  • how every day the sky looks different
  • antique shops/flea markets/thrift stores
  • quiet afternoons spent listening to music
  • carnivals/fairs
  • making a new friend and feeling like you've known them forever
  • people who get you
  • old records
  • pillows. lots of 'em.
  • Shel Silverstein's poems
  • stargazing
  • cheesy things that make you go "awww"
  • making something from scratch for the first time and it turns out perfect
  • wine. definitely wine.
  • the internet
  • charcoal drawings
  • keeping a journal
  • faded quilts
  • old letters 
  • tattoos
  • October. nuff said.
  • hoodie weather
  • listening to the wind rustling the leaves
  • baking
  • finishing a crossword puzzle without any help
  • learning new words/discovering words for feelings you never knew existed
  • learning different languages
  • a drink with an old friend
  • finishing a project you've been working on FOREVER and being really pleased with it
  • catching green lights
  • a new season of your favorite show starting
  • a really good movie that you can watch over and over and it never gets old (for me, my favorites are "Breakfast at Tiffany's" & "Fried Green Tomatoes") 
  • people that make you laugh
  • laughing so hard your ribs hurt
  • finding money
  • chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven
  • soft lips
  • key lime pie
  • wild flowers
  • reflecting on your childhood and how simple things were
  • Lindt caramel candies (my favorite!!!)
  • a much needed rain in the dead of summer
  • the sound of rain on a tin roof
  • that after-storm smell
  • hand-made gifts
  • rolling your windows down and driving fast
  • actually, just driving fast, period. and not getting pulled over. 
  • bubble baths
  • cereal/breakfast for dinner
  • classic cartoons
  • being praised for something you're really proud of
  • inside jokes
  • back scratches
  • doing something you were afraid to do and loving it
  • throwing things at a trash can from across the room and making it in
  • sliding down a flight of stairs on a mattress
  • having someone else haul it back up the stairs
  • doing something really stupid and not getting hurt
  • cards with messages from the heart
  • a fantastic Christmas/birthday present that shows thought
  • someone remembering some little thing you told them
  • words that sound dirty but aren't
  • having your own space
  • getting a good night's sleep and feeling rested
  • a great paycheck
  • being financially comfortable
  • pajamas right out of the dryer
  • yoga pants
  • really good sex
  • rough sex 😈
  • fluffy blankets
  • dreams so vivid you remember them for days
  • random acts of kindness
  • knowing there are still genuinely decent people in the world
  • having people question your sanity
  • freedom
  • kisses so good they make your knees weak
  • your favorite pair of jeans
  • a full moon
  • being so excited you can't sit still
  • a marathon of your favorite show
  • candle light
  • fields of flowers so tall that you can sit down and disappear completely
  • having someone who cares enough to check you for ticks
  • good morning texts
  • hearts drawn on random things (park benches, etc.)
  • winning a bunch of money on a scratch off
  • loaded baked potatoes
  • beginnings
  • ends
  • now

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