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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