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1. Waking up to the sun shining through my window and knowing I don't have a single obligation for the day.
2. Going downtown and taking pictures of all the people. It's worth all the strange looks I get.
3. Curling up next to the fireplace on a cold evening with a good book and a fuzzy blanket.
4. Ben and Jerry's ice cream by the pint.
5. Getting butterflies in my stomach.
6. Stepping off the plane at Heathrow in London and knowing just by the way the air felt that I was in a whole different world.
7. Buying pants that flatter my butt.
8. Biting into juicy red strawberries in the summertime.
9. Running barefoot through lush, green grass.
10. Getting an unexpected letter in the mail.
11. Stopping at a red light and noticing the guy in the car next to me is checking me out.
12. Being able to fit into last year's jeans again.
13. Dancing in the rain and splashing in the biggest puddles I can find, just for the sake of silliness.
14. Waving at little kids on school buses.
15. Candles.
16. The feeling of hope and love that I invariably get every Christmas season.
17. The first snowfall of the season.
18. Singing Disney songs at the top of my lungs when I think no one is listening.
19. Pringles.
20. Writing a long letter to an old friend.
21. Relaxing on a chaise louge by the pool in Mexico, every now and again getting back in the water to cool off from the hot sun.
22. Fresh-squeezed lemonade.
23. Watching my friend accidentally spit her breath mint at a salesgirl in a clothing store -- and watching the breath mint hit the salesgirl square in the forehead.
24. Holding my newborn brother in my arms for the first time -- nine years ago.
25. Looking for shapes in the clouds.
26. Picking a road at random and driving to wherever it takes me.
27. Holding hands.
28. Hot buttered popcorn.
29. Seventy-degree weather with a cool breeze drifting through the air.
30. Sitting on the clifftop in Capitola, California, with my bare feet dangling over the edge, watching the waves roll in from the Pacific and lap at the soft white sand.
31. Wrapping myself in my down comforter.
32. Books with thin pages that sort of mold to fit the shape of my hand when I read them.
33. The scent of rain.
34. Summer thunderstorms.
35. Sliding around the hardwood floor in my socks when I was little, pretending to be a figure skater.
36. Taking my first ride in a Porsche 911 Twin Turbo.
37. Chocolate peanut butter fudge.
38. Losing myself in a book and not remembering where I am or what day it is when I finally snap out of my trance.
39. Hearing a really good song on the radio.
40. Speaking with a British accent in the grocery store just to add a little spice to life.
41. Travel brochures.
42. Riding my bike in circles around the cul-de-sac for hours on end when I was younger, and never once growing tired of it.
43. Looking through old photographs.
44. Starbucks coffee.
45. Warm, fuzzy sweaters.
46. Getting a haircut and leaving the salon feeling like a walking shampoo commercial.
47. Really clicking with somebody I've just met.
48. Learning new things.
49. Watching three tough-guys play a sniper game at the arcade and fail miserably, then smiling when they warn me it's really hard and proceeding to kick their sorry butts at it.
50. Making lists about things that make me smile.
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