Things that make my Heart Happy!

Yesterday, I received Valentine cards/treats in the mail. Besos to the friends & family that sent them! Typically, I’m a HUGE fan of any sort of mail (exception: bills) that has my name on it, but yesterday I absolutely felt like a kid in grade school again watching my decorated Valentine’s bag fill up with notes, cards, and candy. I was so excited!!

Of course….and as always….the fierce non-supporter of the Hallmark-Hershey Holiday, I felt my heart growing like the Grinch’s as I opened each card. So, even though I think there shouldn’t be ONE day you tell the special people in your life you love them with chocolate or flowers, I will say….Valentines Day is definitely growing on me. This got me to thinking of the little things in my life that I love that often get little recognition or the, “I love you” they sometimes should. So….

100 things that make my heart happy:

1. A hug from a loved one
2. How clean sheets smell
3. The smile you get in return when smiling at someone
4. The dentist tells you…no cavities
5. Family  
6. A warm summer day
7. Catching up with friends
8. Friends  
9. Sleeping in
10. Foot rubs from the hubs 
11. The sound of rain
12. Grande Vanilla Latte 
13. The smell of fresh cut grass
14. Licking the bowl when making cookies or cake..YUM!
15. Acting your shoe size
16. Being with family
17. When the sun goes behind a big thick cloud on a hot day
18. Waking up energized
19. Laughing until I can’t catch my breath
20. Enjoying an adult beverage with good friends 
21. Dancing (like a white girl) 
22. Hot showers 
23. The song Drops Of Jupiter by Train 
24. Getting letters in the mail
25. Talking to my mom on the phone
26. Hearing the words ” I Love you”
27. Arts and craft projects
28. Traveling 
29. Thrift shops 
30. Playing Rock Band  
31. Taking photographs
32. Road trips
33. Themed parties
34. Red wine 
35. Diet coke
36. Nerds jellybeans 
37. Surprises 
38. Blue Bell Ice Cream
39. Playing pitch
40. Playing 42
41. The smell of old books
42. Having a great dream, and remembering it
43. Schlitterbahn
44. A great haircut (by: Linda)
45. Holding hands in church
46. Realizing I still remember childhood phone numbers 
47. Dancing with my husband
48. My Pookey
49. Hardwood floors 
50. Floating a river 
51. Pedicures 
52. Mexican restaurants 
53. Fishing 
54. BINGO 
55. Lola 
56. DVR
57. Chuck Norris facts
58. Playing Frisbee 
59. Wrestling
60. Jumping pictures 
61. Bubble wrap 
62. Seeing a gumball machine and having a quarter
63. Tie-dye
64. Carving pumpkins
65. When a long-awaited visitors arrives
66. Amusement parks
67. Mascara
68. Fireworks (specifically sparklers)
69. Lightning bugs
70. Christmas Eve church service
71. Madam Mam’s NS9
72. Rescuing the princess in Mario Brothers(Original Nintendo)
73. WC Fair
74. Cooking  
75. Going to Grandma's house = still fun
76. Cheese
77. Drinking a beer with my dad on the back porch 
78. The color purple 
79. Not putting money in the meter and not getting a ticket. 
80. Rotary phones
81. Fingerless gloves
82. Riding my bike
83. Open windows in summer. And blowing curtains
84. Being married 
85. Dark nail polish
86. Watching strangers
87. Brain-rot television (sometimes)
88. Toasting marshmallows on an open fire
89. Pickle sickles
90. Bluebonnets
91. Naps
92. Waking up before my alarm
93. Checking things off a to-do list
94. The snooze button
95. The feeling you have after a good run or workout 
96. Watching a movie that makes me cry
97. Diving boards
98. My “J” necklace
99. Cuties – the clementines!
100. Backyard barbeques

Happy Valentine’s Day! XOXO