My 30 favorite things (again, in no particular order)

1. Being told "I love you, Mrs. Bryson."


2. the way John wraps his arms around me when we sleep.


3. when someone is happy to see me.


4. getting my nails done.


5. getting a perfect score on an assignment.


6. when a lesson totally clicks: the kids are engaged, they get it and we feel the love.


7. the way John says "I love you." when we hang up.


8. the perfect playlist on my ipod


9. when I can think of the perfect combination of words to say what I want to say.


10. the perfect list on a post it note


11. crossing things off of the list


12. vanilla frozen yogurt mixed with a little mint and a little chocolate. (oreo cookie dust if I am feeling particularly decadent)


13. airports


14. driving fast


15. getting a perfect solo on Rockband.


16. getting a kid to laugh


17. having indian food with my dad and solving the world's problems


18. talking to my mom when we are supposed to be working


19. watching christmas movies under a blanket


20. that feeling when the sun is just setting, before it gets dark. Your eyes finally relax from the day but it's not quite night yet so you can still see.


21. being in the middle of a great book


22. Thursday nights at Costco


23. shopping on amazon


24. surfing people, eonline and celebritybabies


25. vacation feeling, wherever I happen to be when I find it.


26. a marathon of my favorite show


27. a new epiphany from something Biblical that I have studied before but didn't make sense until now.


28. feeling sure, confident, ready


29. perfectly straight hair


30. being at peace in any moment.