many mundane moments

100

In honor of my 100th post, a list of 100 things that I love, that I like, and that make me happy in general.

1. Matt
2. his smile
3. even more, his laugh
4. the way he smells
5. his mind, the boy is brilliant
6. Howie- seriously adore that kid
7. waking up to his smiles (even at 6 am)
8. the way he pats my shoulder when I pick him up
9. when he raises one eyebrow
10. tulips
11. lillies
12. naps in the sun
13. well, naps at all
14. traveling
15. the days Matt works from home
16. that I (almost) always get to work from home
17. freshly baked, just about anything
18. the smell of said baking
19. the way Howie says "bye"
20. watching him figure things out
21. snuggly newborns
22. first smiles
23. first laughs
24. first steps
25. sloppy kisses (from babies only)
26. a freshly scrubbed shower
27. the feeling when all the housework is done
28. cooking
29. having people over
30. cooking for people coming over
31. the guest bed at my mom's
32. the shower there, too (perfect water pressure)
33. America's Test Kitchen
34. The Amazing Race
35. Gilmore Girls
36. that Matt likes those shows, too
37. Cook's Illustrated
38. the two-pack of cheap toothbrushes from the dollar store
39. the sea salt they sell there, too
40. thunderstorms on summer afternoons
41. blizzards- when I'm safe at home
42. blizzards, butterfinger and oreo, and M&M, and ...
43. Settlers of Catan
44. especially on this site
45. walking barefoot on grass
46. the way Howie's right arm swings when he walks
47. especially when he's running to (or from) Matt
48. npr
49. wait, wait, don't tell me
50. science friday
51. Doug Fabrizio
52. Ian on Globe Trekker
53. this french bread recipe
54. Howie's monkey sound (uh-oh oh-oh-ah)
55. his disinterested cow is pretty good, too
56. sleeping late on the weekends
57. my mom's ranch dressing
58. Char's apple dip
59. Amber's tuxedo brownies
60. brownies in any form
61. especially sundaes
62. bloglines
63. fresh peas from the garden
64. the first warm days of summer
65. popsicles
66. the crunch of fallen leaves when you walk on them
67. the feel of fall in the air
68. hot chocolate with marshmallows
69. the first real snowfall
70. planting a garden
71. the first flowers and birds in the spring
72. Christmas music
73. Christmas candy
74. the way Howie says hi-I-i
75. cell phones, how did we ever survive without them?
76. that Howie calls phones grandma, because that's who's always on the other end
77. camping
78. burned hotdogs
79. s'mores
80. working with Matt to solve a problem
81. Thanksgiving dinner
82. shopping the day after
83. Target
84. playdates
85. girls' nights out
86. raspberries
87. looking at old photos
88. watching Matt work
89. breastfeeding
90. cloth diapering
91. okay, not really, but I like how much money they've saved us
92. how excited Howie gets when he hears the garage door in the evening
93. clean laundry
94. especially sheets
95. even more when they're still warm
96. my kitchen
97. how excited Matt can get over little things
98. that he shares that with me
99. that I see it in Howie, too
100. watching them play together

This was hard. I probably could have listed 100 things that I don't like much more easily. This was good for me to do. I'm glad I didn't give in when I got overwhelmed by just numbering to 100 down the side.

posted by Valarie @ 9:56 PM