1. Listening to my brother's favorite song 6 times in a row, just because it reminds me of him.
2. Wearing my BYU-Hawaii shirt. :]
3. Listening to "Party Rock" while walking to class and suddenly imagining what it would be like if everyone around me started shuffling. Best. Mental. Image. Ever.
4. Having a cute boy open a door for me, smile real big and simply ask, "How are you doing today?"
5. Being in the library. I'm kind of addicted to it.
6. Telling a friend from Fiji "bula vinaka" because I remembered learning that it meant hello when I was a kid.7. Waking up semi-early, even though I went to bed late, and feeling ready to go.
8. Being able to eat cereal for breakfast because Kristina shared her milk with me.
9. Remembering that tonight is institute and getting excited for what's bound to be another hilariously interesting lesson on marriage.
10. Realizing I don't have to cook myself dinner tonight because they'll have it at institute!
11. Having time to blog during my breaks between classes because I finished all of my homework yesterday.
12. Reflecting on the many hours I spent these last few days reading "The Help" and feeling that it was so worth it. Reading a good book inspires me to just go forth and do good things.
13. Knowing that Swedish is my last class today. It's my favorite class.
14. Wearing my green, yellow, and blue plastic watch. I still love it, even if my friends are right and it is dorky.
15. The smell of clean laundry every time I open my closet.
16. Mishearing my professor in my Elang class and thinking he said, "next we're going to talk about africans" instead of "affricates."
17. Reading my best friend Emily's blog about her adventures in Northern Ireland for a study abroad program and living vicariously through her.
18. Not being cold because Utah's decided to have a mild winter.
19. Still thinking that the mountains are absolutely incredible every time I see them because I can't get over how big they are (in comparison with Hawaii's mountains).
20. Remembering the cashew and fruit granola bar in my backpack that I'll get to eat later.
21. Knowing that even though things are challenging right now, everything is going to be okay.
22. Listening to Modest Mouse and Mumford and Sons on my iPod.
23. Using my candy-flavored Chapstick and thinking of my mom because she gave it to me.
24. Reading my brother's post on Facebook about getting his "green-laser pointer" in the mail and being so excited about it. He's cute!
25. Seeing that I have so much to be grateful for, and that even the simplest things can make me smile.
Your watch is not dorky it is kind of guady though...
ReplyDeleteI love you Anne!!!!