• home cooked meals with all my friends
• going to bed early
• boots + tights weather
• thanksgiving = three weeks away
• reading the blogs/writing of all my friends
• big squashy couches
• getting into the afternoon groove at work
• the blessing of having too many options
• pictures of new babies and puppies
• halloween costumes from scratch
• punters
• insightful friends
• kind coworkers
  
• kitchen dance parties
• "food tastes better if its been thrown on the floor once or twice"
• birthdays
• giving good gifts
• foliage
• fall in Boston
• missing people: that's how you know they're important
• my cat curling up in all the piles in my room
• clarity

Friday Top Five

• Ladybug rain boots
• A seat on the train in the morning
• Seeing my writing actually improve
• My mom sending me adorable cellphone pictures of babies and puppies
  
• Where the Wild Things Are coming out tonight! (even though I probably won't see it til next week)
• and a 6th for good measure: I have Thanksgiving tickets back to Pittsburgh!
  

• friendly coworkers
• text message photos of cute baby cousins in furry hats
• putting those kickass gel cushions inside a pair of heels
• a little sugar-high to maintain focus
• seeing beyond the bullshit
• snickerdoodles (also, saying that word out loud)
• outside perspective
• learning to knit!
• a busy calendar
  

• scarf weather.
• pumpkin flavored coffee on a cold morning.
• leaves changing colors.
• stepping on leaves and acorns and hearing that crunchy sound.
• walking into work to find candy someone left on your desk.
• getting an invite to see the boston ballet.
• three day weekends.

A really good night's sleep.

• starting the night early
• houseguests that fold their own sheets/blankets up in the morning
• Deep Ellum, parmesan fries, and copious amounts of cocktails
• roommate days
• employee discounts
• bottomless coffee and cheap brunch
• walking into a room and feeling the love
• hugs
• sweatpants on Sunday morning
• how some things really never change
• that first really deep breath when you wake up in the morning
• headbutts from the cat
• the way cats sleep curled up into little tiny balls
  
• adventures
• foggy mornings
• the 66 actually showing up
• friends that keep you honest
  

Need a little of this this morning.

• Crazy, inappropriate life chats
• Yoga stretches
• The perfect soundtrack to a moment
• Venti Americano
• Cute hair
• Good pictures on my desk
• Crisp autumn air
• Thank you emails from my CEO
• And he CC'd all my bosses
• Walking buddy
• And bitching (therapy) sessions while walking
• Phone calls from people whose voice you almost forgot

• football season: excuse to eat, drink, and snuggle with all my friends
• sushi
• health insurance this week!!
• open studios in the south end
• art I dream of affording one day
• wandering weekends
• coffee truffle chocolate from whole foods
• friends who really tell you what's up, even if you don't want to hear it
• forward movement
• fresh baked beer bread
  

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

And by things I mean foods. Because food is one of my favorite things!

• Lobster
• Steak
• Dark Chocolate
• Red Wine
• White Wine
• Whipped Cream
• Bruschetta
• Spanakopita
• Guton
  

-case settled
-clean office
-beach, here i come
-regaining a social life