• scrambled eggs on buttered toast
• clearing the air
• communal crosswords
• long nights out
• going to the movies on a rainy day (and sneaking burritos in)
• time to think
• Groucho: the cat that thinks hes a dog/baby
• the kind of day where you run into half a dozen people you haven't seen in months
• rocking the jeans, boots, and cleavage on a Saturday night
• cooking ahead for the week (delicious chili!)
• unseasonably warm November Sundays
• nights with a rotating cast of characters
• catching up on the DVR
• the smell of freshly chopped herbs
• ways with words
• texts that make me laugh out loud

components of a lovely weekend :)

-south end open studios
-free wine and snacks
-my lovely ladies
-beautiful art i will be able to afford one day
-the one studio with a bright red interior
-scorpion bowls and chinese food
-life chats
-phone chats with the grandparents
-newbury street on a gorgeous day
-sales
-flashbacks to middle school, high school, freshman year, and senior year, all in one night
-coen brothers movies
-sneaking snacks/nips into the movies
-lending a hand
-the gym
-sunday solo time
-outlook park
-new books
-long walks
-napping
-dexter.

i love weekends. love.

• 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