100 things I love...

This was listed as a sort of brainstorming activity in a book I'm reading (which came highly reccomended by a fellow writer, and actually isn't a bad read!). Let me tell you--while there are definitely more than 100 things I love in life, this writing assignment was difficult!! It's like when somebody asks you to rattle off a list of your five favorite places to visit--on the spot and without warning. So, this is definitely not an exhaustive list, and many things which I love I chose not to put on this list (some things just don't need to be shared on the world wide web :) ).

~100 Things I Love~

1. The smell of rain (especially rain and sagebrush, or rain and the ocean)
2. Lilies
3. Picnics
4. Campfires
5. Dry erase markers
6. The feel and the weight of a book
7. Chocolate labs
8. TV sitcoms
9. Coffee shops
10. Book stores
11. Park benches
12. People-watching
13. Colors (any color, every color)
14. The beach
15. Driftwood tee-pees
16. Hiking
17. Swimmig pools
18. Waterfalls
19. Thunderstorms
20. Cookie dough
21. Indian paintbrush
22. Red rocks
23. Comfy jeans
24. Sexy high heels
25. Fall foliage
26. Fields of wildflowers
27. Sunshine
28. Getting cards for random holidays
29. Trees
30. Finishing a book, especially a good one!
31. Hanging out in the middle of nowhere looking at the stars
32. The first snowfall
33. Giving gifts
34. Freshly washed sheets and towels
35. Sleeping in--shame it's so rare!
36. Music
37. Finding a steal of a deal
38. Sunroofs
39. Big backyards
40. Baseball
41. Photographs
42. Art museums--the ones I've seen anyway
43. Road trips
44. Mix CDs
45. Moonlight
46. Spring
47. Tide pools
48. Finding a perfect seashell
49. Packing for a trip
50. Stuff from the 20's, 30's, or 40's
51. Reading a book in the park
52. Summer
53. Rheb's chocolates--dark chocolate!
54. Long showers
55. Back massages (and head massages and feet massages...pretty much any massage!)
56. Singing at the top of my lungs while driving my car
57. The smell of a used book store
58. Pablo Neruda
59. Tiny notebooks and pens
60. Breezes that make you stop and take a deep breath, and make you smile
61. Hearing laughter--even annyoing laughter
62. Smiles--the bigger the better!
63. When my cat talks to me
64. GOOD Philly Cheesesteaks
65. The sound of rain
66. Whispering Aspens
67. The Haunted House ride at Disneyland
68. The Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland
69. Natural light
70. Watching snow fall
71. Watching snow melt
72. Successfully completing a do-it-yourself project
73. My tiny computer
74. All the people in my life who matter a whole bunch
75. The looks on a student's face when she or he finally "gets it"
76. Belgian waffles
77. When people reccomend books that are actually good
78. Bergers cookies
79. My microwave
80. Cell phones
81. My electric blanket
82. Comfy pillows
83. Teaching
84. Writing
85. Fastforwarding through commercials
86. Pens with blue ink
87. A beach chair and sand between my toes
88. Shopping to blow off steam
89. Driving around aimlessly
90. Lazy days
91. Seeing a movie for the first time--and wanting to see it again!
92. Fall
93. Going to bed early
94. Clothes that are both comfortable and sexy
95. Candles
96. Big puffy white clouds
97. Using the changing seasons as an excuse for an all-new wardrobe
98. Bubble baths
99. Sand dunes
100. A great view

I'd like to challenge you to complete a list of 100 things you love. See how difficult it is, see what things you learn or re-learn about yourself, and see if it inspires you to return to a forgotten favorite hobby or passion!