from 1000 awesome things

• finding money you didn't even know you lost
• waiters and waitresses who bring free refills without asking
• being the first table to get called up for the dinner buffet at a wedding
• picking up a q and a u at the same time in scrabble
• when you pull to a red light and the guy in front of you nudges up a bit so you can make a right turn
• wearing underwear just out of the dryer
• old, dangerous playground equipment
• the smell of gasoline
• sleeping in new bed sheets
• illegal naps
• the day when you first realize you can drive
• when someone offers to toss your dirty clothes in with their load of laundry
• using rock-paper-scissors to settle anything
• rain hair
• when cashiers open up new check-out lanes at the grocery store
• the first shower you take after not showering for a really long time
• your pillow
• using q-tips the way you’re not supposed to use them
• the smell of rain on a hot sidewalk
• perfect parallel-parking on the first try
• a really cold glass of water on a really hot day
• snow days
• getting the eyelash out of your eye
• hitting a bunch of green lights in a row
• the moment at a concert after the lights go out and before the band comes on stage
• when you arrive at your destination just as a great song ends on the radio
• using all the different shampoos and soaps in someone else’s shower
• multitasking while brushing your teeth
• the smell of frying onions
• playing old-school video games
• getting something with actual handwriting on it in the mail
• paying for something with exact change
• when someone lands on the hotel you just built in monopoly
• taking your bra off after wearing it for hours
• finding out your birthday is on a friday or saturday next year
• when the vending machine gives you two things instead of one
• the other side of the pillow
• the smell of the coffee aisle in the grocery store
• the fetal position
• old folks who sit on their porch and wave at you when you walk by
• old, classic board games
• when the socks from the dryer all match up perfectly
• the smell of freshly cut grass
• pushing those little buttons on the soft drink cup lid
• finally having your ears pop back to normal long after a flight or swim
• when there’s still time left in the parking meter when you pull up
• when you nudge the person snoring next to you and it makes them stop
• cheesy theme songs from 80’s sitcoms
• ducks
• the smell of crayons
• gym pain
• your favorite old, comfy t-shirt
• watching something download really fast
• seeing someone laugh in their sleep
• the first squeeze from a new tube of toothpaste
• the extra time you get when the clocks roll back
• getting recognized for doing something you love
• getting into a bed with clean sheets after shaving your legs
• when you’re watching one of your favorite movies and you realize you don’t remember how it ends
• watching your odometer click over a major milestone
• waking up before your alarm clock and realizing you’ve got lots of sleep time left
• scraping all the lint off an overflowing lint trap
• celebrating your pet’s birthday even though they have no idea what’s going on
• when you arrive at the bus stop just as the bus is coming around the corner
• getting gas just before the price goes up
• when the public toilet seat is clean
• that feeling in your stomach when you go really high on the swings
• that smooth feeling on your teeth after you get your braces off
• the sound of barely frozen puddles cracking when you step on them
• when you go out for lunch and come back to a way better parking spot
• when the free bread they bring you at the restaurant is warm
• laughing so hard you make no sound at all
• taking your glasses or contact lenses off after a long day
• an inbox of personal emails when you wake up in the morning
• when the lights turn green just as you're approaching the intersection