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- Fresh churros
- Mexican coffee – “most kick-a$$ coffee you ever drink! With whipped cream because they are too skinny!”
- Good salesmen
- Old Town San Diego
- Fresh tortillas hot off the griddle
- Free samples
- Sitting in adirondack chairs watching the boats go by
- Quick TSA lines
- Funny flight attendants
- Coming home
- Fine white sand between my toes
- Bobbing over waves in the ocean
- Sunkissed skin and hair
- Sea lions
- Pelicans
- Mexican food from a hole in the wall in San Diego
- A good margharita
- Sunsets on the beach
- Historic hotels
- A room with a view – even if it’s a quirky view!
- Watching my child do something she’s really excited about
- The Star Wars section at Disneyland, especially at night
- Eating a salad after a lot of junk food
- “Small World”
- Taking off my shoes after a long day of walking
- Good walking shoes!
- Loose dresses with leggings
- Face timing someone I love when I see something they love
- Ibuprofen
- Finding the perfect gift
- Clean hotel rooms
- Showering after a hot sweaty day
- Roller coasters
- Ferris wheels
- “E” from the Incredibles
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
- “Soarin’ around the world”
- Making decisions
- Giant pretzels
- Air conditioning
- Trips
- Airports
- Rental cars
- Traveling light
- California beaches
- Free parking
- The smell of the ocean
- Cool breezes on the water
- Exfoliating sand
- View of the mountains
- The way leaves rustle in the wind at the tops of trees
- Morning light as it streams through the lace curtains
- Making lists
- Crossing things off of lists
- Packing for a trip
- Getting everything I need for the trip in one small backpack
- Relaxing days at home
- Getting snail mail
- Freshly brushed teeth
- Soft old pajamas
- When my kids come home excited but exhausted from a trip
- Dinner on the deck
- Middle Eastern Food
- Linen dresses
- Packing light
- Being efficient with my time
- Church on the lawn
- Cool breezes
- Being awake in the house after every one else has gone to bed
- Wearing my hair up
- Lake days
- Floaties
- Grad parties
- Kayaking on a new lake
- Beautiful sunsets
- Bumblebees pollinating flowers
- Swimming dogs
- Banana bread with chocolate chips
- Cold brew coffee on a hot day
- Looking at old pictures
- Watching movies in an actual theater
- With reclining seats
- Little neighborhood libraries
- Creating a new dish from what’s in my fridge – in this case a farro salad with spinach, feta, sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, and roasted bell pepper. Yum.
- Sitting on the deck with my husband for awhile right after he gets home
- Practicing the piano
- Planning a trip
- Research in general!
- Movie popcorn. With butter.
- Movies in which families are portrayed well!
- When someone else makes dinner
- Freshly painted rooms
- Sitting on the deck with a good book
- A reorganized and tidy pantry
- Clementi Sonatinas
- Family pictures
- Going barefoot
- Tacos
- Good sleeping weather
- Clean sheets
