Talk of poems, prayers and promises, and things that we believe in, how sweet it is to love someone, how right it is to care..."

-John Denver

Here we go foks, hot off the press, in random order, 100 things that make me happy.

1. ERNIE
2. Playing piano
3. Train Rides
4. Getting packages
5. My digital Camera
6. Seattle
7. Keeping strong friendships with my friends that are far away
8. Performing
9. Surprising myself
10. Living in the same city as my brother for the first time in 8 years.

11. Walking
12. Backrubs (more specifically, SHOULDER-rubs)
13. Watching LOST with people who haven't seen it and watching their minds spin
14. Singing
15. Michigan rainstorms
16. The scent of walking by a laundromat when it is raining
17. Talking to Nancy, even if it can only be through the phone
18. Candles
19. Apple Cider
20. Having a big brother that is totally there for me even though he has seen me be the most moody little sister in the history of the world

21. Seeing my little brother loving to play music
22. Finding acoustic versions of songs that I love
23. Having random adventures and experiences that remind me that life is unpredictable
24. Learning a new piece of music
25. Camping
25. Baking
26. Writing in my journal
27. Opening a box of new crayons
28. Seeing my mom finally be able to fulfill her dream of finishing grad school, and doing it like a rockstar
29. Party Pizzas
30. Getting mix tapes/CDs from friends

31. Finding a new song and having it be perfect for what i'm going through
32. Artwork by Melissa Harris
33. Movies that make me reflect and help me process
34. Being able to look back on bad situations and find the good that came out of them
35. Bookstores
36. Coffee shops
37. Buying new sheet music
38. Big soft blankets
39. Sleeping in
40. Meeting a random person that you have a mind altering conversation with, and then never seeing them again

41. Scrapbooks
42. Watching the "La Vi Bohem" scene in Rent
43. Sunsets
44. Song lyrics that remind you that there are people out there who have been through exactly what you have, so it can't be all that bad
45. The Columbia River Gorge
46. Knowing that I can always go back to Milwaukie or Ashland if I start to feel like i'm forgetting who I am
47. Cross-stitch
48. Throwing things away
49. The way that when my mom makes me something, it tastes better than if anyone else would've made it
50. The nifty little escalator for the carts at Target


51. Having a long list of quirky jobs
52. The smell of Christmas trees
53. The last two pages of "The Great Gatsby"
54. Buying a new CD and listening to it the whole way through and discovering that every song is great
55. Fun coworkers
56. Renewing friendships that were thought to be lost forever
57. The smell of the air in the morning
58. Being able to feel bittersweet, instead of just feeling bitter
59. People who I can be sarcastic with, without worrying that they won't know I'm just being sarcastic
60. The live version of "Darkness on the Edge of Town" by Bruce Springsteen that I found on vinyl

61. Almost Famous
62. My tattoos
63. Reading a book that makes you think about life in a way that you never have before
64. Being able to see my sister
65. The quilt that Jessica and Amber made for me
66. Having moments of clarity where something or someone makes me remember that everything WILL be okay
67. Going to shows
68. Rivers
69. Swimming under waterfalls
70. Waking up in the woods to nothing but the sound of nature doing its thing

71. Tank tops
72. Friends that grow to be part of your extended family
73. Chocolate
74. Wine
75. Artwork by Wassily Kandinsky
76. Finding quotes that give me chills and then sending them to Daun because I know she'll love them as much I do
77. Mexican Food
78. Peanut Butter
79. Funny moments that I can replay in my head and that never fail to make me laugh
80. Relationships that can't be defined

81. Relationships that can be defined
82. Lazy days
83. Learning how to reach out for help instead of holding it in
84. T-shirts with sarcastic sayings that make non-witty people uncomfortable.
85. Vodka-tonics with cherries instead of limes
86. Telling Aly anything in the world and knowing that she'll completely understand what and why I'm doing what I'm doing
87. Listening to Joni Mitchell with Jessica
88. Having Ben and Kai living in the same state as me
89. Blogging
90. Shari's

91. Laughing with Rebecca
92. Nail Polish
93. Bracelets
94. The way that I forget to water Ashlee Simpson (my plant) until she gets droopy, yet she always comes back to life!
95. "The Trapeze Swinger" by Iron and Wine, and how every lyric in that song is absolutely perfect
96. Getting a new haircut
97. Coming home and collapsing on the couch after a long day
98. Lugsy and Sugar
99. Hugs
100. YOU :)

Okay, I really think everybody should go do this. It made me feel happy.