My favorite things

So, I stole this idea from my fabulous roommate, Shaunzi, but I'm making a list of 50 things I love/50 things that make me happy. Because who doesn't need a reminder of the blessings in their life? Here we go:

1. Late night Dennys/Waffle House/IHOP runs
2. Finding a new favorite song
3. Listening to a native French speaker
4. Staying up late talking to friends
5. The movie trailers before your movie starts
6. Sun-warmed peaches picked right off the tree
7. Pecan orchards
8. A bowl of soup on a cold day
9. Harry Potter World fish and chips
10. Butterbeer
11. Movie soundtracks
12. Driving with the windows down on a summer day, blaring country music on the radio
13. The smell of salt water in a coastal town
14. That moment when you blend your sound perfectly with everyone in the band or orchestra
15. Christmas lights
16. Midnight movie premiers
17. Long hugs
18. The anticipation at the beginning of a rollercoaster
19. Summer thunderstorms with a book
20. Cooking for a big group of people
21. EFY line dances
22. Teaching the Gospel to the youth and seeing the Spirit touch their hearts and change their lives
23. A good text message at the start of the day
24. Mexican food
25. A perfect chocolate chip cookie
26. Finding the perfect Mormon Message for what you need
27. Road trips
28. The sense of adventure with an airplane take-off
29. Starting the Harry Potter books from the beginning again. Each time is as good as the one before
30. The music at the beginning of a movie
31. Baseball games in the late spring, with a hotdog, a Coke, and lots of sunshine
32. Disney movies in French
33. Seeing the Lord's hand in my life
34. Big wrap-around porches on old Southern homes
35. The sound of waves breaking on the beach
36. The old man walking his dog who waves as you drive by
37. Talking for hours with a friend and realizing how much you have in common
38. Reading a whole book in one day because you just can't stop
39. Getting mail, even if it's just a bill
40. Kneaders' turkey bacon avocado sandwich on foccacia
41. Watching Swamp People with my dad
42. Discussing books with my mom
43. Christmas shopping
44. Singing along with *NSYNC
45. Rediscovering an old favorite song
46. Reading on the beach
47. Remembering an old inside joke with a friend
48. Trying a new recipe and having it turn out perfect
49. Listening to someone talk about something they are passionate about
50. The idea of being a mom one day