Post #200

200 Things I Love, in no particular order

1. God 2. Doug 3. Family 4. Friends 5. Ice cream 6. Music 7. Photography 8. Teaching 9. My students 10. Puppies 11. Crafts 12. Camping 13. Figure Skating 14. Piano 15. Writing 16. Jeans 17. Ballet flats 18. Autumn leaves 19. Journals 20. The smell of books. 21. Getting snail mail. 22. Surprises 23. Chocolate 24. Ice water 25. Western New York 26. Excelsior Farms 27. Swinging 28. Warm breezes 29. Painting my toenails 30. Cuddling 31. Disney movies 32. Musicals 33. Country music in the summer 34. Daydreaming 35. Baby clothes 36. Laughing 37. My small groups 38. Sparkles in the snow 39. Making cookies 40. Eating all the dough 41. the Adirondacks... someday I’ll go back 42. Traveling 43. Reading a good book 44. Watching my students work quietly 45. Sitting on the couch in my family’s house when everyone is home 46. Buffalo Bills 47. Gymnastics 48. Soccer 49. Chelsea 50. Elly 51. Horses 52. Making ornaments 53. Making earrings 54. Coloring 55. Going for walks 56. Watching people do something they’re passionate about 57. People watching, in general 58. Boutiques 59. The last conscious moment before you fall asleep 60. Taking my contacts out 61. Bike rides 62. Rock climbing 63. Jay-z and Beyonce 64. Being silly with Doug 65. Being tan 66. The smell of suntan lotion 67. Pancake breakfast 68. Breakfast dinner 69. Caramel frappucinos 70. Libraries 71. Seashells 72. Old family pictures 73. Fresh laundry 74. Blossoms 75. Johnny Jump-ups 76. Candles 77. Apple orchards 78. Seasonal/holiday decorating 79. Family traditions 80. Car rides with my hubby 81. Hearing a new song I love and playing it over and over for a couple weeks straight 82. Hay rides 83. Baking 84. Antiques 85. Detroit Tigers 86. Making Doug laugh really hard 87. Bonfires 88. Chinese food 89. The Office 90. Sunsets 91. Conversation 92. Quiet time 93. The sound of people typing 94. Museums 95. Oxford 96. Sprawling fields 97. Mountains 98. Abandoned dirt roads 99. Ikea 100. Bare feet 101. Hymns 102. Weddings 103. Holding hands 104. Sitting on my dad’s lap 105. Stickers 106. French doors 107. Long Island accents with Mom 108. Quilts 109. Climbing trees 110. Unexpected compliments 111. Fruit roll ups 112. Homemade jam 113. Country Living magazine 114. Dooce 115. Engagement stories 116. Hungry Howie’s pizza 117. Pedicures 118. Cooking with garlic 119. Radiohead 120.  Thin-point Sharpie markers 121. Quiet Friday nights 122. Chipmunks 123. Writing poetry 124. The word “pernicious”, especially as applied to my sister Emily 125. Piece of Cake ice cream 126. Chocolate chip cookies 127. Mom’s apple pie 128. Mom’s potato soup 129. Mom’s homemade bread 130. Okay, Mom’s cooking overall. 131. Grandma B’s applesauce 132. Grandma L’s quilts 133. When Doug talks in his sleep 134. Making people laugh 135. Clear, starry nights 136. Wildflowers 137. Hot cider 138. Baby calves in spring 139. Listening to people’s life stories 140. Stomach gurgles 141. Pumpkin spice drink at Starbucks 142. Nectarines 143. Riding on the tractor with Dad 144. Inverting hay 145. Panek’s Pickin’ Patch 146. Corny phrases, like “the proof is in the pudding” 147. A solid pun 148. Roald Dahl 149. Orchestras 150. Having time for leisure reading 151. Fluffy blankets 152. Ethan’s pig squeal 153. Getting goose bumps when I listen to music 154. Baby elephants & hippos 155. When Robert says “Oh, werd?” and “Dood, no way.” 156. Cigar boxes 157. Christmas music 158. A good hug 159. Popcorn & Pepsi while watching a movie 160. Frozen Snickers bars 161. Steak 162. Dad’s chocolates 163. Bragging about my family 164. Driving with my windows down 165. Intricate details 166. Words 167. Percherons 168. Board games 169. Hot showers on a cold morning 170. Finding reasons to celebrate 171. Listening to people speak different languages 172. Sunshine & blue skies 173. Thunderstorms 174. God’s glorious creation 175. Baby chicks 176. Fried bread dough 177. J.D. Salinger 178. Mittens 179. Huge snowflakes 180. Jayne’s laugh 181. Creativity 182. When my recipe improvisations work 183. Thrift shops 184. Yard sales 185. When the light makes car tires look like they’re spinning backwards 186. High heels with long jeans 187. Old sheet music 188. Lego men 189. Old barns 190. Big, round hay bales 191. Paul 192. When little girls have adorable pigtails 193. The pond 194. Climbing trees 195. Painting 196. Harmony 197. Singing 198. A good sneeze 199. Today 200. Life.