20 Random Things

20 random things I love…

This list is in no particular order and items on it were selected at random.

1. Taking a shower. If I could walk around all day feeling like I’m in the shower, I would.

2. Cracking an ice cube tray. I remember a time when I wasn’t strong enough to do it.

3. Getting into bed at night. No matter what season cold sheets are the most amazing thing in the world.

4. Waking up in the morning and having nowhere to go and going back to sleep.

5. On the same token, waking up well before your alarm goes off to realize that you have hours and hours left to sleep.

6. This isn’t really a thing, but sometimes I wake up in the morning and the first thing I think about is when I’ll be back in bed….I just wanted to tell you that.

7. Laughing. Especially when I’m not expecting it.

8. Road trips. I love driving and riding in a car, listening to music, singing along, talking, sleeping…when I’m not the driver, of course!

9. Going to the movies. The whole experience is great! It includes so many things I love, popcorn, butter-flavored oil, red vines, diet coke, a movie…

10. Christmas. Actually, every holiday in the fall and winter months I rather enjoy. However, Christmas is my favorite. The twinkling lights, the songs, the food, the movies. Scrooged, Elf, A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, White Christmas….If I could, I would keep my tree up all year, it just feels so cozy.

11. Fancy Chocolate. I had some once with pop rocks in it. Pretty good. Bacon Chocolate…not as good as you’d think. Chocolate covered espresso beans with a glass of red wine, which brings me to the 12^th thing I love…

12. Red Wine. I love it so much sometimes, that in order to actually see and focus my vision I have to squint one eye.

13. My big, red couch. So comfy and will fit up to 12 people.

14.Hearing a song I haven’t heard in years and I still remember the words.

15. Toast. Funny thing about cooking something that’s already cooked. Anything toasted is good, but toasted bread is the best. Butter alone or with jam, or margarine. One to try is Brummel and Brown, it’s made with yogurt so that’s how you know it’s good.

16.Having lots of things that I enjoy. For example, when I’m eating or drinking something that I love, I’ll feel satisfied, but then when I have more, that’s the best. Also, when I’m watching an hour show I’m really in to, like True Blood, and it’s really good this week, and I look at the clock and it still has ½ an hour left, I like that. This excitement originated in 1992 when I used to watch 90210 with my sister and after that show was over it was bed time. So that extra half hour really made a big difference, It’s like, ‘oh, this show is so good, and there’s still 30 min left, that’s so much time, and I really don’t want to go to bed, cause that means school is closer…’

16.5 What is with kids not wanting to go to sleep?? They don’t get it. I can’t think of anything I would stay up for.

17. Having dreams about my Dad. I like that he comes to say hello, but inevitably in the dreams I lose him and spend the rest of the dream looking for him.

18. Hot Dogs. I know they are made of disgusting things but they taste so good.

19.Having nothing to do, nowhere to go, no one to talk to, and feeling absolutely fine about it.

20. And finally, I love doing laundry. Couple things about laundry, first, when do clothes become laundry and then clothes again? Next, does anyone else feel the need to wash the clothes they are wearing when doing laundry? I do. They actually compel me to wash them. I have to. My mom calls it ‘washing.’ She says, “I need to do my washing.” Which is just as confusing as ‘laundry.’

Life is full of random delights. There is joy in every step. Excitement at every turn. You just have to be looking for it.