"I do love my ma and pa, not the way that I do love you"

I always forget to post on this thing. I always think, "Oh! I should blog this!", but I always forget or something comes up or let's just face it, I get way too lazy. But as I'm sitting on the lawn of this beautiful school, with a few minutes in between classes, I decided right now would be the perfect time. It does also help a bit that on my exam that I just took in my dreaded math class, my teacher posed us a delightful question. "What in life is making you happiest?". Weird question for a math professor to ask right? One of the only upsides I see to this professor (to me, personally, there aren't many), is that she gives away a lot of extra credit points on exams to help boost grades. Anyways, for some reason this is the question that I thought hardest about on the exam.

I love questions that will make you think. But at first I just started writing a list of things that I thought made me happiest. But then I felt like that wasn't right, like something about that answer was wrong. I realized that it was because those really weren't the answers, by all means, they definitely were a part of it, but I realized that it was life, life and all things that encompass it, made me happiest.

I walked into work the other day dressed all cute and I was asked why I was all dressed up. Everyone else then decided to give their answers before I could. But really when it came down to it, my answer was "Life, I'm dressed up for life."  I don't know why most people can't accept that as a legitimate answer, but I think it is. Some days you just love life a little bit more than other days, and you just feel like "getting all dressed up with nowhere to go." I really love that answer though. I think it makes complete sense to be dressed for life. We have life so why not live?

Going back to the posed question, I believe my exact answer was "Life in general makes me happiest. Life is the greatest thing that you own, so embrace it." I wholly, honestly, and completely believe in that answer. I really do. Some people may argue, but everyone can have their opinions. I think that life encompasses so many different things that it's hard for that not to be my answer. Of course it can be broken down into so many different parts but I think that it's okay to answer each question posed to you in your own way, and not what you think other people want to hear. It also always helps to have an answer when people pose questions about why you think the way you do. But even if you don't have a whole answer, as long as it makes you think about why you believe that way, it's a perfect answer.

Anyways, after a long and definitely not complete answer, here are 20 aspects of life that I really do just love:
1. Getting very unexpected bouquets of beautiful flowers.
2. Living with two beautiful roommates and the friendships I've formed with them and the various people they bring into our little house.
3. Working in a chocolate shop (self-explanatory I think)
4. Game nights each month.
5. Pinterest! bahaha! Sad but true.
6. My wonderful family.
7. Long talks at night when I know I should be sleeping, the kinds of talks that make you think about life, that make you laugh and cry and tell way too much but it's okay because for those moments of time, no matter how long or short, you completely and fully trust those who you are talking to.
8. Walks, on these gorgeous nights, in this city.
9. Meeting new people on the train and the conversations you have with them even though you will most likely never see them again.
10. Surprise running intos? of people you never see in those places. Those almost always make my whole day.
11. The funny things that go on after about 10 o'clock in my apartment.
12. In any sort of louder conversation and Ashlie exclaiming that she "only likes rainbows, and butterflies, and unicorns." and that is her view on life.
13. Driving back into the city, especially at night, from anywhere else I've been, and seeing the city laid out before me.
14. Speaking of the city, riding my bike around downtown and watching as the buildings, people, and cars fly by as the city continually changes but knowing that you are apart of that changing life.
15. When me and Abby make HIMYM references to everything and laugh so hard every time.
16. Nerd Jokes!
17. Hand written letters.
18. When a phrase is said, that is a line in a song, and Abby, Ashlie, and I ALWAYS sing different songs with the same line.
19. Things that remind me of fond memories.
20. Music, and the many different types of music that is on this earth. You can always find music to fit whatever mood your in.

Anyways, sorry for the long post but I just love life today and everyday and thought I should share.

P.S. This list moved from first only 10 to 15 to then 20 things that I love about life because I jsut couldn't stop.

Also! This song is just one of those that you can never be sad while listening to. Love it!