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Things that Make Me Happy (in no particular order):

 

running, broomball, kayaking, biking, tennis, hiking, yoga, pilates, ellipticals, rollerblading, golf, wakeboarding, skiing, walking dogs, hiking, climbing, walking on the beach–anything active–I’ll try anything

waffle cone wednesday with white chocolate mouse ice cream, cake batter ice cream,ALL cakes, better than sex cake especially from Bella’s!, rice krispy bars and Liz’s bars, cookies,white chocolate chips (so addicted), oatmeal, pineapple, olive garden, Great Hunan, hot chocolate, vanilla chai tea from Time Square, peanut butter and honey,cornbread, blueberry pancakes, pineapple peach salsa, oatmeal, cereal (i love it so much I have multiple kinds all the time), Ben and Jerry’s Mint Chocolate Cookie, Nando’s, Nando’s Mediterranean sauce, oranges, oreos, vanilla milkshakes, cookie dough, falafel, hummus, pitas, fruit in general, nature valley granola bars, peanut butter, granola, homemade salsa, guacamole, avocado sandwiches, stirfry in a pita or tortilla, vegetarian enchiladas, mexican food in general, chinese food, and making homemade meals/desserts/food.

baking, cooking, trying new things, buying new/random things from the grocery store, rainy days, looking at the stars, meteor showers, shooting stars, the moon, waterfalls, snowflakes, sunroofs, driving with the windows down, playing music loud, dancing when no one’s watching, laughing, giving and receiving gifts, little notes, finding secret places, sitting on rocks on the mountain, exploring, getting happy e-mails, reading the Bible, being crafty, painting, magnets, pictures, my desk, my super soft and comfy bed, airplanes,getting picked up from the airport and picking people up, my green couches, sunsets and sunrises, snuggling, getting flowers–especially if they’re *not* roses, mario tennis, solitaire, spades, board games, settlers, christmas trees and lights, snow forts, the month of December, flip flops, halter tops/tank tops, bright happy colors, reading, December, kisses in the rain, holding hands, leaves changing colors, my puppy, dogs, feeding baby ducks, swimsuits, happy things,reading, journaling, blogging, my super warm sleeping bag, going to cut down a real christmas tree–fake ones are not allowed, high heels, champagne, mittens and carrying things like keys in them, happy shoes, walking barefoot, not wearing jeans,  puzzling, being “sparkled”, ceramics, mountains

Africa, kids at Hope House, watching sunrises from my bedroom window, laying outside in the park at Clarens, driving to Clarens, trampolines at the One Stop, giraffe, running with zebras, learning Sesotho from kids at the park, teaching LaunchPad, interns, sitting on the deck, fitting as many people as possible on a couch, getting packages from home, hearing the birds in the morning, sleeping with a sleeping bag, saying ke a o rata, giving hugs to all the kids, breakfast for dinner, talking in the kitchen, 1 Samuel 12:16

reading the Bible, praying, seeing how God is BIG, healing, restoration, love, hope that endures, reading scriptures that speak to me personally, living out the change, being me, not letting sin drag me into a hole, being one with Christ, having the mind of Christ, putting on the armor of God, making disciples, showing others they have potential, speaking life, coming alive, living with love, walking in Christ, change, transformation, renewing my mind, standing on the promises, digging deep, standing firm, seeing life change, showing kids things they have never seen, letting God do what He wants, waiting on His timing, laying it all at the cross…

Someday Wish List

• Plane ticket back to Africa
• House on a mountain
• Big white fluffy dog
• New Camera
• Papasan chair/cozy couch
• Planet Earth DVDs
• ?