- That there are restaurants close to most hotels
- Leftover pizza
- That the ice melted off of the road yesterday and the day before
- The animal magazine I read earlier in the day
- Antique Roadshow
- An epic tale
- Superheros
- Comic books in general
- Magic
- Flintstones vitamins
- Getting through to a live person when I call a 1-800 number
- English muffins
- The scent of fabric softener
- Honey
- Daydreaming
- Samples
- Buying a new book
- Socks with pictures or patterns on them
- Onion rings
- Solar power
- After Christmas sales
- Infomercials when I'm bored
- When the temp gets warm enough that some of the snow melts
- Elephants
- Food coloring
- Apples
- When my hair is long enough to pull into a pony tail
- The scent of bread baking
- Lap cats
- A good pair of tweezers
- Peanut butter cookies
- Fudge
- Prime rib
- Hot baked potatoes with lots of butter
- Sudoku (when I figure out a puzzle. I'm stumped on one now)
- Opening presents
- Warm socks
- Sizzling bacon
- New books
- Hearing stories of Roswell, New Mexico
- Christmas morning
- Shelter in the winter storm
- The sound of sizzling breakfast
- That I'm not traveling on Christmas day or Christmas Eve in the bad weather
- My warm sweater
- Soft pillows
- Looking forward to the new year
- Looking forward to new year's resolutions
- Christmas carols
- Family
- Nearing Christmas
- The feeling of accomplishment after shoveling a large driveway
- Animal tracks in the snow
- Sharks at the aquarium
- Sunday/Christmas store ads in the newspaper
- When spicy food clears out my sinuses
- Finally waking after a bad dream
- Pictures that turn out well
- Watching someone trip in high heels (but not injuring herself) :)
- Italian restaurants
- Toasted, buttered doughnuts
- Chinese buffet
- Christmas lights
- Cuckoo clocks
- Tickling my hubby's toes
- Steers
- Old fashioned oatmeal
- Reruns
- Getting off of the flight in which the kid behind me kept kicking my chair
- A bird's eye view of the city
- Ginger snaps
- A lazy morning
- A lap cat
- Internet Access in unexpected places
- Not being caught at the airport in bad weather when traveling in winter
- Cuddling
- How my husband looks after getting a haircut and messing his hair up before he goes out for the haircut
- Not finding any grey hair on my head yet
- Seeing a truck carrying sugar beets
- A purring cat
- Fir trees in winter
- Christmas lights
- Salt trucks/snow plows
- Saltine crackers in soup
- Sledding
- Snow angels
- Being able to breathe after getting over a cold
- Cuckoo clocks
- Chocolate chip cookies in which the chocolate is melted, fresh out of the oven
- Watching it snow when I know that I don't have to drive in it.
- Arriving safely
- Being able to stretch my legs after sitting on an airplane for a long time
- Being served a cold drink on the airplane
- Lotion when I'm in Idaho
- Free *kind of* breakfast at the hotel
- Sleeping in after a long, long trip
- A good shower head
- Mouthwash
- Fluffy pillows
- Being able to close the suitcase with everything plus two winter coats inside, then opening it at the airport without all of our stuff flying out in the baggage claim to retrieve the coats.
- Seeing a movie in the theater
- The new calendar I want to open for 2009
- Getting the mail and having no bills in my mailbox
- Cartoons
- The movie room at the gym
- Finding a funny card to send to my parents in the mail
- Church bells
- Karate
- Chocolate pie with gram cracker crust
- The differences between American and British English
- Correct grammar
- When an idea for a whole novel starts simmering in my mind
- When the air temp is high enough that the ice storm remnants melt
- That broccoli looks like little trees
- Finding new, interesting blogs
- Creeks
- Snowflakes on my tongue
- Foreign films with subtitles (I hate dubbed films)
- Dutch chocolate
- Chai latte
- Sting rays
- Still having my sanity at the end of a frustrating morning
- That the rain washed the salt off of my car from my trip to Iowa
- Peanuts
- Kisses
- That I still have electricity (unlike a lot of other people in the country at the moment)
- Frozen pizza
- String cheese
- Payday
- Clean, folded laundry
- Mongolian stir fry
- Watching the birds on the feeder
- Remembering that no matter what, my education can't be repossessed
- Hot showers
- A good stapler
- Sundays, preferably lazy ones
- Pea pods
- Thick tomato sauce on my pasta
- The gym
- The theater
- Soundtracks
- Watching birds as they migrate south for winter
- Getting a publishing contract in the mail :)
- String cheese
- Arriving home safely from my trip
- Exercise
- Audio books while driving ten to twelve hours between Iowa and Tennessee
- Dry humor
- Daydreaming
- Looking forward to my next trip
- The purring of my friends' cat as he curls on my lap
- Hershey's kisses
- The quiet hum of the furnace
- Snowmen with carrot noses
- Watching kids go sledding
- Roller blading
- Gold
- The scent of fresh cut Christmas trees
- Ornaments
- Garland
- Houses that are decorated on the outside with Christmas lights
after the storm
ice entombed branches
the shiny elms
- When other people cook for me
- BOGO sales
- Public libraries
- The heated mirrors on my car
- The heated seats in my car
- That I didn't have to replace my battery before the start of this winter
- Suitcases on wheels
- Diet Coke
- Scrambled eggs
- Seeing old friends
- Chocolate covered cashews
- Watching the squirrels and crows fight over the corn that is in the snow
- Bubble bath on a cold day
- Grill cheese sandwiches and tomato soup
- Footprints in the snow
- Watching the deer as they walk across my parents' yard
- Sleeping in
- Getting hooked on a book after reading the first page
- Durable clothing... I have a few items that are over 15 years old and still look new
- Twitter
- The magical Internet connection that I'm finding at the moment
- Slippers
- Flavored coffee creamer
- Deer as the eat the corn outside my parents' house
- Watching the squirrels chase the crows away
- Being in the warm house during a snowstorm
- Amish bread that my mom made from a starter she was given
- The familiar cell phone ring of my husband when he calls me
- Udder cream
- Bubble bath
- Knowing that my work is appreciated
- Low stress days
- Reading different accounts of the news online
- Chicken nuggets
- Ear muffs
- The audio book I bought at http://www.ravenousromance.com/ titled Appetite for Passion by Jesse Blair Kensington.
- Silver silverware
- Gold fillings
- Red bell peppers
- Mongolian Stir fry
- Forming new relationships
- Melted butter/margarine
- Cadbury eggs
- Fuzzy sweaters
- Audio books
- Tissues with lotion
- Scary movies
- Snowmen
- Cruise control
- Orange juice
- British idioms
- Free food on my birthday
- Birthday presents
- Christmas presents
- The scent of freshly cut Christmas trees
- The softness of my fleece robe
- Watching chipmunks fill their cheeks with food
- Cheese filled tortellini
- Loaner cars
- Gold
- The moon, Jupiter, and Venus these past few days
- Birthdays
- Toasted bagels
- Hazelnut coffee creamer
- The fudge our neighbors gave us after Thanksgiving
- Kittens as they sleep
- Garfield
- Nutmeg
- A juicy burger
- The California Raisins
- Nearing Christmas
- Finishing NaNoWriMo
- Bird watching
- Laughing at the school districts here in the Nashville area who are closing school over a snow "storm" today in which no accumulation is expected
- Pea pods
- The control I now have in my car with my new tires
- Looking forward to vacation in December
- Wireless Internet access in random places
- Ferrero Rocher truffles
- Snow pants
- Cities with good public transportation systems
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