*These Are a Few of my Favorite Things*

Power tumbling, singing around a piano, the smell of sunscreen, swimming in the rain at night, getting mail (email or snail mail), sunshine, sledding, Dan's pumpkin cookies, compliments, catching the bride's bouquet, taking picutres, slow dancing, chocolate, sleeping in, driving with the windows down and my hand out the window, a beautiful day at Zuma, late-night chocolate milk runs, going on It's a Small World just because it's blazing hot outside, playing 007 while waiting in line for Indiana Jones, falling in the pool with your clothes on, text messages, messages in general, late night phone calls from people who wake me up to tell me something exciting, intense basketball/volleyball games, driving around at christmas to find the most Christmas-lighted houses, taking a nap in the grass on a warm Sunday afternoon, sitting on the porch during a thunderstorm, hooded sweatshirts and comfy clothes, when you wake up in the morning and you are perfectly comfortable, California sand, ocean waves that knock you over but you're stupid enough to do it again, the smell of freshly-cut grass, reading my favorite book for the hundredth time, going to Disneyland in the rain without an umbrella, anything free, orange chicken from Panda Express, playing the "in bed" game with fortune cookies, sleeping in Baum's bed, jumping in piles of leaves on my way to class, Dr. Pepper, sleeping in hammocks, playing German spotlight/sardines/capture the flag at midnight in the woods, peach cobbler a la mode, night hikes with flashlights, cliff jumping, buying Jones soda and tons of candy at the dollar store, finding your favorite skirt at Salvation Army, car washes that turn into water fights, bonfires, the smell of wood burning, playing with fire, unexpected presents, buying shoes!, buying a bag of jelly bellies at the mall and then relaxing in the love sac, puppies and kittens, temple trips, inside jokes, talking for hours and hours and not running out of things to say, beach trips, double dates, the feeling after you work out, humidity, BBQs, fireworks, watching movies, RMs, boys , In N Out animal style burgers, babies, Japanese gardens, random shrimp shacks at the side of the road in Oahu, getting lost in a maze, playing sardines in the church bldg, being at mission call openings, museums, painting something random and having it becoming your favorite work of art, winning at Monopoly, playing Rook or Phase 10 nonstop for a week, month-long Risk games, quitting jobs you hate, borrowing your mom's gas card to buy your next tank of gas =D, picnics, falling asleep on the couch while watching a familiar movie, finding 20 dollars in the pocket of your winter coat, running through sprinklers, dropping your backpack to make a snow angel because you couldn't resist the urge, finding a comfortable chair in the HBLL to study but you curl up and sleep instead, laughing so hard it makes your face hurt and makes you cry, contagious laughter, laughing for no reason at all, family dinners that are so crazy my brother forgets to eat, dancing with Grandpa to Frank Sinatra, getting your hair cut, seeing friends for the first time in a long time, understanding something for the first time, testimony meetings that make you cry uncontrollably, having deep conversations, playing the piano, singing along in the car, sleepovers with friends/sisters, high fives, otter pops, pretending to be from another country in a store at the mall with a fake accent, secret handshakes, taking advantage of the 10 second rule--or maybe its the 30 second rule, hitting all green lights, flirting, getting lost in Germany and then finally realizing you're actually in Switzerland, having the worst fake cough attack of your life walking in front of a smoker, playing the ABC game on the freeway and skipping over Q and X, signaling truck drivers to honk their horn, snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes, Grandma's chocolate cake, slipping in the mud and being able to laugh at myself while covered in it, going barefoot all summer long, new friends, boys asking you for your number, Hanz and Franz, Brian Regan, spa nights in the living room, making Dan uncomfortable by talking about feminine hygiene, styling Lionel's hair for a dance, dollar movie theaters, moonbounce laser tag, being paid to do nothing, getting a manicure/ pedicure/ facial/ massage, being addicted to facebook/myspace, spending money, memorizing lines from movies, freckles, music from musicals, going to musicals at Hami High School, catching up with elementary school friends who you haven't seen in 10 years, gossiping, making cookies just for the cookie dough, surprise parties, going to Divine Comedy shows, running into people you know in the most random places, finding out that someone you know knows someone else that you know.