These are the good things.

from last saturday which was spent on the provo river and eating burnt dutch oven

Smiling and showing all of your teeth.
Every day that the sun still shines.
Falling asleep while reading.
Pumpkin donuts for breakfast.
A haircut (even when it goes very wrong).
One last shave ice.
Changing fall leaves and (distant) snow-tipped mountains.
Observing forty adolescents on a homecoming date.
Biting into an apple.
A scooter ride up the canyon.
Waffles with too many toppings.
Sharing a living room with Legolas, C-3PO and Harry.
Falling to the ground while laughing.
Cheering at a game.
Roommate chats with tears and laughter.

These are the things that make this cold weather worth it for me. I protest and try to ignore the changing weather (being cold is my anti-state, if that is a thing) but I don't think I can imagine eating a pumpkin donut in June. And so, if just for these things, I am unusually glad for this time of year.

my perfect storm

rocks in gettysburg

As I sat on the roof of my apartment complex, my mind wandered around and glanced off life. I thought about books and how I sometimes (currently) like to spurn all movies because for me, books always win and they fill me up. I thought about my children at work and how I wish them the very best and how they make me happier than I thought they could. I thought about my friends and how it is not possible to imagine a life without friends, and how the best nights are those nights spent just talking and sitting on the roof. I thought about my family and how comfortable home is. I thought about my life and how it isn't really all that unique, and how it could be anyone's life but it is great. one word kept flashing into my mind, and that was satisfied.

meet my parents

good feelings

being able to french braid hair

wearing sunglasses

flipping over in a tube

starting a new book

reuniting with friends

fireworks

bike rides with sno cones

having time to nap

warm summer air

carnival rides and carnival food

rolling down the windows

night hikes

vitamins

wearing a swimsuit as often as real clothes

vacations: dc, palmyra

freckles

birds chirping

freshly painted nails