0 happy 100th! & things that bring me joy . . .

so this being my one hundredth post {and us still being alive & all} i figured i would post a little celebratory post & share some of the things that make me incredibly happy. {it's a long one folks, so bear with me} . . . ready! . . . set! . . . here we go!

doing anything with ivan {even watching boring baseball games that we leave early from}

p.s. watching my brother travis cling desperately to anyone around him as we skated was pretty great too

fantastic friends & beer

food!

especially when it's wrapped in paper or comes from a bus

camping & smores!

cappuccinos & coffee, period

wine! red, white, rose, sparkling & otherwise

my family! oh yes my family!

girlfriends {with or without ivan}

architecture {obviously} 

cobblestone streets & brick walls

big cities {the people, the sounds, the smells, the food, the fun, the diversity - i just can't help drinking it all in}

murals! {don't miss the insanity that is a car & the girls in cabaret garb under the pepsi parasol}

running! {especially with family}

hiking, climbing, cliff jumping & other outdoor adventuring

festivals of any kind & outdoor markets

peonies & lavendar

i've become slightly obsessed with francesca woodman after seeing this display - it was absolutely enthralling

museums & art in general

inventive displays

traveling & participating in tourist traditions

taking pictures of my reflection

operas, ballets, symphonies & fancy dinners!

looking through old family pictures

catching kisses

the way ivan looks at smallish things

reading & sketching

dessert!

ivan

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0 putting up christmas!

it's christmas time officially! i'm one of those people who doesn't allow a single candy cane to show its face until after thanksgiving. holidays are very important to me & i feel strongly that celebrating them too long makes them less special. {this will be a lecture my children will hear many times believe you me}. anyway, seeing as finals were super crazy {no sleep, bad food, so much stress my eye was twitching for weeks, little to no motivation to clean &/or shower, etc.} we decided to wait to put up christmas until finals were OVER! and now that they are . . . . . . . here's christmas!

and this! this is my reading list for the break! i'm so excited! {can you tell? i have exclamation points at the end of every sentence!} during school it seems there are always so many readings that i never get to all of them & i feel guilty reading something not for school, so here's to purely pleasurable reading! 

p.s. i'm pretty excited to watch "anna karenina" after i've read it.
p.p.s. i can't imagine anything better than listening to christmas music, drinking coffee & cuddling with my ivan as we watch the snow fall - this time of year makes me a little sappy.

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