A Treasure Found at Home

yesterday i met a friend from out of town and i went to an oscar party. fun times. also i have a new app on my iphone that is just for gratitude lists. it’s marks each bullet point with a little cloud. so cute!

so, here they are in no particular order…

☁complements on my haircut
☁college friends irl (Jason) and on skype (hamster_grrl)
☁Rob Roy in a martini glass to “make it pretty”
☁complements on my oscar dress
☁Sean Penn’s acceptance speach: he was clearly emotional; open; honest
☁cake!
☁nerdy baby’s abc’s
☁yummy lunch w/Jason
☁earl grey
☁missed all the slow bridge traffic
☁view from the view lounge

1. THUNDER! in california! (ok, i only heard it once, but it was serious)
2. real rain 1) we need it and 2) it’s usually a lighter rain here
3. got my hair soaked walking back up the hill from lunch
4. warm soup
5. sound of rain on my skylight at home
6. cozy lighting in the office
7. i have a job in an office (i’m not working outside in this rain)
8. hot rose flavoured tea
9. the hail didn’t fall here (no dents in the car)
10. i totally don’t have to worry about tornados here

1. my favourite candy will now be on sale (necco conversation hearts, if you’re wondering; i love reading them!)
2. fixing the car’s window motor only took one day
3. it didn’t rain while the window was stuck down
4. the rotors didn’t absolutely need to be replaced (yay saving *some* money)
5. questions got resolved – even if i don’t feel good about the answers i feel much better knowing the truth
6. chatted with hamster_grrl (belgium)
7. chatted with jason (arizona usually, nyc last night)
8. chatted with serious (oz)
9. presidents’ day means i get to wfh, where it is much warmer
10. mint and honey tea

1. went to see a movie with our babysitting money from last week (there’s something about this that is so sweet)
2. coroline! in 3D!
3. kisses on the top of my head
4. crazy dream was really just a dream
5. had one clean travel mug left this morning
6. found i had already bought the album i was thinking of buying!
7. sunshiny blue sky
8. dancing alone in my living room in the mornings
9. dude, grilled cheese promises… and that’s all i can say about that for now
10. the lowl

1. burrito – yummy lunch!
2. borrowed heater to keep my feets warm in the office
3. great dinner conversation
4. ended up at a good place for said dinner
5. rain ended before the dinner ended
6. cute shoes
7. still in love with my little coffee maker
8. queen bee HeroClix for my desktop

1. naps
2. couches
3. new pillow cases
4. peanut butter moo
5. fastish carpet cleaners
6. rushed stairway hugs – better than no hugs

1. zombie prom
2. going out with pilot
3. made it to the street and the water filled gutter before i threw up. thank goodness for the recent rains.
4. twitter
5. cake donuts with sprinkles
6. good timing meant i got to talk to rockstar when i got home last night
7. did not get dizzy or barfy again while driving across the bridge
8. my hair can’t hold a style to save it’s life… which means anything i do it it brushes out rather easily! yay, post zombie brushing!
9. pilot got absinthe, so i got to watch the whole prep (not liking licorice means i don’t drink absinthe)
10. easy parking!

1. the carpool lane
2. bagels at the morning meeting
3. leaving before afternoon traffic
4. soft cushy nest of a bed
5. the beautiful baby girl rockstar and i watched last night
6. getting that beautiful baby girl to sleep
7. games which include rules such as “the person with the most colourful clothes goes first”
8. my new tiny 4cup coffee maker… just the right size

1. working from home is easier now than ever before
2. music videos
3. visit from sister sue and otis on the ranch
4. new ilife… iphoto faces is addictivly fun
5. a offered to use her car for carpooling to the ranch
6. war and sheep
7. had sufficiently warm sleeping situation in the yurt
8. warm sunshine in winter
9. no traffic on the way home due to super bowl