100+ Things I am Thankful For

With the thanksgiving season coming upon us I would like to share 100+ things that I am thankful for--day by day I will add unto this blog post until the end of November. Some of these will come from a book a best friend gave to me called 1001 things I am thankful for ( I will put a star next to those that came from the book).

"Gratitude is the key to happiness" C.S Lewis

1. Summer rain storms (without the thunder and lightening) so I can play in the rain
2. The color yellow is so cheerful and bright any day
3. The laugh of children
4. Handbells
5. Colorful falling leaves
6. Caramel Machiattos from Starbucks
7. Coffee with a friend
8. Laughter
9. Piano Music
10. Teddy Bears
11. the first daffodills of spring*
12. A smile from a stranger*
13. Friends who believe in you*
14. hugs from my students
15. Crayons
16. Pandora Radio station
17. No-Bake Cookies
18. Pumpkin (pie, cookies, lattes)
19. crisp autumn air*
20. text messaging
21. random phone calls
22. soft music after a stressful day
23. wildflowers
24. Roses
25. lavendar lotion
26. Freedom to worship God
27. hot fudge sundaes*
28. Maps
29. funnel cake*
30. mac and cheese with REAL cheese*
31. photo albums
32. days of school (although I still miss my students)
33. old movies
34. Beethoven, mozart, bach, rachmoninoff, etc.
35. musicals
36. hot bubble baths
37. big sweatshirts with hoods
38. a car
39. people who accept you for your craziness and for who you are
40. My plastic surgeon/doctor Dr. Trimas
41. black and white photos
42. Facebook
43. email
44. flavoured coffee creamers*
45. kites
46. lemons (pie, lemon aide, etc)
47. sunlight
48. dark chocolate
49. cotten candy*
50.picnics
51. content in my singleness and knowing that God has a plan for me
52. foreign languages
53. airplanes
54. warm blankets
55. fuzzy socks
56. relaxing water fountains
57. driving with the windows down on a country road
58. roller coasters*
59. Saturday mornings to slee in
60. family
61. Daisies
62.Starbucks (oops did I say that already) =0
63. Dollar Tree
64. aroma of fresh coffee in the morning*
65. my students making me laugh with the silly things they say.
67. french fries and cheese
68. the violin
69. phone calls that are NOT dropped
70. the mountains, especially in the fall
71. flower pens (if you do not know what they are they are happy little pens with a flower on top)
72. naps
73. Hair Coloring kits
74. Anything that helps me stay organized
75. Books (and a Nook too)
76. Jane Austen
77. Pinterest
78. Cookbooks, cooking shows, cooking websites.
79. Cast Iron Pans
80. Sonic (this is for you Jenn)
81. Wet sand squishing between your toes
82. Cool grass on a summery day
83. the wind (even though it messes up ones hair)
84. My college professors (esp Dr. Krause who helped me love literature and writing more; and Mr. Moose who helped me be more optimistic even on rainy gloomy days)
85. Blogger--I love to  blog, I love to write, I love blogger
86. Redbox and Netflix
87. Reruns of old TV Shows
88. My nose
89. Autumn leaves
90. Daylight Savings Time in the spring....I hate falling back on my times....i love springing foward...i love which ever one gives me an extra hour of sleep.....i love my beauty rest
91. Big keychains so I can always find my keys
92. Magnetic whiteboard calendars to plan menus with
93. 3m-hooks--this things are AMAZING!
94. Bath and Body Works---I can almost buy out the store with all the smell good stuff
95. people who pick on me---cuz it makes me laugh
96. Dr. Suess
97. Coffee travel mugs that do not spill
98. Simple reminders that I am beautiful and worth something
99. scented lotions
100. A loving heavenly Father who died for me (which is should be number one on my list)

And more to come later!!!! I am LOVING this!!!!!!!