On September 25th, I gave birth to this lovely blog. An now, not two months later, I’m on my 100th post! I see a lot of people do the “100 things about me” posts in honor of this special occasion, but since I kind of already have that in my blog (see “about me”), I figured I could list my favorite things–100 of them. Like Julie Andrews sings about? Don’t worry, raindrops on roses and brown paper packages tied up with string will not make my list. Whiskers on kittens just might though. And no, this will not be like Oprah’s list where you get freebies. Sorry. These really aren’t in any particular order…

100. Cuddling with Lulu.

99. Playing with Maggie.

98. Starbucks Peppermint Mochas. OMG.

97. hooded sweatshirts.

96. glitter.

97. romantic comedies.

96. “The Office.”

95. Coke Zero.

94. iFriends.

93. Autumn.

92. wedding pictures.

91. babies, especially bald ones and tiny ones.

90. “Superbad.”

89. Getting snowed in by a blizzard.

88. Real Christmas trees.

87. Real fires in the fireplace (none of that gas business).

86. ice cream! Especially when it’s a little melty.

85. Target.

84. colorful socks.

83. Liberals.

82. “30 Rock”

81. edamame.

80. cuteoverload.com

79. Vivaldi.

78. candles.

77. baby animals.

76. Ranunculus

75. getting As.

74. thunderstorms–the worse they are, the better.

73. taking the pups to the beach, especially when Maggie stretches out in the water.

72. When John unexpectedly brings me flowers.

71. Our car.

70. people.com

69. Reading the ads in the Sunday paper (and nothing else).

68. bubble baths.

67. my wedding ring.

66. when snow is kind of glittery at night.

65. listening to all of Lulu’s strange sounds.

64. Lilacs

63. visiting my parents.

62. Fireworks on the 4th of July.

61. Glacier National Park (and Acadia, Mt. Ranier, and Yellowstone).
60. the way skinny feels.

59. raspberries

58. Pottery Barn.

57. the way the air smells after it rains.

56. Bailey’s Irish Cream.

54. Nerds Ropes.

53. Gummi anything.

52. laughing so hard that I cry.

51. Bare Escentuals make up.

50. sitting around a bonfire.

49. contour pillows.

48. When it stays light out until like 9pm during the summer.

47. Rock Bottom ballpark pretzels.

46. eating outdoors.

45. California Pizza Kitchen.

44. Cinnabon (I don’t think I’ve had one in probably 5 years though)

43. shopping at Whole Foods.

42. drinks with friends on a patio on a warm summer night.

41. fireflies.

40. “40 Year Old Virgin”

39. Pride and Prejudice (any version, book, movie, or otherwise)

38. decorating for any holiday

37. Baking cheesecake

36. the sound of birds chirping.

35. Fleece.

34. flip flops

33. oatmeal.

32. big, gnarly oak trees

31. bookstores

30. Kehr’s Candies Irish Cream Milk Chocolate meltaway bars.

29. Ricky Gervais podcasts/radio shows, and in particular, Karl Pilkington.

(I strongly encourage you to listen to both of these videos)

28. french fries

27. Natalie Dee’s cartoons.

26. getting the car washed

25. Aveda Mosscara.

24. Matrix Curl.life shampoo and conditioner (although I can’t afford it).

23. Browsing shorewest.com’s most expensive homes and imagining myself living in them.

22. Gap’s Long and Lean jeans.

21. getting new emails from friends and family

20. massages, pedicures, manicures, etc.

19. This is my favorite number- not sure why.

18. Anything from Ballard Designs.

17. visiting museums

16. Pink lady apples.

15. going to the pumpkin patch every fall.

14. a clean house

13. my super sweet laptop.

12. J.Crew

11. when my fingernails are nice and long.

10. history- studying it, learning about it, watching tv shows about it… doesn’t matter.

9. walking through botanical gardens.

8. Wes Anderson’s movies.

7. blogging!

6. crystal clear tropical water

5. retractable highlighters (it’s an obsession)

4. giving gifts

3. Sleep, followed by more sleep.

2. Jamba Juice

1. And my favorite person–JOHN! ;)