things to be happy about (in no particular order)

1. hotel breakfast buffets and eat-all-you-can bacon
2. heno de pravia soap
3. anything mint-flavored
4. the feeling one gets after an hour of boxing (sadly something i haven't felt in a while)
5. unexpected text messages from the boy
6. a things-t0-do list with everything crossed out
7. reading my planner at the end of the year and realizing so much has happened to my year.
8. post-it note pads
9. finishing a case and knowing it was one of the best you've ever written
10. kfc
11. learning the beauty of having female friends
12. fresh sheets
13. the way my hair looks after gilbert has worked his magic
14. new shoes
15. a closet full of clothes i actually want to wear
16. weekends at qc with my "other" family
17. 7;30 p.m. at the office, with everyone gone for the day, and hitting "the zone" where words just seem to spill from your fingertips.
18. new friends
19. bath and body works cotton blossoms
20. books waiting to be read