I ain't gonna let em catch me, no

Every once in a while I have to make a list of things that make me smile:

my family::
my friends::
music::
good books::
laying on the couch watching movies::
drinking coffee all day long::
dancing like crazy with my boyfriend::
dressing up::
church::
sweat pants::
making cookies::
staying up all night laughing::
nights i'll never remember::
nights i'll never forget::
meeting random people::
helping change lives::
my girls in nashville, l.a., and indiana::
kisses::
my dog::
going out to dinner::
taking pictures::
randomness with carly::
dallas cowboys and all things texas::
mornings::
the color red::
mondays::
sunshine::
wal mart::
love::
learning::
learning to love::
drew and dreaming up our future::
haircuts with kara::
miller lite::
my lamp::
potatoes w/onions, cheese, sour cream and hot sauce::
reading theology and ethics::
a good, comfy chair::
dove dark chocolate::
plants::
depressing movies::
daisies::
the allman brothers band::
music with no words::
coasters::
handmade pottery::
recycling::
the simplicity of living on a very limited budget::
serving::
the community i work in::
george house coffee shop::
the guilty pleasure of a really good snickerdoodle::
my teddy bear::
cinnamon oatmeal::
a glass of 2% milk before bed::
walks::
5 hour conversations about everything and nothing with the love of my life::
really worn in shoes::
driving alone at sunrise::
coffee cups::
collecting change::
homemade cards::
prayer::
a child's happiness::
old navy socks::
reading blogs::
playing catch::
big bodies of water::
green grass::
kind strangers::
spiderman macaroni and cheese::
my quilt::
retro-looking household things like my grandmothers blue and white bowls::
recipe websites::
fluffy pillows::
nivea lotion::
really good toilet paper::
white christmas lights::
america's funniest videos::
the word 'peace' and how it looks and thinking about what it means::
the real Jesus we read in the Bible, not the one i remember learning::
my radical parents::
the words 'revolutionary', 'personification', 'eschatology' and 'characteristics'


*these appeared in no particular order. now about that glass of milk before bed...

much love.
carrie jade