Adri-Happies

My friend Sarah tagged my in her blog post with an assignment. Basically, the premise is to say good thoughts about life; 10 things that make you happy. Mine, like Sarah's, are "ever-changing and relatively permeable to circumstantial influences." Well put.

 Here are my current Adri-Happies in no particular order:

1. theknot.com. This helpful website provides me with a budgeter, checklist, notebook, and wedding website. It is an amazing resource for a bride who doesn't always know exactly what she's doing. I love looking at the photo gallaries of real weddings to get ideas of what I might like at my own wedding. The checklist is probably the best feature - a lot of the month-by-month reminders are things I would not have thought to do such as appraising my ring. I also didn't know it's typical to have 3 dress fittings. It's also nice to know when certain things should be done. Time lines make me happy. I could spend hours looking through this website!
2. Lola SpecialDark Jamieson. (in case you couldn't already tell) My puppy-dog is one of the best parts of my day, everyday. I come home from work and she is all squeaky and bouncy and nobody has been more excited to see me. She is affectionate and spunky. Just a love. She isn't the brightest light in the tanning bed, but she can sit, stay, go potty, and drink water on command.
3. Target. I just love the store! Granted, I can't seem to leave without a purchase. But there is never a time when someone says "hey wanna go to Target?" and I say "no way I don't want to go to Target." The Target at Northgate is my favorite. Two stories, Starbucks inside, (duh, it's Seattle) and cart escalators. It's a comfort that I know exactly where everything is located, and that I know what size of the Mossimo, All Star, and Merona clothes I fit into. Don't judge - most of my clothes come from Target.
4. Glee. True, it hasn't come back to prime-time yet. But Ian and I ordered the entire first volume of season one on Netflix and could barely keep from watching them back to back to back. LOVE this show. Is it sad that TV brings me such joy? NO, I say. Sorry Ian, but Mr. Shue would be welcome to serenade me anytime he wants.
5. Blogging. Yes. This. It gives me some time to myself in an otherwise packed day. I feel like my thoughts are more organized, my words are heard, and my creativity is exercised. It also makes me happy to read other blogs like Sarah's, Blake's, and Jess'.
6. My Apartment. I should say our apartment. It's beautiful, peaceful, and has everything I need. I always have a hot shower, a washing machine, dryer and dishwasher for easy cleaning, and an electric fireplace for when I get chilly. Just a few of the things that I love about my place. 
7. My Family. Which will soon include not just a few Jamiesons! Without my family I would be nothing. 
8. Random Texts. Whether it's Ian's "I love you" texts or Lauren's "I definitely had a dream that Rufio from Hook was trying to kill me" texts, the random ones certainly bring me the biggest smiles. I suppose this can include TFLN. I have an app for that... 
9. My Bed. It is seriously the most comfortable thing in the world and I have never slept better. We got a memory foam topper from Costco when we moved to Seattle and it is AMAZING. Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night to find your limbs are asleep? Well I used to all the time. I don't anymore. It's magical.
10. Last but not least is Ian. Hate to be cheesy, but he is my best friend and the love of my life. We have all kinds of fun together and I always want to spend more time with him. I wish every person could have a person like him in his or her life. He is loyal, caring, hardworking, dreamy, and entertaining. He is my favorite.

Another thing that makes me happy is that Tuesdays are my "half day" (which still means I work 5 hours) and I am off at noon! Today I can combine almost all of my favorite things together - I am going to finish up this post, go home to my apartment, do some laundry, take a shower, play with Lola, call my mom about some wedding stuff I found on theknot, take a nap, and then pick Ian up from work. Best Day Ever, even though it may not seem exciting.
Thanks for passing on a great post idea, Sarah!