100 Things I Love

I’ve seen a few people do this on their blogs, and I decided it was time to try it myself. In completely random order, here are 100 things I love:

1. Good coffee
2. Paris
3. Yoga
4. Going to the movies
5. Getting up early when the house is dark and quiet
6. Wine
7. Train travel
8. The soundtrack to Out Of Africa
9. Dark chocolate with sea salt
10. Nail polish
11. Pinterest
12. The sound of spoken Italian
13. Sangria
14. Running
15. A man in a well-cut suit
16. The airport
17. Being a mom
18. Writing
19. Egg cups
20. Bookstores
21. High heeled shoes
22. James Bond
23. The rain
24. New York City
25. A warm fireplace on a cold night
26. Olives
27. Spending half an hour finding the exact right word
28. Having the exact right word come to me like a bolt from the sky
29. The smell of freshly cut grass
30. Dresses
31. Travel
32. The head massage while my hairdresser is shampooing my hair
33. The English countryside
34. Cream tea
35. Going to the ballet
36. The fall
37. The color pink
38. Five star hotels
39. European history
40. Indiana Jones
41. Vineyards
42. Downton Abbey
43. Goodreads
44. The smell of lavender
45. Popcorn
46. People who wink, and not in a creepy way
47. Boots
48. Raspberries
49. African safaris
50. The sound of the ocean
51. Gelato
52. Sunset with a glass of wine
53. Sunrise with a cup of coffee
54. Martinis
55. NFL on Sundays
56. Good thin crust pizza
57. Dancing
58. Parisian croissants
59. Dry humor
60. Songza
61. Christmas
62. Open air markets
63. A clean kitchen
64. Twitter
65. London
66. Paper
67. Lipgloss
68. TV/radio announcers with rich, gravelly voices
69. Eating in restaurants
70. The feel of freshly washed sheets
71. Bubble baths
72. Singing in the car
73. Caffe affogato (hot espresso poured over vanilla gelato)
74. Thunderstorms
75. Sushi
76. The sound of my kids laughing
77. A heartfelt compliment
78. Grocery shopping
79. The word quintessence
80. The moment of departure on an adventure
81. The feeling of returning home
82. Cheese
83. Writing in a coffee shop for hours
84. Tuscany
85. Reading a great first line in a book
86. Umbrellas
87. Shakespeare
88. French fries
89. Van Halen
90. The BBC
91. Making lists
92. Dressing up
93. Music from the 80s
94. Tulips
95. Handmade Mother’s Day gifts
96. Brunch
97. Libraries
98. Caprese salad (ripe tomatoes, fresh buffalo mozzarella, basil, balsamic)
99. The movie Moulin Rouge
100. Chasing dreams