Happiness is . . .

Happiness Is . . .

1. spring weather
2. pretty spring dresses
3. Trader Joe’s chocolate pudding
4. Trader Joe’s tart dried cherries – great snack
5. Sundays with David
6. fun yard sale finds
7. the return of Glee
8. good books – read The Razor’s Edge by W Somerset Maugham – it’s wonderful!
9. planting veggies for the summer – tomatoes, squash, peppers – yum!
10. a great “new” job

from Easter Sunday

Happiness is . . .

Once again, it's been WAY too long since I've done a Happiness is post. The past few months have been both fun and stressful, but as alway, I have a lot to be happy about.

Soooo, Happiness is . . .

1. a family who always takes the time to make you feel like a princess on your birthday.

2. getting over the stress of moving, being sick, and general business by building lots of fires in our fireplace and cuddling.

3. tapioca pudding

4. counting down the days till your best friend gets married. ( just 25 more days, Summer!)

5. the light in December

6. the air in December

7. realizing that instead of sitting in an hour of traffic on my way to work, I can take public transportation and relax, read a book, and cut my commute in half. thanks MARTA!

8. reading books that truly change the way you see the world.

9. laughing until my sides hurt when David got a clothespin stuck in his hair.

10. decorating for Christmas, listening to Christmas music, watching Christmas movies, Christmas parties, Christmas treats, Christmas giving - I. love. Christmas.

imaga via marthastewart.com

image via coastalliving.com

It's in the light and the air

Every year, around mid-September, I start getting butterflies in my stomach. I can see and feel a difference in the light and the air. When the butterflies arrive, I know that Fall is coming!
I think the butterflies are a result of my extreme obsession with and adoration of all things Fall.
I've checked out several of my friend's blogs, and it looks like they have the feeling, too!

In anticipation of the coming season, I thought I would do my first Fall post.
As mentioned several hundred times before, I love lists, so I thought I would do a combination "Happiness Is" post with a rundown of my loves for Fall.

So . . .

FALL Happiness is:


1. the best weather: breezy, crisp, with a slight chill in the air that slowly builds to perfection
2. holidays: my two favorite, to be exact. Halloween and Thanksgiving (this is excluding the mother of all holidays, Christmas, of course)
3. Fall fashion: cardis, scarves, blazers, cords - everything in nice, rich hues.
4. Fall colors: nothing is better than sitting in the park surrounded by the beautiful reds, yellows and oranges of Autumn
5. camping: blankets and pink noses, huddled around the campfire, drinking hot chocolate - pretty much perfect
6. watching Fall come to the city
7. running without dying of heat exhaustion or freezing
8. the food: caramel apples, the return of soups and other cool weather-friendly meals, and Thanksgiving dinner - minus the turkey!
9. birthdays: 5 of the 9 members of my family (the Dunns and the Cates) have Fall birthdays
10. the best reason of all: cool weather = lots of cuddling with David!

Now for my Fall loves . . .

J Crew is tormenting me with their amazing Fall looks. Every year, around this time, I start drooling over the catalog and website.
Luckily, I have a lovely husband and mother who saw fit to contribute a few key pieces to my Fall wardrobe.

Like the toothpick ankle jeans and cords.
Finally, a jean I don't have to get altered!
I love the fit, the rinse, everything. Plus, I thought they would be hard to breath in, but surprisingly, they're not!

They look great with a cardi or blazer, a bright scarf and ballet flats or heels. I love having simple pieces that can be switched around to form dozens of looks!

I'm sure as October approaches, I'll have much more to say about Fall fashion, food, crafts and general happenings!

sidewalk image via simply photo
clothing images via polyvore and kaboodle

Happiness Is . . .

1. the Dekalb Farmer's Market
2. chocolate covered raisins
3. watching 500 Days of Summer with my love and good friends
4. eating ripe figs off of our very own fig tree
5. cleaning
6. having an exciting new goal
7. writing in my planner
8. finding and enjoying new music
9. giving books as presents - you can never go wrong
10. having David all to myself for 18 days

I wouldn't do, without you.

Happiness Is . . .

Along with realizing how long it's been since I did a Currently Reading post, I also realized it's been a while since I've done a Happiness Is post. And I have a lot to be happy about.

1. fireworks
2. finally having an interview
3. cleaning and organizing
4. the moment David opens the door
5. writing
6. ipod playlists
7. making running goals
8. fresh summer veggies
9. rain on the roof
10. frozen yogurt

Happiness Is (Week 4) . . .

1. last day of work
2. moving into our first house (still renting, but it's a whole HOUSE!)
3. berries
4. improving
5. nutella on baguette
6. good quotes
7. movie nights
8. silliness
9. doubles tennis
10. canoing on the Toccoa river with David and Dawson

Happiness is . . . Week 3

1. the smell of clean laundry
2. dubble bubble
3. summer baseball games
4. people with funny laughs
5. life of pi
6. cold pizza
7. countdowns and anticipation
8. showers after working out
9. listening to oldies
10. sleeping in with David

images via le love

Happiness Is (Week 2) . . .

Here is my list of 10 things that make me happy for this week.

1. the end of phone duty day
2. thunderstorms
3. popsicles
4. pretty dresses
5. old journals
6. thrifting
7. "simple gifts" on the piano
8. cleaning and organizing
9. meeting other people's grandparents
10. planning road trips

Happiness is . . .

I really like rockstar diaries' list of 10 things that make her happy. I think it is a great thing to think about. I am going to try to start a weekly list of 10 things that make me happy. Perhaps I will become a more appreciative person in the process!

1. my morning smoothie
2. the smell and feel of David's tee shirts
3. breezy, sunny days
4. brussels sprouts
5. peonies
6. photos of my mother
7. any song by postal service
8. children's books
9. caterpillars
10. celebrating my 3 year wedding anniversary with David today