100 Things I Love // My Favorite Things

At some point during the fall, I started making a list of things I just LOVE. Some of them are kind of random, some of them are really specific, but they all have a special place in my heart somewhere. Here you have it, 100 things I love. 

1. Washi Tape
2. Beautiful copies of books
3. the light that streams in from our windows in our apartment
4. Scalwag's permanent wink
5. Duchess's snoozy morning temperment
6. Gilmore Girls
7. a well told story
8. period dramas
9. stationery
10. a day at a thrift store
11. baking
12. the smell of fresh popcorn
13. 40-65 F degree temperatures
14. snail mail
15. grandmas
16. maps & globes
17. green grass
18. blueberry jam on croissants
19. Coldplay's "Rush of Blood to the Head" album - the soundtrack to my Novembers.
20. whales
21. the feeling that you get when a plane takes off
22. being near the water
23. iced mochas
24. hand lettering
25. pearls
26. leather leggings
27. the view from a plane window
28. road trips
29. water birds
30. winter
31. a good yoga session
32. golden sandals
33. fairytales, folktales, & Mythology
34. a board game night with my favorite people
35. curly dogs - as in dogs with curly fur
36. vintage evening bags
37. mermaids
38. a good quote
39. post cards
40. painting on tiny canvases
41. that New Year's feeling
42. lazy days with KC
43. New Orleans
44. driving in the car with KC
45. pretty ballet flats
46. yellow
47. glitter
48. gold
49. s'mores
50. cozy, piled high, book shops
51. short nails, dark polish, glitter top coat
52. astrology
53. IKEA
54. kitten whiskers
55. KC's hand in mine
56. lazy weekend breakfasts
57. rainbow sprinkles
58. meanings and symbolism of items (flowers, birth stones, etc.)
59. the scene in Sleeping Beauty where the fairies are baking the cake, cleaning the house, and sewing the dress
60. a quirky mug
61. snow blanketed landscapes
62. made for TV Christmas movies
63. giving gifts
64. giddy can't-stop giggle fits with Jess
65. full days with OE
66. when my dad says "sing it Al!"
67. cooking with my mom
68. red desert earth
69. stormy skies
70. wall collages
71. global music
72. days where you do nothing but read
73. snowflakes
74. ridiculously eclectic Christmas playlists
75. lilacs
76. Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and the like... 
77. Clue
78. a good margarita
79. seeing classic and cult classic movies at a good movie theater
80. how satisfying vacuuming is
81. Midwestern hospitality
82. The Great Lakes region
83. oversized stamps
84. lined envelopes
85. German Expressionism
86. visiting China Towns
87. caricatures 
88. street art
89. food trucks, carts, stands
90. beignets
91. hot chicken
92. baking pies
93. cranberry sauce
94. the way little girls twirl and dance at ballet performances and concerts, especially during intermission, or after the show.
95. compass roses
96. crescent moons
97. global holiday traditions
98. spritz cookies
99. valentines
100. cider donuts

What are some of your favorite things? Feel free to steal the idea and re-post. :)

XO,

Alexandra