Awesome!!!

A list of truly AWESOME things:

Spring brings green baby buds that turn to leaves which fly high in the sky all summer long.  When fall arrives, they change color, eventually snap off and tumble to the sidewalk.  So smile a big smile on your face and enjoy the crispy crunch that comes when you walk out of you way to smash a brittle leaf into smithereens ... AWESOME!

You're a human pillow.  Remember that tiny heart beating on your chest, that tiny little hand gripping your finger, soft breaths whispering in and out... When you were a baby you fell asleep on people all the time.  As a grown up you're helping the next generation of life on its way.  And just think, some day, the softly sleeping snuggler will be doing the exact same thing for someone else... AWESOME!

Give your tired aching soles a soothing break after a long day of painful slave labor....  walk home barefoot! ... AWESOME!

Ahhh vacation.  Saturday we got here.  Sunday we did nothing.  Then after that we did nothing.  The next day we did nothing.  And we're doing nothing now ..... AWESOME!

Lazing around in crumpled sheets, sun streaking through the blinds, you open your eyes and blink slowly.  Your lips curl into a smile.  You glance at the alarm clock, stare at the ceiling, flip your pillow.  That's when it hits you:  you can smell bacon, and it smells ... AWESOME!!

When the plane suddenly speeds up on the runway ... because here we go!!! .. AWESOME!!!

You grab your order from the takeout window, the scent of fresh french fries fill the car; you get home, open the sack and take out the box of fries, and find some salty onion rings hidden in your fries .... There be treasure in these fries... AWESOME!!!

The sound of steaks hitting a hot grill .... Tsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.... AWESOME!!!

Deja vu is that strange feeling of having already experienced a new situation at some time in the past.  Now you just need to harness your powers...  AWESOME!!!

Eating anything grown in your own garden, sweet ears of corn (even if they're small), green beans that snap, warm peas in a pod, or a juicy ripe tomato... AWESOME!!!

Deja vu is that strange feeling of having already experienced a new situation at some time in the past.  Now you just need to harness your powers...  AWESOME!!!

Old classic board games:  Mouse Trap, Connect Four, Battleship, Uno, Risk, Candyland, Clue, Monopoly, Password, Chutes and Ladders... AWESOME!!!

It sounds like the start of summer, it sounds like the cool and quiet finish to fall, its the sound of water lapping against a dock... AWESOME!!!

Seeing a really happy dog out for a walk:  I'M OUTSIDE I'M OUTSIDE I'M OUTSIDE I'M OUTSIDE ... AWESOME!!!

The sound of snow crunching under your boots... AWESOME!!!

You're sitting in a restaurant, waiting for your food order, and the waiter brings you a basket of bread... and its warm! ... AWESOME!!!

Your windshield wipers have no idea what's going on as you enjoy a blissful two seconds of silence as you pass under a bridge on the highway... AWESOME!!!

A hug from someone who loves you at the end of every day... AWESOME!!!

Sometimes life gets hard. 

That's when you focus on all the magic moments, eye twinkling memories,

and small special touches that make every day sweet,

and make every day worth living.