happy 101

Way back when (a month and a half ago!) the lovely Chinkygirlmel awarded and tagged me ... she's an amazing blogger who you can't help but want to visit daily to see her adventures, so I couldn't let her down - sorry for going this long without doing the tag, and thank youuuu!

Rules for happy 101 award:

1. Post who gave you this award.
2. State ten things you like.
3. Give this award to 10 other bloggers and notify them with a comment.

 1. Love - it might seem a bit redundant to say I like love, but it's true - love with The Boy (picture taken on Thanksgiving!), the friendships I have, the love for my sister and my parents ... And of course, the awesome friendships I've made with bloggers whom I haven't met but really hope I get to one day! all of it is something I like, something I cherish; without their love, I'd probably be a different person.

2. When everything goes right - I was going to say "according to plan" at first, but realized I like spontaneity :) By "everything goes right" I mean you have a crazy morning where you completely forgot about an assignment so you whip up two pages in an hour and then print it out and realize you still have 15 minutes to spare before you catch the bus so you manage to make yourself look somewhat presentable and catch all the right buses and get to class on time and then someone shares some of their candy with you ... errr, yes.

Maybe a better example is meeting up with Kym and while I was all jittery with nerves, had an amazing time getting to know in person and being so thankful that we got along so well while she showed me around her city. Miss you!

3. Doodling - one of my favourite pasttimes, since I've abandoned the idea of bringing my laptop to class (too heavy and too many distractions). So while the Prof is lecturing, I ... doodle. I take notes, of course. But given that all of my classes kind of have the same theme I feel like I'm learning the same thing over and over again.

I've learned that I'm only really good at drawing food, which sucks when you're incredibly hungry since you feel like devouring paper. Oh, and the Pikachu is because the guy sitting in the very front row of ascending rows was playing Pokemon on his laptop during the entire lecture. Seriously dude, just go home.

4. Discovering places - whether it's a new restaurant in town, a waterfall I didn't know about, or places on the world wide web; recently I've fallen in LOVE with They Draw & Cook, where people draw out recipes ... and thankfully it's going to be published because I want to print them all out! And of course, I'm creeping My Name Is Reeses to see adorable pictures of my sister's new dog.

5. Accessories - I'm not the biggest accessory girl, but I love those ones you look at and realize, I have to have it. Added to that list are my owl necklace from Forever 21 and my heeled oxford shoes from Payless ... so unbelievably comfy.

6. A nice night in - whether it's curling up on the couch to watch my favourite show (Castle), watching hilarious YouTube videos with a friend, or spooning on a bed while watching a movie with The Boy ... nights out are fun, but I love a nice night in.

7. Collecting coffee mugs - when I move out, I expect to have a whole cupboard of coffee mugs. While matching ones are neat (the third one had a Cappuccino buddy just like it, but sadly the ear broke off during the flight from Vancouver to Hamilton), I think having a vast array of different ones is better. The Class of 2010 one is HUGE and from my parents, the second is a Shakespeare Love Quotes which I adore, the third is a Macchiato mug which was 99cents from Vancouver, and the last one is a Mocha mug my sister got me from Starbucks. Ever in doubt of what to get me as a gift? A coffee mug.

I sound incredibly boring, don't I?

8. Being there for someone - giving them a hug, doing a favour, coming with someone somewhere ... I like being there for someone :) It's as simple (and as complicated) as that (since sometimes this can be taken advantage of, but that's a story for another time).

9. Postcards - twitter and Facebook chat seem to be replacing e-mail, which replaced letters, and so on. But I still love the idea of postcards - I really hope everyone who participated in the Postcard Project got their postcards, I'd love to do this idea again sometime soon! Above are my three most recent postcards - from Alexis, Kym and Carla!

10. Reciting movie lines - off the top of my head. I have just about the weirdest memory where I can remember every single line of Pirates of the Caribbean, the entire Oliver Wood scene in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as well as Hot Fuzz, Serendipity, and Finding Nemo - but I don't remember anything really useful. But I like it? :P

So now for tagging! Sorry if you've already been tagged in this, but you're awarded anyways! :) Make sure to check them out!: Ramblings of a Fab Brunette, be de.lizzy.cious, i am krissy, Sara's Organized Chaos, Little Tiara, Across My Universe, The Blarkness Chronicles, La vie ... J'aime, A New England Girl, and Insomniac Lolita.   

What do you like? :)

And what did you like about today?