The 100th Post

I know that I promised a spectacular 100th post, but I've been having difficulty with writing something great. We had a bumpy week last week, thinking that we had a potential match, but that turned out to be a false alarm. I'm trying to think of it as false labor! So I thought and thought and surfed and surfed, coming up with the idea to post 100 things that I'm thankful for in honor of the 100th post. Some of them are sentimental, some are silly and some are a little bit selfish...but it was fun coming up with them.

1. My husband
2. My family: If I listed everyone individually I would use up all 100 things!
3. A job that I like on most days
4. Brand new guitar strings
5. The Ya-Yas
6. My three fabulous nieces: Annie, Sophie and Hannah
7. Movie nights with Sophie
8. Siblings that I love and love to be around, as well as their spouses
9. Leanne and knowing that she will call every night after 10 p.m.
10. Really great books
11. My animals
12. All the babies in my life
13. Kenny Chesney concerts with one of my best friends
14. Long drives at night with great music in the background
15. Blockbuster Online
16. My friend Kim: Without her, there would be no Megan and Larry
17. My relationship with my dad
18. My grandmother’s cooking
19. Friends that you can not talk to for a long time, but then pick right up where you left off
20. The Internet
21. Perez Hilton: I love celebrity gossip
22. Harry Potter
23. Laughter
24. Long visits with my grandmother
25. Watching reality tv with my sister
26. Poison –the band, not the stuff that will hurt you
27. My college experience
28. Learning
29. Organic Milk
30. My friendship with Stephanie
31. Birthdays
32. Ben and Jerry’s Mint Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream
33. Facebook and Myspace
34. That my husband does the laundry
35. A good margarita
36. Gift Cards
37. Wisdom
38. Dental Insurance
39. Hot baths
40. A great haircut
41. My niece Annie’s smile and laugh
42. Love
43. My ipod
44. Memories
45. Pedicures
46. OPI nail polish
47. Cake Batter Milkshakes
48. Finding letters from loved ones no longer with us
49. My friend Jen, who always knows exactly when I need to hear her voice
50. Waffle House
51. Solitude
52. Playing my guitar when no one is around
53. The feeling you get when you perform on stage
54. My friend Rachel, just because she’s who she is.
55. Patience…but sometimes I wish I had more
56. Chocolate Milk!
57. Fresh Strawberries
58. Our amazing neighbors
59. Larry doesn’t mind changing dirty diapers
60. Top Chef!
61. Finding a really great deal
62. A really good, almost wet your pants, tears streaming down your face laugh
63. Family vacations
64. The smell of Shalimar…it reminds me of my mother
65. Organic Produce
66. Kindness
67. Cute baby clothes
68. Making Larry laugh by improvising a really stupid song
69. IKEA
70. Watching my garden grow
71. Being compared to my mother
72. Nintendo DS
73. Sephora
74. The sound of the ocean
75. The smell of spring rain
76. Staying connected
77. Being sure of who I am
78. Adoption
79. Instant Messaging
80. Learning to Knit
81. Sitting on the front porch during a rainstorm
82. Walking barefoot
83. Sugar-free Pudding
84. Having a great memory
85. A really cold beer
86. A hug from a child
87. Jumping on a trampoline
88. A perfectly cooked steak
89. Knowing that I’m loved
90. A wicked sense of humor
91. Not being stuck in the past
92. Google…how else could I keep tabs on old boyfriends?
93. Jeans that fit perfectly—which are few and far between
94. Roller Coasters
95. Chai Tea Frappachinos
96. Old Photographs
97. Tomato sandwiches on white bread
98. Making a dent in my student loans
99. Appropriate and emphatic use of my favorite curse words
100. Living a life that I actually enjoy

I wanted to congratulate some blogging friends on recent new additions to their families! So congrats to Carissa and Marcie....I'm so excited for you both!