I walked outside this evening, on my way to yoga. I felt a tingle on my face. Was it rain? It didn’t feel like rain. I looked around. Snow! SNOW! Flurries whirled around me as I watched the the flakes swizzle in the oncoming night. I was mesmerized by the patterns in my headlights as I drove to the studio.
I was thrilled, when an hour+ later, I walked outside and the flakes were still swirling, sheets dancing across the road, not sticking, merely visiting.
As I was fixing dinner, my favorite things came to mind:
- first snow
- heavy duty tin foil
- texts from friends
- emojis, emojis, emojis (especially multi-colored hearts and dancing animals)
- surprises
- heavy notecards and fine ink pens
- FaceTime with family
- homemade chicken rice soup
- a book that you forego sleep to read, often until 3 am
- sleep
- the smell when the heat first comes on in the house
- plants that grow in the cracks of the sidewalk
- laughing, hysterically, at a joke (if it involves a pun, so much the better)
- running into neighbors at the grocery store
- the feeling of a warm scarf around your neck when the wind blows
What are some of your favorite things?
LoriLoo 
I love this! I’ll play. Favorite things: discovering a new coffee shop, writing handwritten letters to friends, receiving handwritten letters in return, connecting with strangers, novel length text messages full of intentionality, and finding something (article, book, photo, etc) that I know someone I love will love and sharing it! Thanks for the excuse to reflect.
Oh! These are great ones, too, Anne! Especially writing handwritten letters! ❤
Blogs that make me smile. 😎
🙂 Love this!
Yes! I love this Lori!
> a book that you forego sleep to read, often until 3 am
Prosecco and PJs, watching a film. Beach walks and Christmas!
Another great list, Ruth! 🙂 Beach walks are the best, even in cold weather.
I love that “Heavy Duty Tinfoil” made your list of favorite things, especially over Peeps.
Some of mine:
* The oh-so-bright-green that brand new spring leaves are when they first sprout.
* That oak leaves start off as miniatures of their adult selves.
* The smell of a freshly-cut lawn and the satisfaction of surveying a job well done.
* A book recommendation from a friend.
* Discovering a new favorite song.
* The whooshing sound the screen door makes, heralding my beloved’s return from work.
* Puns.
* Catching sight of a bird as it alights nearby.
* Being amazed.
What a wonderful list, Krista! Heavy duty tinfoil brings me joy on a regular basis (I love the heft, and it’s washable!) whereas Peeps are a special occasion joy. One of my favorite reads was a recommendation from you! A Tale for The Time Being 🙂
So happy you enjoyed A Tale for the Time Being! Here are two more recos:
* Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
* Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeline Thien
Excellent! Will check those out, too! Thank you! 🙂
Meeting a favorite blogger. We’ll have to get together again sometime!
Tricia! I was just thinking about you this morning! I would love to get together soon. December is full of travel, so maybe early January? Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
January sounds great! I’ll be in touch.
* Waking up to a fresh, white world when it snows overnight.
* Listening to wind howl while I’m cozied inside with loved ones.
* Floating on my back in an empty pool, looking at the clouds.
* Sitting on a beach and watching waves of any size.
* Taking a break on a snowboard run to sit on the side of a hill and feel the crisp air on my face and gentle pressure as snow fairies kiss my nose as I listen to the whoosh and scrape of skiers and boarders going by.
My favorite part of snowboarding was sitting on the bank and taking a break 🙂 Love this entire list! ❤
Lori,
Just heard on the news you might be getting quite a dump of snow this weekend… stay warm!
xo from Maui 🙂
Maui! One of my favorite places – enjoy! I’ve been out of town, but it looks like I’ll return to a couple of feet of snow! 🙂