new perspective

i never imagined that i'd look forward to the home depot and menards ads as much as the target and toys 'r' us flyers, but they are thrilling! i'm excited about purchasing grown-up stuff like bath towels and flagpoles. you may be thinking, "she's changed. this girl who loved scooby doo and had a rainbow bright bedspread." no cause for concern...although i have a new appreciation for sensible adult decor, i couldn't help ordering wonder women address labels and hanging my spiderman figure from my ceiling fan! sacrificing the kid in you to grow up and be boring is just so overrated!

hat tipping

i've never had this happen to me before, but in the last week, i've had two men tip their hats to me. one was a cowboy and one was a bicyclist with a baseball hat on. i think it's nice when men tip their hat for a lady.

this is #101

this is my 101st post on ennui, and to commemorate surpassing the century mark, i'm making a list of 101 things that i love about life right now:

101. snail slime trails that glimmer in the sun

100. redbox $1 rentals

99. lemon-lime gatorade

98. little cousins

97. tweezers that grab really well

96. regina spektor

95. foosball

94. hot chocolate with skim milk and whipped cream

93. neosporin

92. my uncanny abilities to spit, farmer blow, and pee in the woods

91. secret clinical strength

90. digital cameras

89. yellow bananas

88. bicycles

87. asics 2030 running shoes

86. teen novels

85. chaco sandals

84. cascade dishwasher cubes

83. rolls of quarters

82. pitcher margaritas at dos rios

81. coasters

80. iowa state fair

79. the stick

78. badger football and basketball

77. hockey games

76. lanyards

75. direct deposit

74. sun

73. earl may glazed pottery

72. recycling

71. smoothies

70. corn on the cob

69. charcoal grill

68. champion c9 sports bras

67. architectural salvage

66. my white under armor hat

65. cheap sunglasses

64. phone calls from my brother and sister

63. facebook

62. text messages from mom and dad

61. grandparents loaning me money

60. smash t-shirts

59. calculators with good buttons

58. warm rain

57. swimming pools

56. lakes

55. diy home decorating books

54. core workouts

53. feeling comfortable running 10 miles

52. dm farmer's market

51. cinnamon rolls

50. dutch letters

49. jmacs italian sausage sandwiches

48. xxx vitamin water

47. cracklin' oat bran

46. toast

45. cereal

44. strong legs and arms

43. flowers

42. the new sculpture garden

41. coupons

40. crushed ice cubes

39. massages

38. race goodie bags

37. topper's pizza

36. hyvee frosting

35. clorox wipes

34. gift cards

33. itunes

32. clipart

31. stained glass

30. belts

29. dads who can fix anything

28. fresh paint smell

27. second chances

26. jumping curbs

25. rootbeer floats

24. patios

23. baby animals

22. groundhogs on the trail

21. 2-cycle oil

20. vocabulary

19. suduko

18. blankets that turn into pillows

17. open windows

16. shade trees

15. bauder's peppermint ice cream

14. live music

13. warm weather

12. sweat

11. scrambled eggs

10. picture frames

9. naps

8. short thunderstorms

7. waterparks

6. floating

5. pink

4. pajama bottoms

3. not showering as often

2. cough-laughing

1. short nails

thanks, god! I'm thankful for so many things!

little kid on a big bike

when i was driving today i saw a tiny, jeans-wearin', buzz-cut boy riding a huge bike. it was so cute. i wonder how such a little person can balance such a big bike?!

fireworks

last night i went to listen to the des moines symphony play patriotic music, and then, there were fireworks. it was pretty cool to see everyone craning their necks and smiling up at the sky.