things you'll never tell your parents

1. i eat ice cream for dinner more often that i will ever ever tell you
2. there is a dove tattoo on my right lower hip
3. i wish i had tried more in school so i couldve actually done something with my life
4. i went to the mall high once and it was awesome
5. i hated those girls that you wanted me to be friends with- they were mean people
6. i had an affair with hallucinogens
7. i used to binge eat the cookie dough in the outside refrigerator while i watched cartoons after school
8. how i really met my boyfriend (online dating)
9. how far in debt i am
10. i am a really good liar
11. your girlfriend doesn't have very good taste and i returned nearly all of my christmas presents this year
12. my first kiss was drunken
13. when we used to say we were bowling we were usually drinking in the bushes downtown
14. i hit someone else's parked car in the parking lot when i drove your station wagon to school during finals and just pretended that someone else hit me
15. anything related to sex
16. tj was the same person as the james
17. i stole stuff in high school
18. i heard them having sex one time
19. i really dont like anyone outside of my immediate family
20. i am a better driver than you
21. that time you called and asked if i wanted to have brunch and i said i was in the car, running to the store to buy milk - yeah, i was actually driving home from a boy's house at 10 in the morning
22. my friends and i were the ones who drank away the wall of liquor in the basement
how righteously stoned i was that day they made me go test drive a new used car with them (after i hit the guard rail)
23. i got arrested
24. i went to health class drunk almost every week
25. i didn't really go on birth control because the doctor said it would help my skin
26. that boy up the street was growing marijuana in his closet and was not a good influence even though he was pretty
27. the bizarre sexual fetish my ex has (though it would be so satisfying to tell)
28. i have performed sex acts that you think are repulsive
29. i've kissed a boy
30. i was a smoker for about 8 years
31. I want to get married and have babies right now (with my boyfriend...even though I am not technically divorced from my (ex)-husband yet. eek.)
32. i think i walked in on you having sex when i was like 8
33. when my mom knocked on my bedroom door at 3:30 in the morning when i was 18 years old and my boyfriend was in there with me.... i told her not to worry, we were just kissing. riiiiiight mom.
34. it wasn't water that i spilled on that desk chair
35. anything related to masturbation
36. i only pretended not to understand the mulva episode of seinfeld because i was embarrassed to be watching something like that with my dad
37. the age when i lost virginity
38. i look through her mail to understand her finances better
39. i have driven slightly drunk
40. i can forge your signature like nobody's business
41. i have never seen that tommy lee jones movie that you think I saw 5 times
42. i lost the ring you made in high school jewelry class but i didn't want to tell you
43. certain interracial relationships I've had- it's not worth the fighting, he's old and I want to enjoy him
44. my first huge crush was on fred post even though i told you it wasn't
45. i actually think you are really great parents even though you were so strict
46. i fault my dad for leaving two marriages
47. i drove into a snowbank the first week I had my car
48. i think you need counseling because you can be really unstable and mean
49. i was really mean to that boy in college because he deserved it
50. my neck was not sore just because i slept funny, but because i slept funny on a boy's arm
51. that cigarette burn in my car wasnt someone leaning in. it was tyler but I didnt want you to know because I liked him
52. in high school I accidentally burned down a building
53. i never sent a thank you note after i bought my car
54. the only reason I liked DMB was because I was stoned and pretending I was in the rainforest
55. when i was 19 i rammed into a guardrail on the highway with my car. it kept me from being able to open either of the doors on the driver's side of my car and caused multiple other hilarious issues. i told my parents it was because a tractor trailer came REALLY close to swerving into my lane on the highway and hitting me. but the REAL truth is that i was trying to stabilize a can of cheeseballs in between my seat and the passenger seat and i was just totally not paying attention.
56. when you asked if r. and i were platonic friends and i said yes, i was lying
57. i think i will find a great sense of relief when my mother dies
58. I skipped most of my senior year
59. I had two abortions
60. sometimes i pretend to be at work when i'm really at home pretending to be sick and i don't want you to be mad at me for taking a sick day

list by: ashley, amanda, becky, hannah, maggie, maura, rebecca, sammie and stef
photo by stefanoodle frances-face

great winter activities

1. drink beers while shoveling out your car
2. clomp your feet to get the snow off before you go inside
3. wear scarves, multiple ones, layered and twisted around your neck
4. construct fleets of snowmen or snow penguins
5. think about buying snowshoes
6. make and drink hot toddies
7. wear wool socks, wool slippers, wool sweaters
8. watch football (and puppy bowl!)
9. make snow forts outdoors and blanket forts indoors
10. bake vegan delights (sneak chocolate chips in everything)
11. enjoy hot chocolating (which i just made into a verb)
12. shop for cute sweaters, gloves, scarves, and other fun winter garb
13. transform winter clothing into new spring outfits
14. bake bake bake
15. ice skate
16. wear long underwear under everything
17. snuggle to stay warm
18. hibernate
19. put a coat on your dog
20. pack on the pounds for warmth
21. stomp in puddles (frozen and otherwise)
22. make paper snowflakes
23. read, read, read
24. (learn to) snowboard (if you need to learn, have your very cute boyfriend/neighbor/friend teach you)
25. have potluck sundays
26. listen to the fire in the fireplace crackle
27. watch tv for entire weekend days because "it's too cold to go outside"
28. take pictures of icicles hanging like teeth from gutters
29. drink apple cider and whiskey
30. make pies while wearing mittens
31. have many, many movie nights
32. sit in front of the window with the sun pouring in and imagine hawaii
33. take photos of the beauty
34. hate your cold feet because you like wearing rainboots even though they're uninsulated
35. go to bed early
36. build fires
37. have rosy cold-kissed cheeks
38. curse the weather and wish it was summer and that you were tan
39. wear sweaters and boots
40. spend a somewhat mild day with one other person at popham beach
41. go hot tubbing (as long as there is many a towel nearby for when you have to, terrifyingly, JUMP out)
42. clean out old memorie
43. enjoy scarf-wrapping and jacket-wearing
44. weat puffy coats full of down... as if you've never left my bed
45. order matzoh ball soup from jerry's deli
46. slide around outside when it's icy
47. listen to music in a car by the shore
48. pay high heating bills
49. make art
50. write about your family
51. get used to rainy days (because this is southern california)
52. attend a knitting group with friends (stitch and bitch)
53. watch movies
54. throw snowballs at strangers (GENTLY)
55. walk through snow in the woods
56. take long winter naps
57. sled with friends, and get all chilly and rosy-cheeked and so your jeans are stiff with frozen snow and then come inside, put on really warm, dry, cozy clothes, and have hot chocolate by the fire and laugh
58. enjoy mid-afternoon beer and frites at an empty bar in montreal
59. shovel and shovel and shovel and SHOVEL
60. have dinner parties
61. make fires in the fireplace and then gazing into the flames, lost in thought
62. plan a wedding
63. enjoy spiced cider, blanket, and a book while it's storming outside
64. blow bubbles that freeze when they land
65. wear pajamas inside out in the hope for a snow-day from school (even though I work in a school!)
66. organize... "spring cleaning"? who wants to clean in spring when it's finally nice outside
67. make stews and soups and meatballs
68. knit until the skein is gone, then bind off and stuff whatever i've knit onto my head. it could be a scarf, it could be a mitten, it could be an ipod cozy. doesn't matter. in winter it's going on my head.
69. write letters curled up in bed
70. do hot yoga
71. pretend that the snow is mashed potatoes. especially driving in it when it's all sloppy and splashy
72. join a polar bear club
73. make snow angels
74. snowshoe

list by: alyson, ashley, becky, deirdre, gillian, hannah, jamie, jan, kathy (mom), katie, maggie, maura stef, and susan
photo by maggie

new years resolutions

1. let it go
2. make more things with my hands
3. read at least one book a month
4. chill OUT
5. drink less coffee
6. eat healthier (iron, protein, vegetables)
7. save money
8. clean up my dad's old darkroom and learn to use it
9. participate in some sort of extra-curricular activity, i.e. find a hobby!
10. take initiative instead of waiting for things to happen on their own
11. exercise 3-4 times a week and to make that a priority
12. be more ambitious in the kitchen
13. not be shy about experimenting with taking pictures of people
14. spend more time with cute nephews
15. be outgoing about asking coworkers to lunch and coffee
16. lose weight!!!
17. not be so jealous of friends
18. keep my apartment clean because it looks so nice and it makes me feel good!
19. try all the foods I had previously decided I didn't like for some reason with the mindset that I'll most likely love them
20. take deep breaths
21. read war and peace
22. find new ways to tell my family about itself
23. enjoy life more
24. really clean and organize my apartment throughout the year- one room a month and keep cycling them so that everything gets this "deep clean" every 3 months
25. stop drinking soda
26. swim more
27. start drinking lots of water
28. lessen my carbon footprint
29. take better care of my body - drink more water and watch how much junk I eat
30. make sure my relationship doesn't implode
31. set a weight that I feel comfortable with and to not pass it (add gym days and dieting if I get close, but just enjoy my weight the rest of the time).
32. watch more movies
33. floss daily
34. spend more time with friends, and less time on couch watching shit television
35. live within my means
36. buy nicer clothes for myself
37. drink less (except for water)
38. quit smoking
39. not get so annoyed so easily
40. put a little more time into my appearance this year. Put on a bit of make up in the morning or style my hair... just take the extra 5 minutes to make myself feel better all day.
41. get a haircut
42. laugh more
43. draw regularly
44. get fat ass to gym
45. eat less meat
46. make more of the right kind of friends and pull away from the harder friends
47. get new job
48. try all new foods available to me, and to try new food with the mindset that I'll most likely love it
49. look into grad schools
50. no more fried foods

list by: allie, ashley, becky, darcy, deirdre, emily, maggie and susan
photo by miss bliss

what you want for christmas

1. a bucket of diamonds
2. warm socks
3. electric guitar
tickets to see “stars on ice”
4. chandelier
5. great quality olive oil
6. this summer house
7. the peace of mind to know that although none of these things will be under the tree for me, i will be happy for the time, thought and effort that was put into the gifts i actually received
8. perfume
9. pajamas
10. new windows
11. a jade plant in a pot
12. a high quality underwater camera
13. a transmission for my car.
14. “what i learned from television” this american life commerative screenprint poster
15. tickets to somewhere warm
16. a ring
17. books
18. gift certificate to borders
19. movies
20. snowshoes
21. park planter (omg!)
22. someone to pay my student loans off (or just down)
23. ipod touch
24. interchangable work table
25. tj maxx gift card so that i can feel less guilty about shopping this year
26. typography doormat
27. the ability to sleep
28. aveda products
29. bocce set
30. lipstick
31. a trip to india for six weeks
32. a new baby in my life (but not my belly)
33. amazon gift cards
34. aretha franklin boxed set
35. nickelodeon gift certificates
36. frank gehry for tiffany’s torque bangle
37. a trip across all non-english speaking countries
38. converse high-tops
39. tiddly winks
40. the coat of my dreams: brown wool with a hood and beautiful collar
41. car repair and an oil change
42. a journal
43. turtleneck sweaters
44. the new american girl doll, although i doubt this will happen, considering i am 21 years of age.
45. massages
46. a baggage-free new year
47. everything on my LLBean wishlist
48. mixed salted nuts
49. headbands
50. manicures and pedicures
51. warm socks
52. my mom not to stress out
53. books
54. plasma tv
55. winter boots
56. cross country skis
57. new running shoes
58. a house on the cape for two weeks in the summer, and private jet to pick up all my friends and have them come hang out
59. free people cozy slim wrap (available at www.urbanoutfitters.com)
60. long underwear
61. red sox season tickets
62. really nice, soft, cozy, warm bedding
63. an alarm clock
64. gift certificates to whole foods and trader joe’s
65. gift certificate to target
66. amelie on dvd
67. anything that comes in a little blue box
68. a hug... or a few hugs
69. plane tickets to travel to far away places
70. the devil wears prada on dvd
71. to feel fabulous about myself
72. a twelve layer cake
73. starbucks coffee
74. a new acting gig
75. pots & pans
76. a west coast vacation seeing llama and billy, and then down to valley village to visit becky
77. ribbon candy
78. someone to vacuum my carpet for me!
79. digicam
80. an old flame to reappear in my life (a metaphorical old flame, not a literal one. this ain’t passover)
81. movie theater passes

list by: allie, amanda, darcy, gillian, katie, maggie, maura, rebecca, and susan
photo by maggie

gifts you'd give if money was no problem

1. a bakery, a house on the seashore, and lifelong health insurance (for my mother)
2. madame x (for my pop)
3. an aquarium (for jeff)
4. tons of plane tickets to portland (for everyone i know that does not live in portland)
5. record players (for people who dont have them)
6. 12 months of orchids delivered! (for my 85-year old grandmother who just retired from her full-time job as head cafeteria lady at madison high school madison, maine, where she worked for almost 50 years!!)
7. back surgery and a 1970 pontiac lemans convertible (for my father)a plane ticket home (for laura and courtney)
8. all of the onesies at ferdinand (for parker)
9. u2 memorabilia (for jeff)
10. a private jet (for ezra lizard so that she can always visit the transcontinental family she’s built)
11. building permits (for my contractor friends)
12. tiny tumbleweed houses (for my friends who would like to join me on my utopian community somewhere in an old apple orchard/near the ocean/in the mountains)
13. everything from the nova naturals catalog (for my sister as she gets ready for babies)
14. alaskan klee klei (for jeff)
15. tooth candy holder (for anguela)
16. rhythm (for joe)
17. a house (for us)
18. pay off student loans (all of my friends)
19. die electric wares (for the excessive in all of us)
20. the complete catalogs of important jazz musicians (for my brother)
21. tons of plane tickets (for me and everyone)
22. a house in malibu (for my parents)
22. a grill because all men should have a grill and i think he feels a little left out (for my honey)
23. gun vase (for kellyface)
24. a new couch that is better than the old couch (for chris)
25. new golf clubs (for dad)
26. plane tickets to exciting places (for my family)
27. a boat (for jeff and keith)
28. nice diamond jewelry (for mom)
29. maple syrup farm (for nicole)
30. my mom’s house and land and form a trust that makes enough money that they never have to worry about taxes or how to keep the house (for my mom and john)
31. a new job (for me, becky and kelly)
32. a really expensive nice pair of shoes (for mom)
33. season tickets to the hollywood bowl (for other-becky)
34. bass cab (for keith)
35. the latke who wouldn’t stop screaming by lemony snicket (for all the jewish people i know)
36. a nintendo hand held game thing because he is worried that he will go senile and they have a game that is supposed to build your memory (for my dad)
37. designer clothes (for my sister)
38. a dagguerotype collection (for erin)
39. a giant closet to put her things in, with maybe a few pairs of new shoes to go in it (for mandy)
40. heat (for the cold everywhere)
41. beatles memorabilia (for my sister)
42. the camera of his choice and a frame shop (for jon)
43. victoria “ghost” side chair (for jay who has impeccable taste)
44. an adorable doggie bed (for lola)
45. little diamond earrings because she’s a little jealous of mine (for my sister)
46. move llama and billy back east (for them and me)
47. coe and waito owl lamps (for my mom)
48. visa gift cards! (for everyone)
49. a trip to india to study yoga (for my sister)
50. money to charity and to buy clothes, etc (for shelters)
51. tiffany “legacy” drop diamond earrings (for my mother, to whom i would give the world if i could)
52. real estate (for me)
53. infinite ski lift tickets (for my family... those who ski, anyway)
54. seventy pounds of “sports gear” (for abby)
55. house add ons (for my parents)
56. a recording studio (for charlie)
57. an awesome lawn sport! (for my friends with lawns)
58. airplane (for max vgh)
59. a trip to camp cobbossee (for my grandpa)
60. avocado tree (for eric)
61. a new car (for my sister)
62. a house (for sara)
63. a trip across all non-english speaking countries (for me and keith)
64. the most amazing menorah ever (for all my jewish and fake jewish friends)
65. upgraded technology including ipods and such (for all my friends)
66. squirrel bank (for stef obviously)
67. something beautifully tacky made out of gold with a lot of conflict free gems on it just to make him both love (the look) and hate (the social aspect) it at the same time (for my brother who is a shameless materialist)
68. a puppy with a years worth of doggie day care (for maggie)
69. a personal buddha’s delight (for kathryn)
70. sno-cone makers (for everyone)
71. arctic expedition toy (for eamon and me)
72. good art for her beautiful condo (for darcy)
73. this summer house (for us)
74. a csa share (for kirsten and rick)
75. a whole bunch of wolferman’s english muffins (for my impossible brother-in-law who doesn’t consume carbs, and yet won’t be able to resist these incredible muffins)
76. the ability to sleep (for everyone with carey genes)
77. food (for the hungry everywhere)
78. an antique a black forest bear coatrack (for my stepdad)
79. land and homes (for everyone)
80. some decision making skills and romance without idealism (for who know who)
81. a room just for guitars with plenty of storage (for my dad)
82. hog island camp scholarship (for my brother’s family)
83. the leather couch of his dreams, with a matching chaise, recliner and coffee table (for josh)
84. alarm clock (for keith who is not a morning person)
85. enough for good food and clean water (for everyone in the world for the whole year)
86. something to be proud of (for my youngest brother)
87. prints of my friend dan’s photographs (for my dad)
88. a 6-week long trip to italy, staying in a villa in tuscany, visiting many other places, lots of great food and wine and olive oil etc (for my sister and her hubby and my sweetie and i)
89. a baby (for merry)
90. education (for everyone)
91. a trip to prince edward island (for erin)
92. educational financing (for offspring)
93. redecorate family/ living room, the one we never go in (for my parents)
100. this bag (for jess)
101. jellybeans for breakfast (for merry, hannah and their mom)
102. bikes (for everyone)
103. j. crew cashmere “schoolgirl” cardigan (for maggie)
104. good-paying jobs (for everyone)
105. magic stress relieving pills (for my other brother)
106. a new computer and a puppy (for me and heather)
107. a trip to europe because he’s never been there (for my brother)
108. world peace
109. a total kitchen makeover complete with awesome appliances and equipment, partly for her and partly because i know that i would eat really well (for my mom)
110. water (for the thirsty everywhere)
111. a condo in st. mathews (for mom)
112. gift certificates for infinite yarn, pet food and trips to hawaii (for ashley)
113. health care (for everyone)
114. millions of the crazy mice (for pants)
115. some really expensive out of print record (for ryan)
116. titantic bank (for my darling brother)
117. a house near cherokee park (for dad)
118. a life-sized man made of chocolate (for my roommate)
119. the most amazing bathtub ever (for my parents)
120. a hair and wardrobe makeover (for mom)
121. year round card stock (for maura)
122. my nephew a college education (for my nephew)
123. pay off all the bills and mortgages and stuff (for my parents)a loft in new york (for katie)
124. nose cups (for jacob)
125. scott conley guitars (one for me, one for my brother, one for jon)
126. tea mug that looks like a button (for my mom who loves both tea and crafts)
127. a digital slr (for each of the oatmeal girls)
128. a farm (for me and merry)
129. jeff gordon ultimate dream package (for my stepmom, my aunt, my cousin and me 'cause that would be SO MUCH FUN!)
130. student loan debt forgiveness to all my friends!!
131. red sox season tickets for four. (a little present for me and my girls!)
132. covering all expenses while she completes her degree, and getting her in (for my sister)
133. a bucket of diamonds (for me and all my friends)
134. a lifetime supply of veuve clicquot champagne (for all my friends)
135. a dinner with mike lowell and jacoby ellsbury (for maggie and maura)
136. house, money, a reliable car good health care... all the things to take care of her that will bring me peace of mind (for my mom)


list by: allie, alyson, amanda, ashley, other ashley, becky, deirdre, hannah, jamie, maggie, maura, pete, rebecca and susan
photo by maura

favorite foods

1. denny's french toast slam
2. lobster
3. applesauce
4. kashi go lean crunch
5. chocolate all by itself
6. pad thai
7. squash
8. thanksgiving dinner all smashed up together
9. sweet potatoes
10. saffron panna cotta
11. tomato, basil and mozzarella salad (aka caprese)
12. plantains
13. walnuts
14. scrambled eggs and cheese
15. pizza from flatbread
16. black and white cookies
17. cheese
18. really good chocolate (like the kind stephen buys for merry)
19. lactaid cottage cheese
20. tiramisu
21. creme brulee
22. canoli
23. navel oranges
24. nachos
25. raspberries
26. sandwiches generally
27. scallops wrapped in bacon
28. carrots
29. saag (any and all)
30. cheese enchiladas with mole sauce
31. pomegranates
32. pizza
33. capers
34. cereal
35. beans and rice
36. bbq bacon cheeseburgers
37. spinach
38. chocolate mixed with nearly anything
39. palak paneer
40. chocolate chip cookies
41. fruit: cherimoya, lychee, mango, papaya, clementines, all berries, watermelon... everything!
42. vegetarian burritos
43. carraway seeds
44. uni
45. almost every sandwich from artemisia
46. croissants
47. escargot
48. warm cornbread slathered with lots of melty butter and honey
49. pumpkin pie
50. mangoes
51. twizzlers
52. black beans
53. french fries with mayonnaise!
54. baked brie in a puff pastry crust
55. baked manicotti/ziti
56. chocolate cake
57. raisins
58. marzipan
59. veggie bacon
60. montreal bagels
61. toasted bread and butter
62. sliced tomatoes and mozzarella and basil and olive oil
63. lasagna
64. atomic fireballs
65. tortilla chips
66. carrot cake with orange-cream cheese frosting... the really good homemade kind
67. jello
68. grapes (literally i just tacked that on to feel healthier)
69. macaroni and cheese with garlic salt and peas
70. lobster roll, grilled cheese, onion rings and a mocha frappe (ideal fat boy's meal)
71. un-chicken/turkey salad sandwiches (premade)
72. hot dogs
73. avocados
74. peanut butter
75. anything with hot pepper
76. quiche (of all kinds, most especially when my roommate makes it with a nice buttery crust)
77. gnocchi
78. coconut curries
79. sour cream
80. flatbread's sweet potato pizza
81. strawberry-rhubarb jam
82. summer/spring rolls
83. rhubarb crisp with vanilla sauce
84. broccoli with garlic sauce
85. guacamole
86. grilled cheese w/tomato slices and tomato soup (mmmmm good!)
87. bread and olive oil
88. eclairs (and basically anything cream-filled)
89. pasta of any sort
90. apple pie
91. spicy red curry with seafood
92. honey crisp apples
93. water chesnuts
94. beef gravy
95. coleslaw
96. malai kofta
97. wheat thins
98. tomatoes
99. marshmallows (if you think this is a waste of a favorite food, you should try them again...it really isn't.)
100. dim sum
101. bread. any kind.
102. kielbasa
103. butternut squash soup
104. olives
105. roasted red peppers
106. holy heck. definitely braised short ribs with that parsley-lemon zest-horseradish remolata.
107. fried calamari
108. chex mix
109. pumpkin ravioli with butter-sage sauce
110. 158 bagels (salt with herbalizer)
111. rebecca's derby pie
112. egg and cheese sandwich on an english muffin
113. eggplant
114. chickpeas
115. un-turkey club sandwiches
116. these plum dumplings that my grandma makes, they're called grechiknedles or something
117. eggs
118. vegetarian sushi (especially the eggplant or sweet potato roll from Sakura in Providence)
119. fried (pork) dumplings from seng thai
120. tofu

list by: allie, alyson, amanda, ashley, darcy, deirdre, hannah, jess, lauren, leah, maggie and susan
photo by maggie

things to be thankful for

1. cookbooks
2. hot baths when i feel sick or run down
3. my unwavering sense of self, even if the world sometimes acts like it wants me to forget it
4. eclairs
5. being in america
6. newly shaved legs (they just feel nice)
7. the first snow
8. creamy coffee
9. the time i had to spend with my dad
10. cuddles
11. spring
12. nonfat frozen yogurt (this is a big one)
13. my senses
14. my health and your health too
15. the right to vote
16. being able to travel
17. my vocal training and ability
18. the u.s. postal service
19. family
20. running water
21. the fireplace on a cold night
22. not having to worry about getting blown up when i walk out the door
23. dark chocolate!
24. postcards
25. maple syrup... thank you sweet trees!
26. the east coast in the fall- the bright colors of the leaves
27. musicmusicmusic
28. my pets- they keep me happy and sane and make me laugh
29. love
30. being born in a first world country... it ain’t always perfect, but we’ve got a 31. lot to be thankful for
32. the ocean
33. ice cream
34. opportunity
35. you
36. books - its the only way i can fall asleep at night
37. my strong legs...they take me from point a to point b, allow me to run like the wind, spin like i invented the damn class, jump rope without tripping, dance the best i can...among other things that are probably not appropriate for a public forum such as this
38. growing up in the mountains
39. not having to have back surgery
40. feeling the sand between my toes
41. my doggies, and the fact my mother did not give the younger of the two back after a week, like she threatened to do (bella was a bit of a difficult pup).
42. post-its
43. clean water, green trees
44. my cousin becky
45. clean air and water
46. buttonwood syrah rose
47. only non-crippling allergies
48. learning
49. my brand-new apartment room and apartment-mates; i could not be happier
50. personal growth
51. the ability to let go of things that are no longer serving me
52. being indecisive because there are too many things to love
53. delicious food made by hand
54. one word: sofia
55. cuddles with pets
56. flip flops- the really worn in kind
57. top chef
58. friends who are awesome
59. TV on DVD
60. generosity
61. trees!!! how else would we breath?
62. the people at mac tech support who give you two free calls. i just used one.
63. loved ones
64. that feeling when the sun warms you
65. my ability to do anything i set out to do
66. the polaroid camera
67. self magazine. hell, magazines in general
68. a warm bed and a nice place to live
69. my voice teacher
70. chamomile
71. e-projects
72. excedrin
73. sutton
74. my best friends, emily and pat
75. a job, even though i don’t like it
76. him
77. honesty
78. the fact that there are no longer no-smoking sections in most resturants, since smoking is banned there to begin with
79. fuzzy slippers for when i get home from a day of wearing heels
80. alisal ranch
81. never having to be hungry
82. my new york city
83. mittens
84. my career and where it is going
85. a body that allows me freedom of movement
86. the gloaming
87. good fortune
88. lists
89. twilight- when the sun is pink and orange
90. every single day

list by: ashley, other ashley, becky, hannah, katie, maura and pete
photo by ashley