what makes you happy

[daisybean]

Okay so I'm stealing miss Maddies idea in LS ((((((( )))))))

With the pet peeve and venting threads I think we needed something uplifting.

• A cool fall day, where you can smell the leaves and feel the cold air in your lungs
• realizing that even though I'm not perfect, I've got some good things goin for me
• Pearberry hand lotion from Bath and Body Works
• Yankee Candle
• Knowing that the people you love are just a phone call away
• my warm fuzzy slippers

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

- waking up with my kitty licking my face
- a bagel toasted with cream cheese and a vanilla latte for breakfast
- going antique shopping or to a flea market and finding something really cool and unexpected, or getting a real bargain
- getting my JANE and Rolling Stone in the mail, or anything else fun in there besides bills and junk, lol
- my mom coming home with liquor
- warm pj's in the winter
- having a friend call out of the blue to talk
- being silly and having no one care or tell me to stop

Um, that's it for now....

 

[Bonochick]

I just replied in LS, so I will copy it over...

~the nights I don' t have class so I can come home and watch TV with Dad

~my nightly phone calls from my sweetheart (the perfect way to end a day!)

~cuddling up with any...sometimes all four...of my kitties as I fall asleep (especially Whiskers)

~listening to good music (currently, my CD players are dominated by Ryan...obviously...*lol*)

~going on instant messengers and talkin' to friends 'til too damn late *cough*April*cough*Tiff*cough*...but it's worth it.

~coverin' up with my big quilt my aunt made me for graduation

~singin'...even when people in other cars give me funny looks...I figure they are just jealous cuz they aren't havin' as much fun as I am.

~reading magazines...I magazines

~playin' with my Barbie doll collection (man...I STILL love those dolls!)

~Dad and I hoppin' in the car for a long ride, even though sometimes we have no clue where we want to go...we just drive...but we have to stop at Tim Hortons for a drink and maybe a bagel first (plain, untoasted)

~~~~~

Oooh! Thought of some more!!

~going hill rolling (even though I usually feel sick after!)

~making people laugh...even if it's at my expense (as long as that was my intention! )

~towels fresh from the dryer

~walking in the rain

 

[wertsie]

* having a good laugh
*listening to U2
*watching Friends
*playing with my dog and/or my cat
*chocolate
*writing (but only when I actually have a halfway decent idea!)
*watching children play
*knowing that my family is happy
*Reading a really good book (because I have such a difficult time finding one!)

 

[hippy]

Good idea Daisy! I haven't been too happy lately and I fear that I've been taking some things for granted. You know how there are just those things which you don't even acknowledge sometimes but which are always there? Okay, so here's my list... this might be quite lengthy cause I've been getting lots of fuzzies recently...

• First on this list has to be my roommate right now... she's such a blessing in my life and has helped me so much in the past year. I don't know what I'd be doing without her here. Little did I realize that I'd be finding a best friend in her... Love you Dar!
• Good music like U2 and GDB
• Getting to talk about making music (along with a lot of other randomness) with people who actually know what they're talking about... and who put so much passion into it, it's hard to resist loving them
• getting to go home this weekend even though I have lots of work to do
• Knowing that I have goals and I'm well on my way to making them happen
• Speaking of Yankee Candles... my mom has this really really really nice one that ALWAYS reminds me of Christmastime and it makes me happy
• My bunnies make me happy... I wish I could have them at school
• As strange as this sounds, it's quite true... my hair makes me happy. I really like it!
• Salman Rushdie makes me happy ( I can't wait to really dig into his new non-fiction book this weekend)
• The Dalton Brothers and Mafia U2 make me happy
• Hanging out at the library actually looking for books I WANT to read
• Nice people who smile at you even if you don't know them make me happy
• Knowing that sometimes people listen to what I say and respect me for it
• Having people ask me about pacifism
• The sun coming out after the rain
• My brothers
• Musicals

 

[Liesje]

- swimming in the ocean
- catching frogs
- getting a good grade
- Bonoscent
- fishing
- reading in the sun
- good, loud, PAINfully loud music
- Double Dutch chocolate frozen yoghurt
- biking
- guinea pigs and kittens
- babysitting when the baby is not screaming the whole time

 

[MonaVox]

Eating Halloween candy through all of October with my communist friend

singing along to Sheryl Crow

rediscovering Oasis

my boyfriend singing and playing geetar fer me

new Vans

listening to Tsunami Bomb

chocolate chip muffins

sweat pants

little kids (my neices )

IHOP

 

[Stories for Boys]

~long and deep conversations
~phone calls from friends
~talking online to friends when i've had a really bad day...being comforted by them
~the time right before i fall asleep
~writing poetry to vent
~cuddling
~hanging out and laughing with friends
~2am steak 'n shake runs
~having my homework done
~a good grade
~feeling loved
~getting lost in music
~time in my room, alone, with no one to bother me
~NAPS
~psychology
~spending time with my best friend, the only person in the world who really knows everything about my past, and loves me anyway
~being wrapped in warm blankets on a cold night
~the smell of fall
~fire + hot chocolate + no worries

that's all i can think of right now.....

 

[souLnation2002]

- kittens
- chocolate
- ice cream
- bubble baths
- candles
- europe
- bono
- larry
- adam
- edge
- my friends
- my family
- u2
- music

 

[*BOOMCHAA!*]

happiness is a warm gun.

• getting to talk to that certain person
• driving with the windows down, with loud music, year round......no matter the weather.
• having a good hair day
• seeing happiness in others
• seeing people helping the less fortunate
• like Mona said........Chocolate chip moofins!!!!!
• watching conan
• hearing your favorite song on the radio
• having everyone in a good mood
• having your prayers answered
• puppies and other baby animals
• confidence
• faith
• seeing U2 in concert
• winning an auction
• being funny
• having people get your humor
• be excited about your future
• actually getting "deep" thoughts out of me

 

[dreams out loud]

~ a bubble bath by candle light and soft music
~spending time with my best friend she knows me better than anyone and she still hangs around.
~ A good concert
~ the smell of freshly cut grass
~riding around with friends
~hearing WTSHNM on the radio and turning it up as loud as it will go
~my grandma's homemade blackberry pie
~ a book that I just can't put down
~Christmas trees decorated in blue and silver
~late night phone calls that last forever
~listening to my husband play guitar
~laughing so hard it hurts
~spending time with my mom
~1967 GT 500/ 1970 GTO judge
~hearing a U2 song for the first time
~seeing a U2 video for the first time
~ making snow angels
~my doggies
~the smell of a newborn baby
~my home town
~butterscotch milkshakes
~ a song that I can feel

 

[moon_is_playing_tricks]

Here are the things that make me happy.

• a cloudy day at the beach, preferably after a rainstorm.
• writing in my journal/working on my novels.
• the sounds of the waves breaking on the shore.
• reading a really good book.
• listening to U2.
• playing the drums.
• candles.
• wearing my favorite perfume/cologne.
• warm chocolate chip cookies after a really bad day.
• leaves crunching beneath my feet.
• the ocean breeze softly blowing my gauzy curtains, making them float.
• the smell of vanilla.
• making someone smile after she's had a bad day.
• giving.
• Crabtree & Evelyn products - especially Sonoma Valley.
• Moonlight Path by Bath & Body Works.
• sparkles in my hair.
• finding cool makeup.
• dusk, where that moment of inbetween gives the world a fuzzy glow.
• the moon rising when it's all fuzzy, big, and orange, sitting there like a big pumpkin on the horizon.
• the moon setting - I've watched the moon turn blood red before.
• the moon.
• English/Scotish/Irish/Welsh accents.
• making jewelry.
• painting, drawing, and being creative.
• working with clay (although I haven't worked with clay in ten years, it still made me happy).
• sleeping in.
• making a child smile.
• butterflies.
• white roses.
• the smell of the earth when it just starts to rain.
• the smell of the earth after it's rained.
• making a snowman.
• making a snow angel.
• having a snowball fight (haven't had one in over five years).
• swimming.

Moonie

 

[moon_is_playing_tricks]

Happiness.

• seeing U2 in concert

This is funny.... I have a license plate frame surrounding my U2 license plate that says:

"Happiness is.....

being at a U2 concert."



Moonie

 

[flaming june]

Re: happiness is a warm gun.

[*]actually getting "deep" thoughts out of me
[/list]

Priceless... there are things money can't buy...

OK, getting more e-mails from my friends than from stores/companies/porn sites ohmy: ) on any given day makes me very happy.

Puppies.

Roses.

Chocolate.

Getting U2 stuff in the mail.

Larry.

 

[erised]

ridge walking

hearing my kitty purr

turning up a good song in my car and singing along

volunteering at my local animal shelter

hugs from loved ones

spending time with my 5-year-old cousin

dancing

finding money in a coat pocket

my grandpa bear

when a U2 song is on my radio alarm when it goes off in the morning

spending time with my friends and family while they're alive

good memories of loved ones who have passed

anything having to do with Larry Mullen Jr.

 

[DML]

Ah yes! things that make me happy

• my puppies when they are asleep
• going home
• watching the snow fall from the inside of a nice warm house
• snow days (see the snow theme)
• autum
• LEGOS! (my newest thing to relax)
• talking to my friends from NJ
• U2 concerts and U2
• Bruce concerts (although I still have a month before mine)
• sleeping in
• getting a paycheck
• getting mail that ISN'T a bill
• halloween

that's all I can think of now

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

he makes me happy

 

[Bono's shades]

- Sleeping in
- Eating cookie dough
- Reading a good book
- Going for a walk along the river where I live (there's lots of trees there and it's really beautiful)
- Playing with my little niece and nephew
- Singing
- Writing (when I'm really inspired and on a roll)
- Italian food
- Listening to my favorite music, including this one Irish band some of you may have heard of.

 

[Kristie]

christmas break.

After the mega stress of finals the week before you get to go home, put on your jammies, and have your mom make you dinner cos her baby's home and just SIT AND WATCH TV with a blankie and some kitties and the dog and not be thinking "I really should be studying/doing homework" cos you're between semesters, or "I really should go to bed since I need to get up at ____ tomorrow" cos you DON'T need to get up.
That, my friends, is the best day of the year.
The first day of christmas break.

 

[flaming june]

christmas break.

After the mega stress of finals the week before you get to go home, put on your jammies, and have your mom make you dinner cos her baby's home and just SIT AND WATCH TV with a blankie and some kitties and the dog and not be thinking "I really should be studying/doing homework" cos you're between semesters, or "I really should go to bed since I need to get up at ____ tomorrow" cos you DON'T need to get up.
That, my friends, is the best day of the year.
The first day of christmas break.

One of my happiest days was the day I took the VERY last class before graduating from college. I felt so accomplished and free on the way home that day!!!

 

[Foadie]

*playing/listening to music
*discovering a new band
*having a crowd respond well to your music
*being with my cousins
*going clubbing
*mail men
*U2 of course
*Larry!
*friends
*holidays
*sleep
*my job
*kitties
*chocolate
*night
*moonlight walks along the Hudson with a guy
*poetry
*writing
*singing/dancing
*Bath & Body Works
*punk/Gothic boys
*other countries
*accents
*Russians/Ukrainians/Romanians/Moldovans
*getting new clothes and shoes
*happy endings
*having someone say "I love you" to me

 

[Stories for Boys]

christmas break.

After the mega stress of finals the week before you get to go home, put on your jammies, and have your mom make you dinner cos her baby's home and just SIT AND WATCH TV with a blankie and some kitties and the dog and not be thinking "I really should be studying/doing homework" cos you're between semesters, or "I really should go to bed since I need to get up at ____ tomorrow" cos you DON'T need to get up.
That, my friends, is the best day of the year.
The first day of christmas break.

*puts on beanie of patience*

now i can't wait! i'd like to add christmas break to my list.......

 

[Sevikins]

Things that float my boat:

- Getting into school early
- Passing exams
- Puppies and kitties
- U2 and especially Bono
- Listening to U2
- Hearing U2 on the radio
- Watching a good episode of Yu-gi-oh!
- Playing the SIMS and Diablo II
- Vanquishing a demon without breaking a sweat
- NO annoying fowards (ie: Chain letters)
- Seeing my math teacher coocoo: <-I know)
- BONO (Did I say that already?)

Well those are just at the top of my head now

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

do you think i listed enough?!

• fresh, hot chocolate chip muffins right out of the oven
• fresh, hot chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven
• fresh, hot blueberry bread right out of the oven (notice a pattern?)
• my mom's chex mix made the way i like (with only the rice and corn chex mix and pretzels, nothing else like those bread things or nuts)
• hugging my husband
• wrapping myself in a towel right out of the dryer
• driving along on a nice, sunny day, when it's nice enough to drive with the windows down, blasting music
• getting green lights my entire time driving (a rare thing since lights aren't synchronized here!)
• hugging my mom
• getting an A on something in university
• reading positive comments a professor wrote on my paper
• when someone compliments me on something like my hair, outfit, or makeup
• having to only fill my car with gas once every other week
• chocolate milk
• chocolate cake from p.f. chang's (if you have one in the area, you must try it!)
• that chocolate cake thing from chili's
• dove's milk chocolate truffles on valentine's day! (i'm a chocolate addict lol)
• having someone do something nice and unexpected, esp. something they didn't have to do (like my mom going to the post office today to pick up the quilt my husband's aunt made for us)
• getting a compliment on something i've worked hard on (like my website)
• hearing my music on the radio, and i didn't even request it!
• when i see something i need that's on sale for a ridiculously cheap price
• when i post something and someone agrees with me
• bad hair days (for real! it means i can just pull my hair back)
• when people compliment my new hair colour but don't go overboard (they don't say "you look so much better like this than you did as a blonde" - what a back-handed compliment)
• when my kitties jump up in my lap and start purring
• quality time with my mom
• going out on dates with my husband
• broccoli (yes, especially cream of broccoli soup)

 

[U2isProgressive]

laughing

a hug ( which I rarely get other than from my pillow on my couch)

a new song hitting me inside.

discovering a new band, album, or song
I like, like U2 for example

"big days" like my radio show, concert and travel days.

-good food. Like Krispy Kremem donuts I am about to go have for the 2nd time in my life in a few hours.

seeing a pretty girl..oh and what hormones do to me in certain situations

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

*good hair days.
*when things that i am not in control of work out for the best.