Ben and I met 7 years ago in Colorado. At one point during our giddy ‘get to know each other’ phase, we had an e-mail conversation about things that made us happy. Here’s our lists, feel free to join in.
Things that make Alonna happy (Summer 2001)
- pickles
- spotting wild life
- babies
- someone tickling my feet
- wildflowers
- being right
- helping people
- diet coke
- holding hands
- Ben writing me poems
- digital cameras
- watching Friends and That 70’s Show
- piano in rock music
- showing off a big bruise
- Colorado clouds
- playing cards with my grandparents
- fishing with my dad
- shopping with my mom
- seeing my family on holidays
- the Canadian Rockies
- the smell of mountain air
Things that make Ben happy (Summer 2001)
- mountain biking
- pizza
- driving fast on winding roads in the mountains
- Cherry Coke
- snowboarding
- the Winter Park condo
- standing on top of a mountain
- sunsets
- hanging out with my brother
- hanging out with my sisters
- hanging out with my mom
- making people laugh
- roasting marshmallows
- carrot cake
- fire flies (lightening bugs)
- getting e-mail from Alonna
- listening to covers by my favorite bands
- making analogies
- when people remember analogies that I make (“it’s kind of like what you said…”)
- giving poems to Alonna
- trying new things
- Saying howdy to friendly strangers
- hearing good classical music live (Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Beethoven, not the sissy stuff)
- Goofy t-shirts
- This game.
Happy Anniversary Ben, I love you!
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One response to “Things that make us happy”
Oh, so sweet….(and I’m not being sarcastic) it brought tears to my eyes. Funny how just yesterday I was asking you about how long ago you met, etc. and you never let on. You can keep a secret! I love looking at this blog and reading about your lives. I am so happy for you both. You enjoy so many things together. I have been thinking back a lot lately about what we were doing two years ago – it was such a wonderful, exciting, interesting and fun time. It may have been 2 years ago today that I was at the top of my first 14er – that was awesome!!!! Hope you enjoy another 50 years together. Love you!