Watercolors

May 22's 10 Things to Be Happy About

1. Cliff Dwellings - I don't think that I could ever dwell on a cliff, it would freak me out so badly because I'm not a big fan of heights to begin with. If it's higher than two stories and I'm looking down, I'm a goner. I got on our barn room once and I almost cried because I was so freaked out.

2. Coleslaw and Potato Salad - The only kind of coleslaw that I ever enjoyed was the kind that was made for me by our cooks in the Bahamas. It is delicious and doesn't taste like mud in my mouth. If the potato salad actually has pieces of potato instead of mashed potatoes then I'm totally in. My mom's potato salad is absolutely delicious and I think that more people need to do it that way.

3. Defying Conventional Wisdom - I'm not exactly sure what this means...any ideas?

4. A Corduroy Jacket - These are warm and wonderful in winter but in the summertime not so much.

5. An Evening Home Alone - I like having my house to myself every once in a while but I'd rather share it with my family unless I'm angry with them. They make me happy and keep me company on cold winter nights. Even in the summer it's nice to have them around because since our house is on the larger side, it gets a little lonely when they are not around.

6. Spiritual Evolution - I found my center!

7. A Vintage Pinball Machine - I think that my grandmother has one of these in her basement and as a kid I loved to play on it. It has probably fallen into disrepair at this point because I don't think that anyone has played on it recently. It was always a fun thing to play with my many cousins because we had competitions of who could get the highest score.

8. Watercolors Touching the Paper - It's cool to watch them spread out as they dry. My great grandfather did amazing water colors and it was always cool to see what he came up with. I always wished that I got his artistic ability but instead I got the family singing voice. Watercolors mixed together are amazing too.

9. Stained Glass - I love looking at stained glass windows because it amazes me how long some of them have been around and how they made them with very little technology and were able to put so much detail into them. The stained glass windows in my grandmother's church are absolutely beautiful!

10. Evocative Music - Depending on what I was doing when I listen to certain music it can bring back vivid memories. Some music I can put back onto people which I always thought was pretty cool and the memories that I have with these specific people.