More Awesome!!
- The sound of rain from inside the tent - Those last three words are unnecessary. You'll never catch me inside a tent. But the sound of rain IS awesome.
- Seeing a cop on the side of the road and realizing you're going the speed limit anyway - And to take this one step further, having someone SPEED past you, and then seeing a cop pulling out after them.
- When the DJ plays your request - This is a really dated one. What DJ takes requests anymore? Regardless, it reminds me of a time when I was dating a guy named Doug who was a DJ. Charlie and I were at home decorating our Christmas tree and Doug dedicated...ON AIR...different Christmas songs to us. It was awesome.
- Singing in the car on the way home from the concert - We also sing on the way TO a concert. So when we went to see Elton John recently, we played his songs all the way to the concert.
- Wearing your favorite pair of underwear - Haha....this IS awesome. There are just certain pairs that I like better than others.
- Spotting your house from the airplane window - This has actually never happened to me. Our house is not usually in the flight path. However, I do get excited if I see the stadium or recognize anything really. Also, one time I flew home from Chicago on the 4th of July and it was awesome to see the fireworks from above instead of below.
- Getting your guests to help you move something really heavy - We rarely have guests and when we do, I hate to make them do heavy labor. But I will say it was awesome when the Trznadels helped us move in here in Colorado.
- Finding hidden compartments in things you already own - This doesn't happen often but I do like getting new purses or tote bags or suitcases that have extra pockets.
- Typing in your user name and password at the speed of light - This makes me laugh because it's so true. It makes you think you're a corporate superhero or something.
- Finally farting after the guests leave - Yes, and also being able to fart in your rental car after you've held it for the entire flight
- When something lucky happens to you on Friday the 13th - I've actually always thought that Friday the 13th is a lucky day. It's all in your perspective.
- The moment of anticipation just before the first kiss - This, to me, is the saddest part of marriage. There is a lot of good that comes from being married, don't get me wrong, but never, ever being able to have that first kiss again is the saddest thing. It ranks right up there with having your children grow up and leave.
- When you tune the radio station perfectly so there's absolutely no static - To be honest, radio stations suck these days. That's why I'm glad there's Spotify. And you never have to worry about static when you're streaming music.
- When your friend makes sure you got into the house safely after dropping you off at the end of the night - I don't have anyone that does this for me but I rarely ride with anyone either. I will say I ALWAYS do it for other people. I simply cannot pull out of someone's driveway until they are safely in their house.
- When the thing you were going to buy is already on sale - Yes, that's cool, for sure. I try to find sales all the time anyway.
- The feeling of brushing your teeth with a new toothbrush - This reminds me that I really need to get a new toothbrush.
- Walking on clean grass with bare feet - I used to like this but my fears of what lies in that grass have gotten worse as I age. You'd think it would be the opposite, wouldn't you?
- When your guests ask for seconds of the meal you cooked - Absolutely! I will never forget Jeff Gimar being so enamored with my cheesecake that he asked for seconds. It made me feel wonderful.
- Staying up past your bedtime when you were a kid - Staying up late was something we got to do when we had company, especially if that company included other kids. But if Mom and Dad had other couples visit them, they made us go to bed. I would lay awake and listen to them visit. I could also hear the TV so I remember Johnny Carson.
- Using anything besides a screwdriver to turn a screw - Why would you not just use a screwdriver? I don't get it.
- Flavor pockets - When you hit the good stuff as you eat. Like the cookie dough in cookie dough ice cream. Or the nuts in banana nut muffins. That kind of thing. Yes.
- Riding home with a box of pizza on your lap - Getting pizza and bringing it home is double awesome. First, pizza! Second, no cooking. Win/win.
- Successfully giving strangers directions in your hometown - In this day and age of GPS, it is no longer necessary to give directions. And good thing too because I'm not very good at it.
- When you get a seat close to the bathroom on the plane....but not too close - Gag. No! This is not awesome. Getting the exit row aisle seat is awesome. Bulkhead is kind of awesome. Upgraded to first class is over the top awesome. But being close to an airplane bathroom is definitely NOT awesome.
- Peeling your socks off under the sheets - I never sleep with socks on. It makes my feet feel claustrophobic.
**You'll notice that I disagree with some of these things. That's because I didn't write them. I'm taking them from a calendar that a nursing school friend gave me that was called a Year of Awesome. I didn't really want to just get rid of these suggestions when the year was up so I decided to put them on my blog and just add notes about what I thought of them.