1. good conversations with strangers that last an entire flight
2. arriving in Saskatchewan
3. surprising my mom for her birthday
4. “get your tongue off my cheese.”
5. being home.

1. the best view in the city.
2. brunch with friends.
3. finding a parking spot on Granville Island.
4. wrapping presents.
5. getting ready to go home.

1. lingering in bed.
2. a hearty breakfast.
3. getting all dolled up.
4. fun christmas parties.
5. dancing the night away.

1. dinner with friends.
2. meeting new dogs.
3. discovering that our apartment wasn’t destroyed by water, unlike our neighbours.
4. being able to offer comfort a new friend having a very rough night.
5. our perfectly dry floor.

1. homemade pizza with a toasted sesame seed crust.
2. the afro canadian restaurant on Cambie.
3. movie theatre popcorn.
4. grilled cheese sandwiches.
5. shoestring licorice.

1. mailing Christmas presents on time.
2. nice mailmen.
3. breakfast for supper.
4. the taunting smell of that damn gingerbread house.
5. a quiet apartment.

1. eating gingerbread houses.
2. prettily wrapped presents.
3. clean sheets.
4. vintage bicycles.
5. blueberry smoothies.

1. colour coded things.
2. making labels.
3. improving an existing system.
4. my organizational skills.
5. people who appreciate my organizational skills.

1. ceiling bicycles.
2. jokes about walls.
3. men who look good in suits.
4. purple satin lining.
5. being a kid at heart.

1. dollar store supplies.
2. a table full of candy.
3. the leaning tower of Christmas.
4. making gingerbread houses.
5. holiday parties.