1. an english muffin assembly line.
2. running into people from past lifetimes.
3. satellite radio.
4. molly ringwald.
5. midnight snacks.

1. a pile of carefully selected presents to hand out.
2. giant wool shawls.
3. cats that play with wrapping paper.
4. sitting around the table after a great dinner, listening to leonard cohen.
5. our first christmas together.

1. exploding down pillows.
2. laughable bad customer service.
3. driving down a very familiar road.
4. licking the bowl.
5. dancing with my mama.

1. annual value village trips.
2. finding a vase my mother made 22 years ago, in a thrift store.
3. getting distracted by lolcats.
4. having a date with a fireplace.
5. recipes that call for condensed milk.

1. freshly baked bread.
2. driving down country roads.
3. siamese cats.
4. sitting in front of the fireplace.
5. the glorious things external hard drives can hold.

1. middle of the night walks in the snow.
2. laying in a warm bed watching british comedies.
3. walking dogs.
4. learning how to make bread.
5. the first day of vacation.

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.