1. napping in a warm car.
2. downpours.
3. the perfect watermelon.
4. buddha bellies.
5. sitting back and watching my best friend and my boyfriend talk for the first time.

1. “hang on, this will make sense in a minute.”
2. rain that waits until the wedding ceremony is over.
3. a beautiful beach wedding.
4. not losing the car in a mud puddle.
5. dancing the night away.

1. driving through the prairies.
2. road trip snacks.
3. turning off all communication with the outside world for three days.
4. laughing cow chi.
5. speedboats and marilyn moments.

1. dark basements perfect for sleeping in.
2. meeting a lovely couple and their big cheeked baby.
3. people who welcome me into their family after knowing me for five minutes.
4. still being an excellent mosquito squasher.
5. my little village with all its quirks.

1. mom-cooked pancake breakfast.
2. walking the dogs on a secluded back road.
3. the safe arrival of my exhibition pieces and frames.
4. meeting my boyfriend’s parents for the first time.
5. camping in the basement.

1. flying over canola fields.
2. “if you see a car in your town that doesn’t belong, call the RCMP.”
3. fresh chives from the garden.
4. listening to my boyfriend bond with my parents for the first time.
5. being home.

1. Harvey the rabbit drawn in chalk on the sidewalk.
2. celebrating my cabana boy’s birthday.
3. being sneaky with presents.
4. green tea ice cream.
5. laying in bed watching shows about fossils.

1. creating breakfast from the contents of a virtually empty fridge.
2. putting an end to the captain pukeface debacle of yesterday.
3. not getting sick when I ate the delicious donut I probably shouldn’t have eaten.
4. having an entire exhibition that fits in a large (and now very heavy) suitcase.
5. “every hot girl who can point a camera thinks she’s a photographer.”

1. waking someone up with a roar.
2. slow motion fireballs.
3. boyfriends who fall asleep wearing luchador masks.
4. trying on ridiculous dresses and pretending you are 18 again.
5. lobster shaped soap.

1. discovering that I actually like red freezies.
2. completing a very long list of tasks for the day.
3. showering in a clean bathroom.
4. the golden glow of a sunset.
5. being crafty.