1. “there is ice cream here, I can smell it.”
2. making something I am really proud of.
3. taking over the living room with art supplies.
4. after dinner walks.
5. the hypnotising spin of the ceiling fan.

1. window shopping.
2. late afternoon swims.
3. knowing that I am better than at least eleven people.
4. happy dogs.
5. reading in the tub.

1. crazy video game dreams.
2. successful missions.
3. candid conversations about sex.
4. being inside a ridiculous party limo.
5. a good friend’s bachelorette.

1. “spare change for a marker so I can make a sign?”
2. being able to avoid looking like a hooker while wearing tight pants and high heels.
3. awesome sex shop clerks.
4. davie street at night.
5. night market missions.

1. hole in the wall sushi joints.
2. not waiting at the doctor’s office.
3. posting on my blog from a real computer.
4. photo walks that last all afternoon.
5. talented graffiti artists.

1. encountering my old friend, the Thurlow hill.
2. catching up on three years of lost time.
3. sitting in the dark with a glass of wine discussing life.
4. taking the time to think.
5. coming home to a lovely man.

1. the woman with the best balance I’ve ever seen.
2. the pile of wood that will be our new front steps.
3. implementing my new budget.
4. ring tailed lemurs.
5. teaching someone about the insatiable hunger.

1. good billboards.
2. long strands of beads.
3. windows with screens.
4. pneumatic staple guns.
5. the grammar police.

1. sailboats made out of duct tape.
2. poolside cabanas.
3. monk feet.
4. dogs and their people.
5. perfectly cooked fish.

1. free valet bike parking.
2. finding Saskatchewan in Vancouver.
3. my first Rider game.
4. winning.
5. getting lost and having adventures.