everybody's gonna love today

today was pretty great. still haven't shared a valentine's day with a special someone, but this year i was still able to be with people who are pretty spectacular and inspirational.

1. broke it down in a harlem shake at my company's valentine's lunch hour. 

2. enjoyed a delicious meal with ladies who should not be single because they are simply amazing. 

3. spent 2 hours painting my stubby nails and catching up with girlie friends. 

4. rounding it up with yummy froyo and the forever inspiring and beautiful kristen. 

>>>>>>>>   and to end my evening/early morning, i want share with you my LOVE LIST. yes, a list i started over 5 YEARS ago of things that i absolutely love having, experiencing, seeing, hearing, doing. <<<<<<<<

sunsets and sunrises

skipping

eyelashes

honda element

mint chocolate chip

whose line is it anyway

ruby tuesday's salad bar

psalms

umbrellas

billiards

cute songs

funnel cake

grown men acting like little kids

sand volleyball

long car rides and looking around

sewing purses

stars

gerbara daisies

lightening storms

hiccups

comfy couches

silhouettes

chandeliers

toasted bagel with nutella and crunchy peanut butter

making people laugh

waking up from a nap

spinning on chairs

seeing power line poles line up while driving by

catching people staring at something

getting rid of spare change

fireworks

interstate interchanges

when my fingers are tan and in between fades to my normal color

popcorn kernals half popped

watching a movie in an abnormal position

funny commercials

falling asleep to rainstorms

hearing the single beep with you push the walk button to cross the street

purple m&m's

fat apples

sparkling grass in the winter

hopping into bed

the sound of a jar being opened for the first time

city lights from an airplane or high elevation

tearing up junk mail and old papers

little kids walking with a huge towel wrapped around them

light shining through leaves

standing in the middle of the road

wooden wind chimes

bonfires

seeing the swirl in a new container of butter

purple sunsets

seeing boats in a dock

snapping the ends off green beans

smell of lumpia

the last bite of an ice cream cone

throwing fruit remnants out a moving car window

the line waves leave when it comes up to the shore

driving on recently wet roads. not puddles, just a thin layer of water in the cracks

stopping doors with my foot

mike and ikes

my bangs

seeing q-tips in a small glass jar and swirled just right

seeing people walk into a theater
jimmy fallon's laugh
blue man group

what's on your love list??

[and you better believe that i also have a hate list]

finding love

{ click the title links to read the full article }

stop obsessing about finding love
do the things that will make it easier to find him or her. make more time in your day, be the person that would attract the kind of man or woman you are looking for. be ready to find love because you feel ready, not because of social pressures or because you feel old.

how to love yourself first
some of us have been hurt by being ourselves. we have become afraid to be ourselves and try to be what others expect us to be. do what you love. don't be ashamed. and find someone who will support your dreams.

attraction of deprivation vs attraction of inspiration
attraction of deprivation gives one fear of abandonment and constant need to prove oneself to their partner. attraction of inspiration allows one to feel accepted and ease in displaying mutual respect and humility.

3 steps to hope
you're closer to love than you may think. try it out.