101 small pleasures you can enjoy every day:

I have taken it upon myself to complete the list (with a little help from my friends) and will be documenting it here :) Although it is a list made up elsewhere, I think their point is very true - lets make the most of every single day and take nothing for granted. <3 k. 

coloring (yes, grown-ups can do it, too) 

                                (3/25/10)

crisp cotton sheets

While traveling in Italy, we had a lot of nice crisp sheets in hotel rooms, which are just perfect after a long day of walking and sightseeing! (4/4)

soft skin

old family recipes

the first daffodils of spring

sleeping in

an exercise endorphin high

window boxes

a perfect cup of coffee

a genuine compliment (giving or receiving)

the way babies smell

a handwritten letter

waking up in a good mood...for no real reason

singing in the shower

finding a couple forgotten dollars in your pocket

Definitely did this last wednesday- found 17 dollars in a sweatshirt pocket! It was rather nice to have a little extra, not to mention lunch! (3/3)

doing something nice for your neighbor

a home cooked meal

laughing

movie theater popcorn

playing hookey

a bubble bath

swimming

an afternoon nap

street musicians

your favorite song

saying thank you

helping someone in need

old fashioned photo booths

fresh whipped cream

inspiring blogs

a glass of wine

rainy afternoons

the funny things kids say

a novel you can get lost in

I read Nicholas Sparks' novel "The Last Song" and finished it in one night - totally absorbed me until 3am in the morning! And then read it again. (4/5)

finding the perfect piece of clothing...on sale

clean laundry

the wind in your hair

treating the person behind you at the drive-thru

sharing an umbrella

Mom and I shared an umbrella on the roof of our hotel while watching in St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday! So cold, but such a beautiful view! (4/3)

the smell of lavender

We went to the "Lavender House" in Italy - its a store that has everything lavender - it smelled SO good. (4/6)

a long walk that clears your head

a bear hug

The Beatles

smiling at a stranger

eating with chopsticks (Chinese food optional)

butterflies

So I have absolutely no idea whether this means the kind that fly around and have been the subject of many paintings, from 1st graders to monet, or the kind that love to fly around in your stomach.. but I'm gonna go with the second one. :) Today I got to talk to my amazing boyfoshizzle - just thinking about the future made the butterflies flutter <3  
(3.26.10)

staying in your pj's all day

singing along to the radio and knowing all the words

fresh herbs

ordering in pizza

happy endings...even if they're fictional

flying a kite

puppies

root beer floats

holding open the door...

...or having someone hold the door for you

fountain soda

white, fluffy towels

sunshine

spending an afternoon at a museum

really great advice

green lights all the way home

the sound of rain hitting the windows

sitting in a booth

holding hands

a great hair day with no effort

building a fort with your kids

when someone falls asleep with their head on your shoulder

fireflies

the perfect taco

geraniums on a windowsill

slow dancing

the smell of fresh-baked bread

cheesy, uplifting musicals

great stories

the smell of gasoline

the cold side of the pillow

love letters

old friends...

...new friends

a pull-through parking space

I got one of these today at Paradise Bakery - I will admit I was sorta looking for one, but being able to just pull straight through made a super sucky day just a little better. Just a little glimpse of the silver lining. 
3.26.10

a baguette -- crisp on the outside, airy on the inside

when a dog licks your hand

sitting at the counter at an old-fashioned diner

using your favorite dishes

reading your child a bedtime story

Girl Scout Cookies

flossing

kissing someone you love

the smell of onions and garlic cooking

hot chocolate

jumping in puddles

old photographs

birds hopping on the sidewalk

Ella Fitzgerald

a spoonful of peanut butter straight from the jar

your softest t-shirt

a new magazine in the mail

fireplaces

having exact change

bacon and pancakes cooking on Saturday morning

Light and Darkness

There may be black,

And there may be white

But surely if both exist back to back,

Within them hides a shadowy grey night.

Light battles with the dark,

A combined Technicolor,

Winning for hours shown only on tree bark,

Releasing a sunburst of bright color,

Splashed across the sky with a painter’s mark,

Before leaving at sea the sailor,

Blindly floating in the echoless dark.

Subdued.

But not defeated.

Dark grows strong,

Encroaching even upon the bright colored blotches,

But light does not falter in the wrong,

Impaling the dark with flaming spear of wishes,

Leaving bright dots of hope in lovesong,

Scattered across the body of dark clashes.

Yet in the midst of dark captures,

His face shines down,

Conquering more darkness than millions of punctures,

Lighting the path with His crown,

Leading through adventures,

Until the light becomes known,

And us the light recaptures.