Happy Little Things.

The following is a list of little moments I have either thoroughly enjoyed, have thoroughly learnt from, or am thoroughly excited about:

*Waving to my closest friend as she walked home from my house, knowing it would be the last time I saw her until Christmas Eve. It was like seeing someone go off to war, almost. But not in a miserable way, just that you knew something life-changing was going to happen to them. Not necessarily to the world, like the wars were, but to themselves, inside themselves.

*Suddenly becoming closer to friends I already had, and showing me the incredible people I've always known, but never really known. Spending heaps of time with these people has been a lot of fun.

*Not knowing which amazing book to choose from to read, both of which are inspiring just from the blurb on the back cover.

*Having a stripey blue and white hammock in my backyard.

*Falling more and more in love with my Saviour every single day.

*Seeing old friends again, even if for a moment. I still love them so much.

*Talking to friends on a regular basis, unfortunately until 4:30am on several accounts. But I am nocturnal, so most of the time, this is okay.

*Being able to stop and suddenly remember that this is Summer now.

*Having my beloved Vice Verses album played all the time, everywhere I go. Same goes for Xylo Myloto by Coldplay.

*Eating lots and lots and lots of mangoes.

*Realizing how fast my metabolism is, as the scales can go down two kilos just by not eating for a day. I'm not sure if this is a good thing, But it's amusing at the least.

*Being with the younger girls at Youth, and realizing how much I smile when I watch them do all the crazy things I did at their age.

*Participating in IGNITEyouth's Amazing Race, once again, and still loving it. And driving that ridiculous jeep thing through a course, trying not to hit the cones, with poor young children standing in the trailer on the back.

*Talking about Switchfoot and Jon Foreman in general with an old friend who I never see, who actually UNDERSTANDS. The only other person whose love for Switchfoot is close to being as large as mine.

*Rediscovering all the old songs from the 90's and early 00's with friends, and reminiscing on childhood memories that go with the songs.

*Finally, finally, being able to write a song and finish it. I have not been successful in doing that for such a long time, and suddenly the words are coming all over again.

*Being excited for the Community Fun Day tomorrow, being on the Compassion stand, meaning being able to help these kids who are in such desperate places in their lives.

*Being excited to just be a part of the church community I'm in, and being around all these beautiful souls.

*Being excited for the carols after the Fun Day, even if it means I get so much teasing from Russell because I'm Mary again this year, only with a different Joseph. It's actually a fair bit of fun being a mannequin and then coming to life.

*Driving myself to Seaspray beach with Vice Verses as the soundtrack.

*Seeing how long my hair suddenly is, and not knowing what to do with it now it's this long.

*Watching all the old videos my friends and I have recorded over the years and remembering everything like it was only a second ago when it happened.

*Listening to the best of Blink-182 and feeling like a little kid again.

*Suddenly having more inside-jokes about things, something I realized I hadn't had much of lately. I don't know why. But I like them.

*Hanging my head out the window on clear starry nights.

*Having insane dreams every single night. Every, single, night.

*Realizing that my fingernails are probably stronger than I am in general.

*Picking up my cat Kara, and noticing that even for an old, whinging cat, she's still SO CUTE. And also noticing that if she can be that playful and cute even when she's 10 years old, I can still be a child while I'm getting older.

*My seashell bracelet I got from Robe, South Australia.

*Wearing the most comfortable guy's sweatshirt to bed. Like now.

*Waking up in the morning, and suddenly smelling my own perfume still on my wrists. And it still smells really good. :P

*Having board games, card games, outdoor barbecues and good movies become a regular routine with friends I usually never get to see.

*Being excited to pick Steph up from the airport on Christmas Eve, seeing everyone who went to Vietnam, and looking at the Melbourne Christmas lights.

*Having the joy of the Lord in me so often for no reason, that it just makes me even more joyful.

*Having days where everything looks like Summer, sounds like Summer, tastes like Summer, smells like Summer, and feels, in every way, like Summer.

That's all I can think of, right now. But still, that's a pretty long list. Life is still wonderful. It always has been, it's just a matter of me noticing its wonderfulness. I would like to do that more often, please, Cassie.