I love so much

On first the night of camp before lights out, we gathered all our cabin's campers together and as a "get to know each other" we went around and said the 2 things that we love most. It was such a positive way to come together.

The other morning driving to the test site, apparently I kept going on about everything I hate (my seat belt was tugging at my neck, my hands were so cold and can we please turn the AC off, this radio station is so stupid and I hate so much) and everyone was getting a little tired of my whining, so instead for the rest of the drive and most of the morning we played a game called I Love So Much.

What a way to start a morning, I tell you. Rules: everything to see something that reminds you of something you love, you share it with everybody else.

Good example: you see marshmallows. You say "I LOVE SMORES"
Bad example: you see marshmallows. You say, "I LOVE SMORES... but I hate sticky fingers"

And so you just get going, and sometimes you say boring things like "I like the sound of rain" (OBVI, WHO DOESN'T) and sometimes you realize you love something that you've never really thought about loving... like the zoomed out image of a bright red stop sign with just yellowing corn fields in the background.

And then you get all, "no seriously. Wow. Stand here and look over there. See? The stop sign? Wait, wait for that truck to go by. Okay now. Isn't that just the best? I love that stop sign and those corn fields. I love love love it so much!" And suddenly you're in a terrific mood.

I realize I sound terribly cliche. But try it. This morning I thought about how much I love:

• blue head bands
• clean dishwashers
• the pattern of piano notes in the song Wild Sage by The Mountain Goats
• taking my retainer out in the morning (after wearing it for the first night in a long time)
• eyebrows
• saving the sugariest Mini-Wheat for last
• reading blogs while eating cereal
• short finger nails
  
• lists like this (I love lists about hating... that's allowed in this game)
• how good my little brothers are at using computers
• tumblr, and when one my real life friends finally gets an account (ahem ahem, Lindsay, get on that)
• that Jack starting saying "ahem ahem" and now everybody in my family says it
• google
• that lisaahh's tumblr is called "internet"
• that my roommate (male) watched Gossip Girl with me and agreed that it's a pretty ace show
• Jake and Amir, Jake, Amir, jokes about strike through jokes
• my hair colour
• braids and braiding, and teaching people how to french braid even though I'm not that good. I love that people think I'm a good french braider.
• when people refer to each other by initials (especially I love calling my sister LBD, with her new last name)
• my plans for American thanksgiving: meeting up in Seattle with my 2 other sisters who are currently living in America (I'm in Texas, Laur is in Washington, Lin is in California) and running a turkey trot 5k, then eating delicious delicious delicious food
• my plans for Canadian thanksgiving: my roommate and I are going to attempt to make a turkey

I love so much!

(ps, every time I say that, I think of your blog, Maxie)