I just got finished reading your entry about Lauren, and it made me realize something. The past month I've been so unbelieveably distracted by all the "bad" things that have been going on in my life that I've totally missed all the good things. So I'm reposting a previos entry that I wrote. For me, happiness is: eating dinner with my family... listening to my dad's jokes and laughing because they're not funny... sitting in Ali's kitchen with the girls eating and reminiscing for hours... playing fetch with Miya... taking crazy pictures with my two best friends... driving alone in my car, listening to music... staying in Newark with Ali on the weekends... night walks on the beach, listening to the waves... looking up at the stars on a clear night... seeing a rainbow after it stops raining... laying in my bed at night, after a long day... when my dad makes spaghetti for dinner... listening to good music... sharing a dance with that special someone... knowing I made someone else smile... being there for someone when they need me... playing in the rain... going on camping trips with my friends... knowing my parents trust me... eating junk food... having pillow talk in Ali's room (cucumbers!)... eating as much as I do and not weighing 1,000 pounds... having no regrets... dreaming... singing in the shower... watching OSU beat Michigan... being kissed by someone you truly care about... remembering the past, but being ready for the future... feeling the presence of angels all around me... knowing there's someone out there for me... watching a storm... laying on clean sheets... an unexpected breeze on a hot summer's day... eating at Olive Garden or Bdubbs with my friends... going on vacation with my family... watching Ali try on every hat and pair of sunglasses in the store... having to unbutton my pants after eating too much on Thanksgiving... knowing my friends really care about me... watching movies with good endings... receiving a rose "just because"... laughing so hard that I pee my pants... drinking hot chocolate after playing in the snow... having enough gas to make it to a gas station... hearing "I love you" for the very first time, from someone I care about... hearing Holly say something perverted... going to ice cream socials... being in love... watching you do a 360 off Ali's bed... making dinner for my family... feeling safe... getting a good grade on a test... jumping into a pile of raked leaves... learning something new... making a new friend... traveling, whether it be to a new place or an old one... hearing good stories... cooking for someone else... giving and receiving a hug... hearing real-life love stories... seeing old couples holding hands... finding money in my pocket... eating chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven... wrapping myself in a warm blanket... seeing good things happen to good people... watching guys play with kids... watching FRIENDS, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, or One Tree Hill... eating chocolate-covered strawberries... laughing at inside jokes (like ours)... finding new music to listen to... reading a good book... taking warm showers on cold days... running with my best friend... sitting in my car, down by the river... picking up my paycheck... having snowball fights... listenig to someone talk who has an accent... drinking a frozen chai tea... having friends who understand me more than I understand myself... going ice skating... seeing rays of sunlight through the clouds... rocking out to oldies music... popping bubble wrap... chewing bubble gum... knowing that my dad loves me and my family, even if he's not the type to say so... having friends that love me, imperfections and all... doing random acts of kindness... getting a day off from school... being productive... setting goals for myself... achieving those goals... finding a good parking spot... people-watching at the mall... crossing things off of my life to-do list... swinging on swingsets... sleeping in Ali's bed... giving and receiving compliments... talking for hours on the phone... going to church and seeing people praise God... hearing someone's testimony... witnessing a miracle... getting my hair cut... having a wish come true... and riding a rollercoaster. I read this sometimes, when I feel like I've forgotten all the good things in my life... all the things that make me happy.