50 things to be happy about.

today i was at my beloved shop, forever21. whilst oohing and ahhing over the happiness that is floral print oxfords, tribal print skinny jeans, and audrey hepburn sweaters, i came upon a slouchy shirt. at the top it said, "50 things to be happy about" and then it listed off 50 legitimately blissful joys that inspired me to make my own list of reasons to be happy.

1. the gospel of jesus christ.
2. living in america, the land of the free and the home of the brave.
3. disneyland.
4. laurel class activities.
5. carl fredrickson.
6. harry potter harry potter harry potter harry potter.
7. star wars band-aids.
8. hot chocolate.
9. bananas.
10. curly-haired boys.
11. ron and hermione. (*squeals*)
12. mornings that are legitimately cold.
13. d&c 84:88
14. mashed potatoes.
15. beautiful choir music to sing every day.
16. sparknotes.
17. temporary tattoos.
18. josh turner.
19. potter puppet pals.
20. mormon tabernacle choir.
21. michale buble.
22. the scene in harry potter where the dragon bursts out of the bank ceiling. not that i'm watching that right now.
23. painting.
24. poetry.
25. flash mobs.
26. pumpkin cookies.
27. whoever took voldemorts nose. i commend them.
28. scarves.
29. chapstick.
30. bath and body works.
31. watermelon.
32. soup on rainy days.
33. the macy's thanksgiving day parade.
34. neville longbottom.
35. the new gilbert temple! oh it can't be built fast enough!
36. the fact that our football team actually gave the 9th best high school football team in the nation a run for their money tonight! good job, guys!
37. samwise gamgee.
38. research papers on pixar animation studios.
39. warm sweaters.
40. efy medley.
41. gold canyon candles.
42. the original harry potter score.
43. dieter f. uchtdorf.
44. the princess bride.
45. bulldogs.
46. disneyland.
47. dandelions.
48. hogwarts.
49. sunday school teachers.
50. peaches.