10 things that made me happy this week . . .

1. pulling off a surprise party for my mom, which took a spectacular amount of maneuvering.

2. taking long walks in the rain with friends.

3. greenery that grows up between fences and the cracks in sidewalks. it makes everything look just a little more quaint.

4. valentine surprises.

5. cupcakes.

6. plotting.

7. brazilian restaurants. particularly rio grill in clovis, ca and their parmesan crusted pork.

8. surprise visits from family members.

9. dancing.

10. playing games with my friends. specifically, this weekend we played a game from target called "things," which is immensely fun. the best answer of the night was an accident . . . someone wrote "lick" when they meant to write "like" . . . and that's all i can decently say here . . .