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"The Best" Things

Things that are “the best”:

1. Talking under the stars. When I think of this I think of two things. A) The hill at camp. B) The campsite where the camp family first discovered Venus Goddess Island, sitting out on the rocks with Surf and Mocha with our feet dangling and just staring at the stars.
2. Campfires.
3. Warm showers, especially warm showers after not showering for days. TMI? A friend pointed out that cold showers can be nice on hot summer days, but I prefer to just jump in a lake at that point...though when that is not possible the shower is a good alternative.
4. Coffee alone or with friends (the fictional or non-fictional kind).
5. Road trips with friends...or alone. But a few things must be included. Good music. A good book...to be read aloud preferably. Good food, and by good food I don’t necessarily mean healthy. Someone to encourage my caffeine addiction-this is not Rob but I forgive him. Car dancing.
6. Hiking, I just like the feeling of really exerting myself and enjoying creation and getting sweaty. Sweat. Good.
7. Hamburgers. I never get sick of ‘em. They are pretty much the best comfort food. They never fail to make me happy.
8. Jumping in the lake after baking in the sun for hours or after running around and getting nice a sweaty... too much use of the word sweaty?
9. Good hugs.
10.Music that makes you just want to dance and sing along.
11. Coffee...did I say that already?
12. Climbing into bed on a cold night and snuggling under heavy blankets.
13. Letters. I love letters. More than I can explain. Getting a letter always brings a smile to my face. I wish more people wrote letters.
14. Waterfalls.
15.Summer storms.
16. Sitting by a lake or in the middle of a lake... in some kind of flotation device preferably.
17. Late night chats.
18. Cottages, remote cabins, camping...
19. A good book, or story.
20. Long walks on the beach...I wrote this as a joke...but then I realized that they are the best.
21. A warm, cozy sweater... or just comfy clothes in general...you know that pair of pants and sweater that just scream “Be lazy!” to you.
22. Sushi, more specifically all you can eat sushi
23. Dumplings
24. I'm hungry...this is not a best thing just a fact.
25. Sunsets.
26. Mountain views. 

I’m stopping the list here, but obviously there are many more things that are “the best”. I’m sure you can think of some!

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