The peaceful feeling after reading a really good book; taking
the long way to and from classes so I can think; late nights for writing, reading,
and listening to music; thinking about my future; seeing family and friends
when I go home on breaks; the look on Charlie’s face when I walk through the
door; anything with caffeine after a really rough day; learning; accomplishing anything;
summer walks on the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama; crab hunting on the beach at
night; writing; literature; finalizing my decision in eighth grade to write; British
and French culture; looking at other perspectives; wanderlust; coffee shops;
the smell of coffee; helping others; the warmth hot chocolate brings; the music
with which my parents raised me; sweaters and cardigans; scarves; boots; breakfast
for dinner; laughing; Wednesday lunches with family; comparing junior high
journal entries to who I have become; driving with the windows down; when movie
quotes match moments in life; weekend nighttime storms; consolation hugs; Christmastime
with cousins I never see; the adrenaline scary movies bring; holiday cheer; New
York City; trips to Tennessee; Ball State homecoming; trips to Jacobs’ Orchard;
long talks about views on the world; waves from passersby; looking through
photo albums; the idea of living in a romantic comedy; special effects in
movies; documentaries; the moment I was told I won the D.A.R.E. essay contest
in fifth grade; watching the tears from my family’s faces when I read my essay
at the honor day program; bonding with my floor mates; going to the library;
listening to classical music when I write, do homework, and read; chivalry
(John Cusack-style); aqua; periwinkle; going to St. George Island every weekend
with my mom the summer before my freshman year of high school; trips to
Kentucky; the smell and appearance of old books; book sales; thinking about how
everyone is connected; movie nights with friends; bonfires; hammocks; paddle
boats; the colors of fall leaves; watching people I grew up with succeed;
drives with my cousin after practice; Saturday morning runs to Jack’s Donuts;
game nights with family; daisies; highlighting passages; peach ice cream
because it reminds me of Grandma Coffee; walking Charlie around our
neighborhood; looking through old yearbooks; figuring out my future; crafting;
worn-looking furniture; beach weddings; brisk fall air and its colored leaves;
the way the sun shines on glass to create a rainbow effect; nighttime
creativity.
I’ll never be content with this list because I love life and
all its aspects, but this was an inside-look of the mind of Lauren.
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