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  1. One of the most awesome experiences happens either right before you fall asleep or when you wake up and realize that its ‘fall behind’ DST and you are awarded with an extra hour of sleep this night!

  2. I just came across your site and it seems really cool. Didn’t see too much, but am going too.
    Anyway, one of the things I love in everyday life is when I wake up in the morning thinking “no, work again, so fast?!” and that moment I realize it’s 3am and I have few hour left, turn around and fall asleep again – priceless! And awesome.

  3. New pencils!! Or just new stationery for that matter… When it’s all fresh and un-used and you get to use it for the first time- that’s awesome!!

  4. When you finish that last major project before the end of the semester.

    You know how that last week of classes before finals always has those couple of major projects that you have to do? The last essay, that big speech, the final draft of your thesis, the make up homework, the last minute extra credit, and all that stuff. Nothing feels better than when you put down your pencil, sit down after your speech, or close your laptop and say “I’M DONE!”

  5. Locking eyes with a stranger on the street.

    It’s a fleeting moment, but you see a person approaching and he/she catches your attention. Briefly, you walk past them and you hold their gaze for a couple of seconds. The heart beats a little bit faster, and you feel something there.

    Awesome!

  6. How about that first time you blow your nose and can breathe again (for a few minutes anyway) when you have a cold? That’s pretty awesome…

  7. A purring cat.

    Kitty kisses.

    The smell of fresh basil.

    The smell of a freshly-picked ripe tomato.

    The smell of freshly dug soil.

    The smell after a rainstorm.

    The smell of pure sandalwood oil.

    Sitting in a sunny window (bonus if you have a cat on your lap).

    Sitting on the grass in the sun.

    The smell of balsam fir wreaths/Christmas trees.

    When the snack I eat looks like the one on the packaging.

    Walking on deer paths in the woods, especially when they are challenging.

    Having an F16 fly right over you.

    Watching the Blue Angels perform live.

    When your cup of tea is just right.

    Doing something that makes people say “Whoa!”

    Touching a cat’s tongue when it yawns.

    Hugging something warm and fluffy.

    Putting your car in neutral while going down a long, steep, straight hill and making it all the way up the other hill.

    Flying 0ver the water at midday.

    Watching the sunset from an airplane window.

    Someone massaging your feet.

    Watching any really big airplane land.

  8. When it’s a boring day at work and there are only 5 minutes left until you are done with your shift. Awesome!

  9. When you come out from the customs at the airport after a long trip away and your family is standing there waiting for you.
    Best moment ever… even when you were sad to leave wherever you just were. It’s always so good to hug the family again.

  10. Summertime barbeques with friends on a perfect day without mosquitos. The smell of anything cooked by flame is just AWESOME!

  11. when someone else washes and dries your hair. i have really thick hair and it takes me a long time so i like it when the hairdresser washes my hair. :D

  12. a fully charged iPod, or when you browse in someone else’s iPod and find some awesome songs and ask your friend to send them to you.

  13. where’s waldo, or any of those books where you have to look for something. if you are bored and reading it with someone else it almost always becomes a contest of who has sharper eyes. even better when you already know where something is and you get to taunt the person.

  14. When you are wrapping presents and you get the scissors just right so that they cut the paper evenly by just pushing them forward.

  15. on an extremely hot and smoggy day… going home and taking a nice cold to warm shower. Its amazing when you get in the cold water, feels like youre under a body of cold water swimming, and then once you get colder turning it just a little warmer to get comfortable. amazing….:)

  16. When you find out all the seats on an airplane have those touchscreen tvs in the back of them with free movies and it’s a long flight.

  17. Thinking you have a lot of work to do, getting all psyched up, and then being done sooner than you anticipated (because the work seemed like so much more in your mind).

  18. 1. Sitting in the back yard late afternoon, reading or just watching until it’s completely dark, and feeling like magic when the night insects come out.

    2. Waking up, making breakfast and taking it out to watch the sunrise.

    3. On a Monday, telling your mum you’re sick so you can climb back into bed with some Earl Grey tea and a book.

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