Girls playing sports just for the fun of it.
Boys playing sports just for the fun of it.
Ibuprofen, an aging athlete’s best friend.
Southwest Airlines and their awesome employees.
Sweet, home-brewed tea with lots of lemon.
A mountain bike ride on single track.
Fried chicken.
Alone time.
Valrhona chocolate.
And your favorite things? Share ’em with me and others below.
Missy Park
Founder
Meadows
Secret bodies of water
When people are nice for no reason
Sunflowers
Natural light
Having a piece of chocolate and not feeling guilty
The crackle of a fire
The sound of coffee percolating
Growing things
Thanksgiving
My dad’s laugh when he was alive
playing a game of volleyball without keeping score
experimenting in the kitchen
used book stores
South American coffee
black licorice
Flight of the Bumblebees
Eowyn
sunshine
soccer(aka futbol)
Trail running with my chocolate lab before it rains and while the creek water is high.
Bubbles, gelato, and my kids sticky and smiling!
Listening to my children practice their winds instruments.
A walk around the block with my husband after work.
Sunrise and sunset at ANY beach.
Running on the beach in the surf.
Floating in the ocean.
Watching my children surface dive and find sand dollars and rock crabs.
Citrus green tea and the smell of vanilla.
Michael Franti and Jack Johnson music in zumba.
The feeling at the end of a half marathon at 11,000 feet!
Cultivating my garden.
Reading
Cooking
promoting wellness and aerobic fitness of children.
Inocent love of children.
Movies in bed.
Bubbles.
Listening to my tiny parakeet as she learns to talk.
The feeling of finishing a century ride, and having friends and family waiting to tackle you.
The grace of a glassy wave and a well-executed cross step to the nose.
My dog, who loves the ocean as much as I do.
Hot black coffee.
Skiing with my telemark girls.
The silent glide at the finish of a sculling stroke.
The sound of the camp stove shutting off…….
sitting on the patio with an iced tea playing in my garden
riding my bike on the greenway with friends
walking and playing with my chihuahua
trying out a new recipe
shopping!
reading a good book
Dried Figs
My Chocolate Lab
Birdsong in Spring
A Few of my Favorite Things…
Playing outside with my 11 year old son
Watching my son play hockey and soccer
Running…anytime…anywhere…
Drinking coffee on my deck in the early morning summer sunshine
Watching my dog pour on the speed as he runs through the woods behind our house
Seeing my flowers poke their heads through the ground in early spring, especially after a long, cold winter like the one we just had
A cool swim after a long run
Laughing
Meeting with my writing friends at our favorite coffee shop in town to talk about writing and life
Popcorn
Good books
Family
Friends
Traveling
The change of seasons
Signing up for a running race
Reflecting upon the many reasons I have for feeling blessed
Long runs with friends.
Salt.
Time to stretch.