the good list...California style.

1) Being married to my best friend for 2 years the day after tomorrow.
2) In & Out burgers while finally crossing the California line last night.
3) Meeting people you feel like you can be 100% yourself with (Hello Sarah. Hello Ian.).
4) Local breweries in newly discovered towns. Albuquerque, anyone?
5) Old crumbling Americana buildings in the desert.
6) Windows rolled completely down, blasting Neil for 3 days straight.
7) Sleeping in one's car in the Wal-Mart marking lot in Oklahoma and not being murdered.
8) Buying tracphone minutes at said Wal-mart at 4:30 in the morning so as to call one's family to assure them one has not been murdered.
9) Seeing the motel where part of 'No Country For Old Men' was shot.
10) Eating Korean food for the 1st time ever. And loving it.
11) Big, fat, amazing New Mexican breakfasts.
12) Strolling the aisles of Californian Trader Joe's once again.
13) Black Sabbath. Pretty loud.
14) Staying at our friend Munz's self-built casita for a night or two.
15) Checking emails and internet-related business for the first time in at least 10 days.
16) Clicking through my many photos taken while visiting family in NC.
17) Having the best family ever. No, really.
18) Being in California again. Feels like home reunited.
19) Driving to the central coast tomorrow. Planning to listen to Black Sabbath albums #1,2,3,&5, Monochrome and Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue. My little slice of heaven.
20) Loving the Mister more than ever before.
21) Hot bath in a deep tub after 15 hours of driving last night.
22) Futon sleeping while knowing no one else's ass has been on it. We bought it new in Florida and carry it around in our car.
23) Beginning new, old jobs tomorrow. Working once again for this little inn/B&B/hostel in Cambria.
24) Seeing the Pacific Ocean again tomorrow.
25) J. Crew jeans.
26) Walking around in Target by myself.
27) New magazine arrivals at Barnes & Noble.
28) Living the life I want to live.
29) Talking about tattoos I will more than likely never get.
30) Did I mention being married to my best friend for 2 years the day after tomorrow?