Favorite simple pleasures?

[BonBon]

What are your favorite simple pleasures?

Brand new, pristine white gym socks
Hot cocoa with whipped cream on a chilly day
Sitting by a fire
Cashmere
Sitting on the front porch watching the birds and rodents in the yard
Driving DH's car on the highway with the top down, while playing my secret lover's cd.

[Liisi]

Oh, this is a nice topic!!

- The first sip of coffee in the morning
- Eating chocolate in the bath tub
- Finding forgotten cash in the pocket of my jeans
- Pulling into a parking spot at the exact moment that the song I'm listening to on my CD ends
- My funny Beagle baying indignantly out the window whenever a big truck goes by
- The feel of my flip-flops, which are made from a recycled yoga mat

[TigerLily]

Starbucks Hot Apple Spice
Getting a magazine in the mail
Taking a shower without a baby sitting on the floor outside of it
Mike's hard limeade


I also like this topic!

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Getting the mail with DD every day after I finish working

Opening a new book for the first time

The first crisp fall day

The way your skin smells after a day at the beach.

[Curegirl]

Finding something so unexpectedly funny I can't breathe from laughing so hard
Drinking tea and snuggling in bed when it's cold outside
The way sheets feel when I shave my legs and jump in bed (this one doesn't happen too often)
Butterflies and contentment when the (ex?) SO holds my hand while sleeping (let's hope this happens again soon)
Long walks amongst lots of trees
Dogs
Pajamas
Socks

[DCJenn]

When my 18 year old cat sleeps on my pillow and purrs.

My dog. Everything about my dog. My dog is the most perfect dog in the world.

Sitting by the pool on a cool spring evening sipping wine and watching the bats with the dawktor.

Walking the dude to school with the dogs every morning.

and the one below freezing day we get every year. I'm pretty much the only one outside...

[MrsSz]

The first day of fall when you can sleep with the windows open
The first chilly game day with the best of friends
Snuggles from DH's niece and her screaming "oh how I've missed you"
First warm day of spring when you can roll the windows down and rock out to 80s music
Sleeping in on a Saturday with no plans all day or night
Cocktails on a patio...

[diggitydot]

- When it finally cools down enough to roll down the windows, open the sunroof, and crank up the music as I drive around our podunk town on the country roads.

- Taking the dog for a walk alone when the kids are at school and DH is working.

- Having a glass of wine on the deck at dusk while watching the waning sun play on the hills on the other side of the valley.

[spotty_dog]

Cleaning house with a podcast on the iPod after the kids are in bed
Sitting under the stars watching the ISS go by
Gathering food, be it potatoes in my garden or berries in the woods
Wading in the brisk cool ocean on an 80 degree day
The scent of Autumn Sunset roses drifting on a spring breeze

[niener]

I think it's pretty funny how many people's answers have something to do with fall/cooler weather. I'll be ecstatic when I can be outside for more than 15 minutes without breaking into a sweat.

- Rocking on the back porch in the early evening while having a drink and listening to the high school band practice a few blocks away
- Getting completely covered in dirt and sweat from working in the yard and then feeling like I really earned my shower
- Snuggling with my fluffy kitty cats every morning when I wake up
- High-fives from my dog
- Solo road trips when I can blast my music, dance and sing loudly
- Old movies (I stayed up until 1:00 watching Singing in the Rain last night)
- That new tennis ball smell
- Checking a bunch of things off my weekly to-do list in one day

[hanginginthere]

-bubble baths with a glass of wine while hubby puts kiddo to bed

[Flynn]

When my kids snuggle me for no reason and tell me they love me.
When you entertain and a guest makes an effort a few days after to call and tell you how much fun they had.
Soaking in a hot bubble bath just because.
Lobster tail.
The "high" my family has when the Seahawks win.
Hearing the squeaks on the gym floor when basketball season starts.
The sound of a swooshing basketball. (Nothing but net.)
Wearing something that looks AND feels good.
Being well rested.
My 13 year old Labrador when he puts his head on my feet and sighs.

[ides]

Snuggling with my cats

The smell of fresh herbs

The feeling after a good swim.

The sound of a rain storm.

Laying in freshly washed & dried sheets in a newly made bed.

[lovelight]

Wings and college football games
Scarves
Snuggling on the sofa in the winter while watching The Office
DVR
Frozen wine coolers...my new fave
Painted nails
Laying with the dog and cat at the same time
The smell of my Christmas tree

Can you tell my favorite time of year?

[bokelley]

The feeling of freshly starched shirts.

Watching college football with my grandpa

Getting coffee at Starbucks and it being the perfect temp to drink right away

In the fall, when the leaves turn, walking through our neighborhood. It is stunning!