200 Things In Life That Make You Punch The Air In Happiness

#198 Snow Days

2009-11-23T21:00:00.000-06:00

Oooohhh yeah. One of the big things about living in Illinois is that it snows. A lot. A WHOLE LOT.

The school district has had to declare a snow day on more than one occasion. And nothing is better than getting up in the morning, looking out the window and seeing the glittering powder covering EVERYTHING, then turning on the news to find out that the school has been closed!

You punch the air in happiness, take one last look outside and grin, and snuggle back into the warmth of your bed, still smiling in pure joy.

Then when you get to wake up again, thinking that was all just a dream, you look out the window casually. Suddenly, all those feelings of elation come flooding back through you when you see even MORE snow! School really was cancelled! You punch the air again, maybe jump and shout "WAAAAAHHHHOOOOOOO!!!" or "HOOORAAAAAAHHH!" or possibly a simple "YEEEESSSSSSSS!!" and tug on a sweatshirt or bathrobe, then run to the TV for a day of movies, cartoons, and basic tomfoolery.

At the end of the day, pumped full of hot chocolate, sugar, and delicious warm food, you stand at the front door and gaze across the expanse of school-canceller and smile again. And at that moment you might, again,

AIR PUNCH!!!

#199 Getting Paid

2009-11-17T09:13:00.002-06:00

As a teenager, there are so many things appealing to my ADHD brain that I want to buy. Video games, clothes, electronics, books, toys, dinosaurs, the world, the list goes on and on. But, having no incoming money pretty much stamps out the dreams of ever buying those things. That's why getting paid makes me punch the air in happiness. That sweet paycheck, with my exclusive name on it, declaring how much money I've managed to swindle my workplace out of this time. Even sweeter though, is getting my plain white envelope of tips from the previous night, all cash. And even sweeter still, since I work in a place of consumption of food, those busy holidays mean a fat, fat envelope. Or a skinny envelope promising a delicious, crisp fifty dollar bill.

AIR PUNCH!

#200 Combining Two Amazing Foods To Create One Delicious Treat

2009-11-16T21:42:00.002-06:00

Admit it. The very first you thought of was chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. While I do admit that whoever thought of that is a genius, that's only one of the foods I'm talking about.

I am talking about combining two things that you would never DREAM of eating in the same meal. I'm saying getting two dart boards and putting ten foods on one and ten on the other, and just throwing darts and mixing those together.

I am talking about the delicious peanut butter and M&M sammiches that we begged mom to make us for lunch. Well, okay, some of us do still make those for lunch. Guilty as charged. I'm also talking about chocolate oranges. The delicious, gigantic, rock-hard balls of chocolate you have to hit with a sledgehammer before you can enjoy the little chunks, piece by piece.

I'm also talking about my new discovery. Prepare to have your minds BLOWN AWAY!!!

Ready?

Chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes.

No. I am not kidding.

But I have found them.

AIR PUNCH!!!!