This year, I'm thankful for
1.
chocolate-banana
smoothies
2.
modeling stuffed
animal hats just to be silly
3.
pandora
4.
dishes first thing on
Saturday morning
5.
brain cells
6.
rain
7.
teachers that inspire
and have high expectations
8.
colorful scarves
9.
clean trashcans, ones
that do not smell like fish - Karen
10.
public transportation
11.
dancing like you’re
alone when people are watching
12.
Alex Ren's photography
13.
futons
14.
romantic comedies
15.
tea (with milk and
honey)
16.
tapioca pearls
17.
Sweden being the
happiest country
18.
sleeping in -Lizzy
19.
bacon and eggs
20.
ice cream
21.
chocolate
22.
Asha's
23.
dissections
24.
Shakespeare
25.
ptarmigans
26.
squirrels
27.
baby muskoxen
28.
the view of the ocean
from the roof
29.
the roof
30.
internships
31.
umbrellas
32.
dangly earrings
33.
ballroom makeup
34.
drag shows in which
Karen pretends to be a boy
35.
Tchaikovsky
36.
Joe Hisaishi
37.
Disney songs
38.
flooding the bathroom
to clean it
39.
DDR
40.
Raymond aka Dr.Rayray
41.
weird metaphors
(stingrays and mushrooms)
42.
conversations about
anglerfish sex
43.
pick up lines based on
anglerfish sex
44.
fall colors
45.
bridges
46.
the campanile at
sunset
47.
strawberry creek
48.
carillon music
49.
sleepovers
50.
nachos
51.
Au Coquelet
52.
peppermint mochas
53.
roommates
54.
studying interesting
diseases -Karen
55.
nail polish
56.
hand moisturizer and
chap stick
57.
chivalry
58.
libraries
59.
Obama as president
60.
warm blankets
61.
clean pajamas fresh
out of the dryer
62.
young children
63.
small animals
64.
good hair days
65.
Berkeley
66.
"And Psycho"
67.
iPods
68.
good arguments
69.
city lights
70.
snow
71.
thunderstorms
72.
musical proposals
73.
not having a car
74.
singing duets
75.
adopted families
76.
cute couples
77.
first kisses
78.
ballroom rookies
79.
plaid and stripes
-Karen
80.
mornings
81.
evenings
82.
mosaics outside our
apartment
83.
sparkly shoes
84.
well-written manga
85.
good books
86.
art pens
87.
textbooks that are
actually useful
88.
songs to help memorize
things
89.
the big bang
90.
wildflowers
91.
botanical medicine
92.
Starbucks holiday
promotions
93.
eyelashes
94.
wrinkled noses
95.
cats purring
96.
sunglasses
97.
poetry
98.
rants
99.
tarantulas
100.
nudibranchs
101.
slime molds
102.
conserving energy
103.
floss
104.
friendly religious
debates
105.
scintillating
conversation
106.
coffee
107.
cleavers
108.
quesadillas
109.
Angus the pillow pet
and OogaBooga the polar bear
110.
dopamine and serotonin
and oxytocin
111.
nerdy jewelry
112.
Yellowstone national
park
113.
smiles
114.
laughing just because
you're happy
115.
sunflowers and lilies
116.
flowers "just
because"
117.
cupcakes
118.
sweatshirt and jeans
days (Karen disapproves)
119.
dress and combat boots
days -Karen
120.
pasta
121.
cooking dinner every
night in college
122.
cute Starbucks
baristas
123.
hedgehog faces
124.
"I love
you"s
125.
silent communication
between friends
126.
giraffes
127.
inspiring stories
128.
80th anniversaries
129.
passing hard classes
130.
gravity
131.
e^(-i*pi)-1=0
132.
orthodox Jews
133.
the Torah being sung
at synagogue
134.
cellphones
135.
ballet
136.
ball gowns
137.
drivers that slow down
for pedestrians
138.
fluffy clouds
139.
guys in tuxes
140.
old books that smell
like vanilla
141.
siblings
142.
Karen's chocolate chip
cookies
143.
socks and sandals
-Mengsha
144.
silence
145.
finding constellations
146.
sarcasm
147.
wit
148.
queso
149.
children's books
150.
Dr. Seuss
151.
eight hours of sleep
152.
candles
153.
Berkeley campus
154.
sandalwood
155.
avocadoes
156.
the flying squirrel
dance (from Einstein on the Beach)
157.
double reverse turn in
quickstep
158.
guacamole as a study
snack
159.
impressionist
paintings
160.
Steinway pianos
161.
Pianos in general
162.
Harry Potter
163.
Cheesecake (from here
to…)
164.
holding hands
165.
caramel apple cider
166.
spontaneous dates
167.
gelato
168.
space heaters
169.
lychee green tea
170.
Jane Austen
171.
ramen
172.
dogs
173.
cashmere
174.
insightful youtube
videos
175.
views from the tops of
tall buildings
176.
Avril Lavigne
177.
Tim Be Told
178.
embarrassment
179.
creating memories
180.
days off (…here, from Sean
Chen)
181.
pho
182.
coordination
183.
sambaing on the
terrace above Evans Hall
184.
buffers
185.
the sun
186.
vibrato
187.
Wicked
188.
Phantom of the Opera
189.
sunrises from bay
windows
190.
train rides
191.
bamboo
192.
extended family
193.
freedom of speech
194.
opportunities
195.
pizza delivery guys
196.
organic food
197.
seashells
198.
carpet
199.
dolls
200.
Esperanza Rising
201.
Stargirl
202.
reading to my little
sisters
203.
the way people's eyes
light up when they talk about something they love
204.
reminiscing
205.
giving birthday gifts
206.
heartfelt greeting
cards
207.
snail mail
208.
care packages
209.
good smells
210.
random factoids
211.
alpaca sweaters
212.
quills
213.
The Great Barrier Reef
214.
raindrops on roses
215.
whiskers on kittens
216.
laughing at runway
fashion
217.
xkcd
218.
caves
219.
Owl City
220.
sharing favorite songs
221.
The Golden Gate Bridge
222.
the sound of the city
at night when it's raining
223.
the way the smell of
tobacco smells like home
224.
generational equality
225.
buying breakfast off
the street in China
226.
cleaning
227.
random roommate
stories
228.
cross-culture
experiences
229.
1920s French erotica
230.
blue roses
231.
dance studios
232.
homemade Halloween
costumes
233.
GSIs
234.
the north pole
235.
fairy tales
236.
Lovely, by Sarah Haze
237.
Emma Watson
238.
swing dancing
239.
pixie cuts
240.
artistic piercings a
la Karen
241.
Good morning’s
242.
bedheads
243.
licking spoons while
baking
244.
leftovers
245.
homemade whipped cream
246.
Watching little acts
of kindness
247.
Orange juice
248.
The way humans adapt
to situations
249.
The migration patterns
of sorority girls
250.
Saying stupid things
when we’re tired
251.
Blenders
252.
Stuffed animals
253.
Classes that don’t
“help” you in life
254.
Organic chemistry
255.
Soup from scratch
256.
Ordering the exact
same thing as your best friends at a favorite restaurant
257.
Mist rolling through
the hills
258.
Crisp mornings where
you can see your breath
259.
Intellectual discussions
on Facebook
260.
Not catching my
roommates’ cold
261.
Old video game
characters
262.
Family traditions
263.
Old embarrassing
drawings
264.
Hearst gym
265.
Practice rooms with
nice pianos
266.
Playing with the New
Trier Symphony Orchestra
267.
Dried roses
268.
Hunger
269.
Wushu (from here to…)
270.
great literature
271.
cirrus clouds
272.
lightning bolts
273.
cuttlefish
274.
the opera
275.
brains
276.
rhinos
277.
Twizzlers
278.
Stephen Hawking
279.
honey bunches of oats
280.
toadstools
281.
The Constitution
282.
John 3:16
283.
sleep
284.
philosophy
285.
drums
286.
Wreck-It Ralph
287.
Head & Shoulders shampoo
288.
four-leaf clovers
289.
babies
290.
bears
291.
Nutella
292.
Batman (…here, from Sean Quan)
293.
Chopsticks
294. Sleeping
bags
295. The
phylum Mollusca
296. Hayao
Miyazaki
297. Stick
insects
298.
Roberta
299. Roberta’s
hugs (From here, to…)
300. Roberta’s
words of encouragement
301. Roberta’s
toe socks
302. Roberta’s
samba rolls (…here, from Felix Amirfathi)
303. Acceptance
304. The
right to be afraid
305. The
right to life
306. The
right to liberty
307. The
right to pursue happiness
308. Shoe
brushes
309. Bobby
pins
310. Mardi
Gras masks
311. Floppy
hats
312. 11:11
313. Old
Chinese poetry
314. Sewing
machines
315. Alone
time
316. When
technology works
317. Chemistry
– Allison Wustrow
318. blood
orange San Pellegrino
319. platonic
soulmates
320. naivety
321. jungles
322. curare
323. dreams
324. Unit
1, Freeborn
325. CCTV
326. Faith
327. Passionate
and inspiring pastors
328. Growing
pains
329. Rainbows
330. Empathy
331. Trust
332. The
way sparks fly off a fire
333. Eating
a marshmallow after it catches fire (and you blow out the fire)
334. Ballroom
partners
335. Imaginations
336. Honesty
337. Sitting
around a table drinking tea and playing cards
338. Making
dumplings
339. Stationery
340. The
hugeness of the sky
341. Givers
342. Building
good habits
343. The
way handwriting is representative of personality
344. Cookbooks
345. Gentle
reminders
346. Playgrounds
347. Long
walks in the woods
348. The
Chicago Botanic Garden
349. Museums
350. Christkindlmarkt
351. Huangshan
Mountain
352. Crushes
on fictional characters
353. Classical
music played well
354. Sight-reading
355. Tide
pools with sea anemones
356. Sea
otters’ contributions to the health of kelp beds
357. The
Sabbath
358. People
watching
359. Sunning
on the grass like lizards
360. Giant
stuffed microbes
361. Curiosity
362. Baby
swallows trying out their wings for the first time
363. Writing
original college essays
364. Collapsing
onto beds after midterms
365. Dead
week
Let us never forget that we are blessed,
that we are loved,
that things happen for a reason, though we might not know what those reasons are.
Let us never forget to be thankful.
Amen
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