(94) bass pro shops. i get pretty excited every time we get to go here.
(95) car trips. and being almost home. we took this while we were slowing down/stopping in a traffic jam.
(96) date night with this handsome man. especially to delicious bbq places.
(97) fun bumper stickers. they were all over the place at urban bbq. the ones about mean and kind people are three of my faves.
(98) kind words. luke and i have been trying to decide how to celebrate our holidays and bring meaning to them without spending a lot of money. this year we tried making christmas cards and setting aside a small amount of money for a dinner out, dressed up. we had a good time. and home-made cards are much better than bought, i've decided (and cheaper, too!). (sorry for the upside down picture...)
(99) visitors! and exploring places with them. my parents and two of my sisters came up at the end of the week for a quick visit. we explored alexandria and mount vernon. we had a good time.
(100) celebration. it's something that i need to do more of. depression is hard. it hurts, and a lot of times it makes me feel pretty worthless. but i need to rejoice in and celebrate small things. getting up early enough to have a quality quiet time and still make the bus. gathering up enough energy to go for a run. or just sharing a hot chocolate with my sisters in order to celebrate a birthday. 
the shocking thing for me to realize was that this wasn't that hard. i thought that at some point i would lose steam. i would grow weary of taking pictures of things that made me happy. or i would just get overwhelmed and stop. but i didn't. and that in itself is something to celebrate.happy new year, everyone. may 2011 bring lots of joy and celebration!
(this is the final post in my 100 joys project. to see my other posts, click here. to see where it all began, click here.)
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