holds my happiness

“What beautiful hyacinths! I have just learnt to love a hyacinth.”

“And how might you learn? By accident or argument?”

“Your sister taught me; I cannot tell how. Mrs. Allen used to take pains, year after year, to make me like them; but I never could, till I saw them the other day in Milsom Street; I am naturally indifferent about flowers.”

“But now you love a hyacinth. So much the better. You have gained a new source of enjoyment, and it is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible."

--Catherine Morland and Henry Tilney in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey

So in the Spirit of Northanger Abbey, I'm going to make a list of what holds my happiness. (thanks to my writing professor to introduce me to this passage)

• snow, hot chocolate, and a period movie
• sleep, and feeling "good" when you wake up
• Christmas music, Christmas traditions, Christmas break, everything Christmas
• the best roommates...all day, everyday
• Roadtrips (now, but not so much when i was younger)
• Oregon water (i've lived in utah for 18 months, still not use to it. 18 months...thats like having 2 pregnancies)
• A great cycling workout
• peanut butter and jam. a good dose of it. 
• the scriptures, the gospel, prayer, 
• listening to "Conversations" on the Mormon Channel
• helping students on an individual basis
• watching "Emma" in the corner of the computer while grading papers
• talking with my family. 
• being awake in the early morning--if i choose to be 
• getting text messages from my mom saying she loves me.
• writing notes, blog posts, thank you's, and journal entries
• hearing "aunt emily" from a childs mouth
• being inside any temple
• having a fulfilling job, and working hard
• reading, reading, and reading, probably about Apostles.
• seeing President Monson interact with his wife
• receiving my mission call soon
• knowing my parents love each other

think about what holds your happiness? how long has it been since you have felt that?

hyacinths: via google