National Smile Day

May 31st this year was National Smile Day, and really, who doesn’t love to smile? In honor of the day, I have come up with a non-exhaustive list of things that make me smile. I would love to hear what makes you smile, so please feel free to add in the comments.

So without further ado….

1. Seeing dogs on the street.
2. When you are waiting for a friend and then you see them walking up.
3. Donna Summer’s music. I hear the first notes of “Last Dance” and “Heaven Knows” and I immediately get excited.
4. When you are walking under a canopy of trees and the sunlight shines in just so.
5. Musicals.
6. Eating spaghetti.
7. Playing basketball.
8. My dog.
9. When my mom will sing “Hit the Road Jack” with me.
10. Watching Villanova basketball games with my dad.
11. Spending time with my cousins.
12. Moments of connections with people. They can be fleeting like discussing a necklace with a stranger or laughing like I did on the phone with one of my best friends yesterday.
13. Checking out street art in Philly.
14. Exploring different places.
15. The view from the Millard E. Tydings Bridge in Maryland.
16. Seeing something associated with a place in that particular place — like a Canadian Goose in Canada or a Chihuahua in Chihuahua.