During these meetings you will each be required to list at least one 'awesome' thing about working here. Susan, GO."
"Oh, come on, this is so STU...."
"Did I mention this will be on your monthly review?"
"...PENDOUS! Haha! Yeah! [grabbing manager by lapels] WORKING HERE IS AWESOME."
"Something more specific, please."
"Oh. Ok. Um...
"Oh, I know! Making the candy apples is awesome.
"It really gets my aggressive tendencies out."
"I...see. Bob?"
"I like misspelling things and then convincing the customer it's actually spelled that way."
"Cracks me up every time!"
"Bob, I'm not sure this is exactly..."
"Ooh, yeah! And scaring the kids! That is SO awesome, am I right?" [high-fiveing Bob]
"Alright, everyone, if you'll just wait your turn..."
"What's wrong, Debra?"
"No, that's my awesome thing! Putting chocolate poo swirls on everything!"
"I call it my number two special. Haha!"
[sigh] "And Mary? What about you?"
"I like giving the customers exactly what they ask for."
"Ah, excellent! You see, everyone? Now this is...
"No, I mean EXACTLY what they ask for."
"It's totally awesome." [giggle]
"Well, I think that's enough for today. I hope this meeting has helped remind you all to cherish the little things, and to really enjoy your jobs here. Now, next week: Airbrushing! See you then."
Thanks to Denise G., Gema B., Amanda N., Meagan B., & Anne L. for being, um, awesome.
Oh, and hey, here's something that really IS awesome: my friend Neil of 1,000 Awesome Things has a free copy of his new book, The Book of Even More Awesome
, for five of you lucky readers!
For a chance to win, just leave a comment telling me one of your favorite awesome things. It can be anything: getting extra icing on your slice of cake, picking the fastest line at the supermarket, snagging the last one of that sale item you wanted - you name it. We'll announce the five winners both here - on this post - and on the CW Facebook page at 12 midnight, EST, so be sure to check back!
Thanks to Denise G., Gema B., Amanda N., Meagan B., & Anne L. for being, um, awesome.
Oh, and hey, here's something that really IS awesome: my friend Neil of 1,000 Awesome Things has a free copy of his new book, The Book of Even More Awesome
, for five of you lucky readers!
For a chance to win, just leave a comment telling me one of your favorite awesome things. It can be anything: getting extra icing on your slice of cake, picking the fastest line at the supermarket, snagging the last one of that sale item you wanted - you name it. We'll announce the five winners both here - on this post - and on the CW Facebook page at 12 midnight, EST, so be sure to check back!
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GIVEAWAY UPDATE! After randomly selecting five comments, we have our winners! Congrats to the following readers who shared a few of their favorite awesome things.
Sunshine Dayz at 10:17am, who understands how awesome it is to find a few extra hours of sleep before the alarm goes off. (We share this joy with you.)
qurlyloks at 12:34pm, who REALLY appreciates awesome caffeinated coffee.
Elizabeth C., at 1:54pm, who thinks it's "inconceivable" (and awesome) that her kitties unleash cuddly kryptonite! You wanted Neil's book? As you wish.
TCC at 3:06pm, who loves awesome unexpected treats (and turns it up to 11).
soarin_ca4 at 8:37pm, who shares a birthday with David Beckham (which happens to be today). I bet winning Neil's book just made your birthday even more AWESOME.
Congrats again to our winners! Please email us your mailing addresses. Thanks to everyone for the great comments. So much awesomeness!
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«Oldest ‹Older 801 – 1000 of 1500 Newer› Newest»Awesome? When you rush out the door to find that your roommate cleaned the snow of your windshield!
Awesome is my intelligent 8 year old daughter who mirror writes, without realizing(shes not dyslexic), she just thinks she being creative :)
And awesome is my 6 year old son who leaves me speechless with his odd rules, for example, I told him yesterday to go and take a shower, to which he replied,"It is the 1st of May today. I dont bathe on the 1 of May."
Excellent.
My Favorite awesome thing is having the house to myself while my husband and sons go camping! Bring on the silence and not having to share the popcorn.
Chris Johnson
Hiding from the kids to eat the last piece of cheesecake with a cappuccino for breakfast is just awesome.
My awesome thing learning to feel healthy again, and knowing I can still eat cake even if its made a little differently.
Totally Awesome = the end of allergy season. Only 6-7 months to go.... **achoo!**
seeing my baby girls smile. and reminiscing with my brothers and sister
Oh geez, by your tweet I thought you'd stirred up some kind of trouble. Well of course you've got 750 comments on a giveaway!
I'll play...awesome is waking up and thinking, "Oh crap, I've got to get up and do ten zillion things," but then realizing that it's still hours before you have to get up, and you're tired enough to fall right back asleep.
My bar for awesome has gone much lower in recent years...no more planning my Oscar speech, no more trying to fix the world, nope, I'll just take more sleep, thanks.
My awesome thing is finishing a really excellent book...and then starting a new one!
Stumbling upon Star Tours on the last day before it closed for major changes - with my best friend who'd never ridden it! Awesome
Hearing my 2 year old say his ABC's in the same halting staccato as William Shatner.
One of my favorite awesome things is my hair after riding on the highway with my windows open!
Or are we supposed to say Cakewrecks to win? LOL
WV: baconsu- I don't know what it means but it must be awesome since it has bacon in it!
Awesome is the corner piece!!!
Jerilyn G.
Towels fresh from the dryer, baby giggles, old tv show marathons on a rainy day and listening to good music while baking- especially after a really bad day at work.
My son saying his ABC's in the same halting staccato as William Shatner.
I think Jesus is pretty awesome
The moment when you realize the guy you like actually likes you too. Awesome
When I can have a day at work where the guests are actually nice to me, not complaining that the magic was ruined and aren't trying to get money or free tickets....that's beyond awesome
Awesome = that satisfying click when the vacuum cleaner sucks up some little piece of something you didn't even know was there.
It was pretty awesome hearing my 2yr old daughter put together her longest spoken intelligible sentence today.
" Haayy, Mama, Dont eep my jello beem, dat no nice"
...made me feel so guilty I ALMOST spit it out and gave it back to her.
But it was a cherry jelly bean... come on!
Free Books are AWESOME!
Awesome is pulling out not just the top of the weed but also a long trail of its underground roots. Take that, garden interloper!
I love walking to work in the morning on warm sunshiny days!
Laying with my hubby in our hammock built for two, listening to the birds sing and the leaves rustling overhead, feeling the warm sun on our faces, swaying gently in the breeze, then waking up 3 hours later, happy and refreshed, still swaying gently in the breeze after our unintentional nap--now THAT'S AWESOME!
I just got some hair color for free because my sister started extreme couponing!
When my daughter wakes up smiling, comes running down the hall and says, "Wake up, Wake up!" She's two and super excited about life - it's contagious!
Awesome: having my newborn daughter sleeping on me and my son next to me playing mario kart together. And hot chocolate with baileys and marshmallows. Hmmmm! There is so much awesome here that it seema like the comments section will explode!
Waking up in the morning only to find out I still have two hours left to sleep...AWESOME!!
My favourite awesome thing is my husband deciding to do the laundry / washing up or any other mundane houshold job without having to be ask....
I'm really hoping he'll read this and figure out that he needs to do this more than once a year :)
Ice cream. Ice cream makes any day infinitely better.
One of my all-time favorite awesome things is seeing my husband's face for the first time in twelve months after a long, hard deployment in Afghanistan! That was AWESOME!
Awesome is the sunset I see out my kitchen window every night. We just recently moved to Arizona from Portland, Oregon .... didn't realize just HOW MUCH we were missing the sunshine till we got it full time!
Awesome is also a California Brittle from See's Candies. Yum!
Sleeping through a class then finding out it was cancelled! That's the best.
I loved the owl cake. And an awesome thing for me is finding something that's actually cute and fits me in the clearance rack. Happened two days ago and it was EXACTLY the shirt I had hoped to find! Totally made my week.
There is nothing more awesome than something that is so terribly bad. It looks like Hello Kitty got ax murdered!
My most awesome thing: Being a pastry chef specializing in wedding cakes, and NOT being featured on CW yet! (Sunday Sweets excluded. Someday!!!)
What's totally awesome is using up the bottle of both shampoo and conditioner ON THE SAME DAY!
I'm completely in awe when one of my dairy goats is having difficulty delivering her babies and my daughter & I can go in and help her. Holding those beautiful bundles of life, seeing them take their first breaths of life with mom close by and doing well is awesome!
My favorite awesome thing is going home on a Friday night, ordering a couple of pizzas and sitting down to watch a movie with my family for Family Fun Night™
wv-- codism: the weird crap my husband spouts when he starts talking about work.
My favorite awesome thing is that first "Hi Mom" from my kids Monday afternoons.
Zelly - My awesome ringtone is vizzini saying "inconceivable".
Another favorite Awesome - When the kitties unleash their cuddle kryptonite. Resistance is futile to the three of them all warm and purring - Napping MUST commence. :)
Scoring a two pack of king size pillows at a department store for less than $7. They were on clearance AND I had a $10 coupon. SCORE! NEW PILLOWS!
Seeing my kids' faces light up when I've given them a gift. Also seeing my autistic child's face light up like sunshine when he conquers something that he's been trying and trying to do. All about the little victories...
My awesome for the day? Woke up with my son camped out next to my bed (in the same sleeping bag I used as a kid). AND - we got up early enough to watch an episode of Johnny Test before we left for the day!
It's awesome when you wake up before your alarm and think it's just a few minutes before so you have to get up anyway but really it's an hour or more before you need to be up so you get to go back to sleep!
Going to Florida this week to watch my daughter graduate from nursing school. She has worked SO hard!! ......Awesome!
A piece of plain chocolate cake with my mom's awesome butter sauce on it!
15,986 official word count +
23,811 actual word count +
70 pages of pure hell on earth + Dissertation completed today 3 days before submission date = OFFICIALLY AWESOME!
I think perfectly extracted ristretto espressos are awesome... but when they aren't available, iced white chocolate mochas from *$ will do.
WV: spurbil. Wrecker-University's Spelling 101
One of my totally awesome things is sitting in my room with my hubby looking out our bedroom window and watching a storm roll by.
When my two boys (6 and 4) are feeling totally snuggly, it's AWESOME. Bonus if I get a cat snuggling on my lap at the same time.
After a 12 yr abusive marriage ended when I found out my ex was a child predator & a nearly 4 yr horrid divorce battle... my awesome thing is that I am marrying an incredible man this weekend! Not only is he a wonderful partner, but he is actively seeking to adopt my kids who adore him.
My best awesome thing was graduating my autistic son from home school high school last month. We'd been doing home school for 10 years.
My next best awesome thing is going to college to get a child development degree, focus special needs school age children. I'm 51!
Everytime my daughter who suffers from extreme anxiety is able to do something she couldn't do before. Also, everytime she can pull herself out of a panic attack. She may be little, but she is strong! She is also AWESOME!
-Michelle
awesome is walking past a picket fence, seeing a dog on the other side of that fence, and then that dog coming over and jumping up on the fence and enthusiastically lick your hand and generally be really sweet. always makes my day.
Forgetting to turn my alarm off on the weekends, and then waking up at 6am on a Saturday just to realize I can turn it off and go back to sleep!
The absolute most awesome thing in the world is my 9 month old baby girls laugh and of course I can't forget those sweet, yet slobbery, kisses!
Happy Birday!! Ha! Funny stuff!
When my 9.5 and 6 year old quote Spongebob Squarepants, with amazing timing in public. Or how they can fluently use geek/gamer speek. It puts the awesome in awesomesauce, and makes any bad day a bit better.
Awesome:
Finally getting my hands on
a new book I have been anxiously awaiting.
Oh, and also, my husband, who is pretty darn awesome, and CakeWrecks, which manages to put a smile on my face every day*.
*Except Saturdays, when I have to instead log onto Twitter and see if you guys have posted anything. :D
umm...my favorite thing is doing mitzvahs that make people smile, like holding a door for random movers or distracting a screaming child in the store. It makes me feel good because other people feel good.
The sticky-note feature in Windows 7 is AWESOME! I write notes to myself all the time (used to memorize things by tacking them to the wall by my bed, so I could stare at them), so it's really saving paper around the house. The computer is one place I always look, and you don't have to worry about the notes slipping off the wall/mirror/door and going unnoticed until you clean.
WV: ploca
The new hybrid dance craze combining elements of polka and flamenco. All the kids are doing it!
"Wanna hit the Plocateca this weekend? Bet I can Ploca triangles around you."
Getting to the bus stop or train platform at just the time the bus or train does! No waiting = AWESOME!
You know what's awesome? Puppies. And candy. And winning the lottery. And cake...definitely cake. Ooooooh and I almost forgot bacon! Who could forget BACON. And cake...how about bacon cake?
My awesome? Keeping a secret and surprising someone! I'm lousy at secret keeping so when I do it's a surprise for both of us!! :)
My most favorite thing at the moment is having a precious 13 month old AND being 4 months pregnant again with our second. Knowing just how miserable I will be in a few months and it not matter because it will be worth every ache and pain to be a mommy of two.
WV: Trons - Sequel to Tron: Legacy and it will suck just as much.
Awesome is coming home to your 4-year-old twins screaming "I love you, Mommy!" without prompting or being in trouble with Daddy.
An awesome thing...fresh, clean sheets. I wish I could have them every night and not have to change them myself.
Lynda
rainy days with rainbows... in the desert
Having the 3rd appointment for a "Suspicious item" on my mammogram this morning--and being told (By a TOTALLY CUTE Radiologist) that I am totally clear!! WOOOHOOO!
Linda Shillingburg
My awesome thing: knowing that the semester-long fundraising efforts to help Japan after the quake and tsunami all stemmed from one e-mail I sent to the Japanese teachers asking if there was anything we could do to help. One simple question snowballed into a group effort so large they intend to continue working on it next semester as well. I call that pretty darn awesome.
My awesome morning, like today's, consists of listening to the public classical music station while reading cake wrecks. It can't get much better than that.
Norine
My favorite awesome thing is competing against my little sister in Mario Kart using our feet to play. About as hard as it sounds.
Kim Shepherd --oh my goodness...my most awesome thing is that my daughter got me your book for Christmas her sister her and myself sat on the couch Christmas morning reading thru it an laughed and laughed...I know this sounds like i am sucking up but it is truth I have shared your book Cake wrecks and your FB sight with many people! you guys are the BEST!!
Having just enough TP in a public restroom. Awesome!
Kim Shepherd oh my goodness...my most awesome thing is that my daughter got me your book for Christmas her sister her and myself sat on the couch Christmas morning reading thru it an laughed and laughed...I know this sounds like i am sucking up but it is truth I have shared your book Cake wrecks and your FB sight with many people! you guys are the BEST!!
Cross-country jumping on my favorite mare. It does not get much better than that. :D
The most awesome thing in the world is laughing with my teens. I love their sense of humor!
When my kids spontaneously hug each other.
When I tell my son the prize for winning something (like who can clean up the fastest) is a really big hug, and he is so excited and can't wait to win and get that hug. :)
I love when I used to wake up and not be able to move because my cat was sleeping on my back and coming home to my dog who is super happy to see me! :)
-Jes
"Harry Potter The Musical" is totally awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk.
Waking up at 3:00am and realizing you still have 3 more hours to sleep! It's like hitting the jackpot!
Volunteer plants and flowers coming up that I don't have to plant. Awesome!
One of my favorite awesome things is hearing my 3-year-old CRACK UP at the Little Engine That Could movie we just rented from the Redbox with a free code! ~Joni
My favorite awesome thing is that one day during the entire vacation where everyone is in a good mood and has a great time, the kids don't try to break something in the hotel or at family's place, and the kids pass out early and sleep through the night!
Awesome thing: my daughter can drive now.
More awesome: every time she makes it home safe & sound.
One of my fave awesome things is to pass an Angry Birds level at the first try. Bonus if I get 3 stars or have left-over birds. :-D
My favorite awesome thing is when my three year old tells me she loves me (for no reason and without prompting :). )
My favorite awesome thing is struggling to learn something new -- and then conquering it!
I know nothing about html but really wanted to change something in my blog. HOURS later...I made a pretty font appear! I felt like I was flying!
I am smarter about other things, I promise ;)
One of my favorite awesome things is reading an awesome sci fi book on my kindle instead of doing my homework! :) also, looking at pictures of wrecky cakes...hehe
Opening the microwave door at 0:01 and diffusing the "bomb" just in time!
My favorite thing is that first day in spring when you can leave your coat at home and just go for a walk in the park. Take a book with you, lie on the grass, close your eyes and feel the sun on your skin for the first time in months... Absolutely priceless =)
Awesome is that my husband is off on Mondays now and goes to the grocery store with me, AND carries them in
Homeschooling really cool, outgoing, talented, intelligent teenagers--and trying to stay humble. ;) Did I mention they read Cakewrecks...and get your jokes? Oh, yeeeaaaahhhhh.....awesome.
I think how my children have grown into responsible adults is awesome!
The most awesome thing in the world, is when my 6 year old neice (I've had custody of her since she was 16 months old) comes into my room on the weekends for some snuggle/cartoon time.
Melissa G
A freshly shorn Golden Retriever on a warm sunny day.
Awesome things: Seeing you're giving away the same book I've tried 3 times to win on FB (more awesome if your new book is included)! My ten year old daughter and I cracking up, then snorting at the same time! Thinking you're out of something then accidently finding one more. Our new kitten hopping around like a kangaroo. When the dog potties on the floor and it's easy to clean up. All awesome!!
Awesome is FINALLY getting that sneeze to come out that's been itching your nose and making your eyes water for days.
passing up something i really want on sale, and then finding it on clearance later for even less!
The way my dog greets me every time I leave....gone all day, happy dance, tail wags, and high jump....gone for an hour same thing...gone to the bathroom, happy dance, tail wags, high jump....gotta love the dog, he is awesome!!
Awesome is my ferret with cancer bouncing around like a hyperactive kitten, without a care in the world!
One of my fave most awesome things is finishing an angry Birds level on the first try. Bonus if I get 3 stars or have leftover birds. Sweet! :-D
I think it's awesome when I've eaten an everything bagel from Dunkin' Donuts for breakfast and find I don't have a bunch of poppyseeds stuck in my teeth at lunchtime.
Awesome is my kitty-cat perching on the back of my chair and keeping me company while I laugh at Wreckerators' infinite amount of hilarious (and awesome) fail.
My awesome thing would be chocolate covered marshmallows. They are so awesome they make anything better.
The way my dog greets me every time I leave....gone all day, happy dance, tail wags, and high jump....gone for an hour same thing...gone to the bathroom, happy dance, tail wags, high jump....gotta love the dog, he is awesome!!
Finding money in the back pocket of jeans or inside pocket of a jacket you haven't worn in months. Thank you Texas cold front!
Peanut butter and bacon on a banana on strawberry ice cream. Yummmmm
My daughter's giggles are the most awesome thing EVER.
My favorite thing is when I come home from work to find my cat on the kitchen counter and when I walk up to greet him, he stands up, puts his arms around my neck, and rubs his face against mine. Best. cat. ever. <3
Andrea
After a long, cold, dreary winter, it's awesome to have crocuses, daffodils, and hyacinths bloom.
Also, it's awesome to find money in the pocket of a coat you haven't worn for a while.
wf- cromativ -- some of the freakiest cake wrecks are very cromativ
My favorite awesome thing is having my dog greet me when I come home for college. There's nothing better than pure, adoring love!
It's awesome to, after 4 days, figure out that you DO really want that Limited Edition Rapunzel tower from the Disney Store, call said Disney Store, have them say it's sold out, wait I think I have one in the back can you hold.........yes, we do have one left, and then be like, "I WILL BE THERE IN 20 MINUTES," and drive and get said tower!
And now of course it's on display in my house!
Considering it just recorded about 24 hours of Royal Wedding coverage for me, My DVR is awesome!
I may be a bit twisted but my favorite awesome thing is when a car comes flying by me, cuts me off and speeds away....then right up the road the same car is sitting on the side of the road with a cop car behind him!! AWESOMENESS at it's best =]
I just heard the Commodore 64 is making a comeback. AWESOME!
My favorite awesome thing is knowing that there are people that love and care about me. :)
Some of my favorite awesome things:
My hubby, Rocky Road ice cream, my kids (most of the time), knowing I get to meet my baby girl any day now (due date in 10 days, can't wait to get her off my bladder!), Diet Dr. Pepper, funnel cakes, french fries from my local drive-in, Netflix, good movies, good friends, good times.
-Michelle
Getting extra sleep. I work until 1 in the morning and I have a 7 month old son that likes to get up between 5 and 6. Not much sleep for Momma.
The comments on this thread are awesome. Reading them put a smile on my face.
Watching my children play together happily. My son experiences Autism, so it doesn't happen often, but watching them work so hard to include him, and watching the four of them really enjoy each other in their own special way makes my heart SO full!
I also love grapes, baking cupcakes, and hamsters.
An awesome thing for me is the first few minutes after I crack open a new book. The information I will learn, the places I will go, the stories I will experience; it is truly an awesome feeling!
My favorite awesome thing these days is that my hubby is fully recovered from the two surgeries needed after his accident last year!
My favorite awesome thing is finishing school work for the semester so I can dump my brain.
It's so comfy in here now!
My totally awesome thing is when whatever behavior i'm trying to train my dog to do suddenly just CLICKS and the dog and I are on the exact same page. :)
My awesome today is that I remembered the combination on my bike lock that I haven't used since September! AWESOME! - Cecile
Falling in to the LARPing world in the last few months and loving it.
That has been super awesome.
Cheesy made for TV disaster movies are awesome, in a MST3K kind of way. More awesome would be having my own robot sidekicks to snark at them with :)
day-old chicks are awesome! I have some at my house and you wouldn't believe how capable they are and fuzzy and cute and awesome!
My most favorite and awesomest thing ever is baking cookies and other sweet stuff with my nieces and nephews (just not all of them at the same time, I have 8 and another is on the way! :)
- Kristy J. M.
My awesome thing is having a 3 year old who snuggles up on my lap to watch Dr. Who before bed every night at his request:)
Natalie
Playing fetch with my puppy!
I think impromtu tea parties on my last Monday of college ever are awesome. :)
Being greeted by a dog that acts as if he though you had left him forever when coming back inside from taking out the trash.
Seeing the plant you grew from a seed flower.
Chocolate and carbohydrates in any combination.
Awesome is when my kids laugh...or when they tell me I'm the most beautiful mom in the world and I'm skinny! Awesome is an iced coffee on a hot day, the smell of lilacs and honeysuckle in the spring, picking apples in the fall. Awesome is reading the pop culture references on Cake Wrecks every day!
Also: laying in bed for a half hour after waking up, just because you don't have to GET up.
One of my favorite awesome things is looking outside and seeing a pigeon walk by on the outside of the building at work. Always makes me giggle, "Bird!"
-Andrea
Favorite awesome thing #42- Drinking a cold beer in a hot shower after hiking all day! Tiff K.
I have lots of awesome things:
*PvZ on the DS!!
*Mario Party with my husband
*Finding a good deal!
*Warm sunny days :D
I could go on... but you get the idea.
Awesome: Finding out that coffee and ice cream helps alleviate my pollen allergy!
Of course, it might just be placebo.
Placebo is awesome!
My most favorite awesome thing recently is the possibility that I have bought my very last box of diapers since Little has decided to use the toilet at last. Poo swirls FTW!
WV= cular
Usage: This chocolate cake is poo-ta-cular!
One of my favorite awesome things is looking out the window at work and seeing a pigeon walk by on the side of the building. Always makes me giggle, "Bird!"
-Andrea
One of my favorite awesome things is hearing my 4 yr. old daughter sing "Take me out to the Ball Game". :)
My fav thing is finding dollar bills in my just washed/dried clothes... It's like a reward for doing laundry, heehee
Smelling rain in the air when there are wild fires 80 miles away raging so bad due to the lack of rain is AWEsome! Finally getting the rain is great but that smell before it comes... nothing beats that!
My "Awesome" is winning the English Award for Excellence for the year at your college, when I didn't know there even WAS an English Award for Excellence!!!
My favorite awesome thing today is hearing the peepers (frogs) at night after a very long Maine winter. Spring is finally here when you hear them sing! Also what is awesome is that I had so many awesome things that I thought of before posting.
cycling is awesome. it's so much fun I can never figure out why I don't do it every day. The bicycle is awesomeness incarnate!
Rachel Athaclena
One of my favorite things is scoring a stupendous thrift store find. I once got a totally awesome $50 necklace for 50 cents!
wv: ponce I ponce on bargains!
Our USA military forces are AWESOME! Mission accomplished!
The most awesome thing to me is knowing that on my days off I won't have to set an alarm because my 11-month old will wake me up at 9am instead. I love opening my eyes to see his big brown eyes and 5-toothed smile.
Also, cake batter flavored ice cream. Yum :d
The awesomest (is that a word??) thing for me? My eight month old daughter! She is the absolute light of my life. Her little giggle, her figuring out how to do things, how excited she gets when she sees something she likes...I can't get enough!
I also LOVE your blog to btw - seeing that there are bigger idiots out there that I don't have to deal with on a regular basis makes me smile! :)
Fresh raspberries sneaked off the neighbour's bushes. Totally divine.
one of my favorite awesome things is visiting one of my favorite blogs on a 'bad day' and seeing something that makes me smile... it just so happens that 1000awesomethings and cake wrecks are 2 of those blogs. Thanks for the many laughs and reasons to smile =)
The joy on the face of a newly one year old as they smash up their birthday cake.
Something awesome...those rare summer days in Florida when it's somehow not 90+ degrees. Once in a blue moon it will be a little overcast with a nice breeze blowing. They're so rare that when they happen I feel like I'm getting a little gift to enjoy. :)
Also awesome...puppy breath!
When we get to our favorite private camping spot and hear the river again.
and good coffee. good coffee is awesome.
My favorite awesome thing is when a child is trying to do something like learning to tie a shoe or zip a coat and they finally get it after several tries. To see the look of Pride on their face is amazing.
Seeing a photo of seriously sick children smiling away with the happy mail I sent via www.postpals.co.uk :)
My most favorite awesome thing are books and food
It really makes me happy when my grilled cheese sandwich toasts perfectly on both sides without requiring a spatula smoosh. Nothing more awesome than a perfectly grilled grilled cheese.
Feeling my little guy kick is pretty awesome. You know what else will be awesome? Getting to actually SEE my little one. That will be pretty sweet. :) July 7th couldn't come fast enough!
awesome - being the first one to walk through an ice covered puddle!
Awesome is when you find that new book from your favorite author on the shelf in the library! YES!!
The most awesome thing for me: today my awesome daughter and equally awesome son-in-law left Tanzania (where she was the awesome director for 9 years of an awesome home for some TRULY awesome street kids and AIDS orphans) to begin their journey back to the States.
My awesome thing is Dr Pepper. I love Dr Pepper.
Awesome = unexpected treats, like exchanging Spinal Tap references with someone you just met, walking into a coffee shop and being handed a free travel mug, finding a pink donut on your desk because someone knows you love them, or your cat opting to let you sleep in instead of poking you in the nose at 6:30 am.
Merciful heavens! Over 800 comments.
My awesome things are finding True Love in the second half of my life with a husband who is crazy about me.
And warm puppy tummies are pretty awesome too.
Awesome is remembering what my password is to make a comment!
Finding a $20 bill in your coat pocket that you haven't worn for 6 months!
Wooooohooooo!!!!
Awesome = unexpected treats, like exchanging Spinal Tap references with someone you just met, walking into your favorite coffee shop and being handed a free travel mug, someone leaving a pink donut on your desk because they know its your fav, or your cat opting to let you sleep in instead of poking you in the nose at 6:30 am.
My little girls square knees, the dimples on the backs of their hands and being in my van without my kids listening to big hair rock really loud!
Awesome is 2 years smoke-free. Yea ME!!
Getting and giving unexpected compliments!!! Not just the usual, nice shirt or cute shoes, but a genuinely out-of-the-blue compliment about something you don't expect. Even better when it's from a total (non-creepy) stranger. A girl on the school bus in grade school once told me that I had pretty eyes and it makes me smile to think of that even to this day! I don't give superfluous compliments, but when I do compliment someone, I try to make it personal, special and completely unexpected so that someone else can have that little awesome moment too!
A day all to myself with absolutely nothing planned in advance.
It was totally awesome when I taught my (then) 3 year old to say "That's a crazy (random) happenstance" and even more awesome when people got the reference!
Cadbun
It was totally awesome when I taught my (then) 3 year old to say "That's a crazy (random) happenstance" and even more awesome when people got the reference!
My favorite awesome thing is goat cheese and roasted garlic. delicious.
pockets on baby clothes! AWESOME!!!
My two-year-old told me this morning, "Yer the best Mom I eber had!"
Awesome. I think.
My awesome thing is hearing my 4 year old sing! I love his little songs and I love that he sings....
Awesomeness is realizing that failing a class isn't the end of the world.
My awesome thing is the way it feels outside right before it rains.
Marie F
My WIFE is awesome, she makes more money than I ever could at her level of education, but most of all she's just awesome all over.
Cory Johnson
My favorite awesome thing is when you make a recipe you've never done before, and you screw it up but it tastes delicious anyway. :)
The other day I saw my little cousin and her friends putting tape on their fake glasses and wearing neckties with tank tops. I think it's awesome that being a nerd is suddenly the thing to do, and I think it's even more awesome that I was a nerd before it was cool :)
The most totally awesome thing for me is finally able to pursue my baking and pastry dream and make some awesome fantastic non-wreckable cakes!
My favorite awesome thing is when I don't have something for breakfast or am running to late for breakfast I show up at work and someone is making pancakes for everyone or there are donuts left over from some random event. :D
My favorite awesome thing? Waking up at five in the morning, thinking I have to get up in another half hour to go to school, and realizing it's Saturday/winter break/not a school day for whatever reason.
My favorite awesome thing is to find a new home for a previously homeless pet! Best feeling in the world to give a great animal a second chance!
Checking out Cake Wrecks everyday is awesome... Which usually leads to spitting whatever I'm drinking out of my mouth (and sometimes nose) which isn't so awesome. Oh, and butt kissing... butt kissing is awesome, dontcha think?
Getting to cuddle my new grandson, and now while we're back home hundreds of miles away, watching the video of his second-ever giggle at his mommy.
My favorite awesome things are penguins, walks with my 88-year-old grandma, and using made up words like "kawesome" to make awesome that much more kawesome!
Finishing my first year of grad school is awesome!!
My favorite awesome thing? Waking up at five, thinking I have to get up in thirty minutes, then realizing it's Saturday/winter break/not a school day for whatever reason.
Any time I can spend with my fiancee (who lives in another state right now) is right up near the top of the list for sure.
My Mom is a three (praying for four-) time cancer survivor, so stories like that of @Tessa Rocks rank high on my list of awesome things. Time I can spend with her and knowing that something I do helps her.
Others: The gift of laughter (thank you, CW team, for facilitating that!). Knowing that everything has a purpose and a season, even when things seem purposeless and the bad stuff looks like it will go on forever.
My most awesome thing: knowing that God exists, that He has reconciled me to Himself -- even though I don't deserve it -- and will do the same for anyone who asks. For me, everything else flows from that.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention the first wreck in today's post. It should be tagged, 'vicarious wish fulfillment'.
When you walk into a house that still smells like the cookies/ scones/ bread/ brownies that were just baked
One of my favorite awesome things is watching a beautiful sunset!
One of my favourite awesome things is spending $20 on a bottle of wine and liking it when I try it!