And not necessarily in this order...
The little purple flowers that pop through the grass and bloom every February, just when you think that winter will never be over...


Friends that we've grown up with...


The Smithsonian Museums, especially the "Dinosaur Museum"...

The pretzel vendor in front of the Dino Museum...

The Cherry Blossoms that bloom every spring (even when we don't get out of the car to look at them)...
Living in a place where people want to come visit you...
I'm sure I'll think of many more reasons over the coming months, but these are the ones on my mind tonight.