100 Things I Love...

There are so many things...too many to put just 100! So I've taken my time and really thought about this list. It's not in order of importance, even, so enjoy and make your own. This excercise has really shown me what's important in life (notice there's nothing about work here? Hmm, a bit of balance is in order...)


1. My husband of (nearly) four years! They say 82% of married couples make it to five years and 60% make it to 8 so here's to being almost halfway!



2. Isla - no way is she quite #2!



3. http://www.britsuperstore.com/ - they have EVERYTHING an expat like my hubby could ask for, except for Cuprofen...



4. Swimming - preferably in an ocean that's a few degrees below "bathwater" temp.



5. Grocery shopping - punctuated with a starbuck's bought with a gift card acquired though credit card points



6. The feeling of the gravity pushing on you just before take-off on a plane.



7. Finding an old pen that I love, and still works!



8. Packing for a trip.



9. Skipping stones.



10. Getting a rebate in the mail - and it being right!



11. Not having to drive home after a night out.



12. Laughing 'til my face hurts!



13. Trivia!!



14. Learning something new about the past of a family member, esp. when it's good!



15. The new TV seasons - Hell's Kitchen/ Kitchen Nightmares, Creature Comforts, The Tudors...



16. Grandma's rhubarb pie



17. Grandma's cherry pie



18. A favorite song being played by your favorite band...when they were reported to never ever play it again!



19. Singing, esp. to Isla



20. Being grammatically correct, the majority of the time.



21. Telling the truth when other people are too scared to do so.



22. Guernsey - Cobo bay and L'ancresse are gorgeous



23. Flowers! Read earlier post



24. Thunderstorms while falling asleep - not when they wake me up!



25. Getting an outfit juuuust right.



26. Getting to know myself better through the years...



27. Cleaning out my closet and finding "new" things



28. Buying books on Amazon and seeing the completed ones on my shelf.



29. Post-it notes


30. My camelbak water bottle, with bite spout


31. Being surrounded by pictures of Ross and Isla...


32. Gathering quotes


33. Writing in my journal


34. Dark chocolate kit-kats and Curly Wurly's


35. Being able to leverage my experience to help out.


36. Booking a trip


37. A nice cup of tea


38. My rocking chair


39. A balanced checkbook


40. A loving card in the mail


41. A clean, organized...anything


42. Pencils that aren't just-sharpened, I like them a little dull.


43. My iPod


44. Crunchy things! Like BURNT bacon, quesadillas, carrots, thin gingerbread cookies


45. Game night at Emily's


46. My family history
    
47. Being involved.
48. Pedicures
49. Basil pesto
50. Back tickles
51. Pearls
52. Good hair ties
53. Long hair
54. Lifting weights
55. Updating my resume
56. Pink nail polish
57. My iPhone and Ultimate Data Plan (text me!!)
58. Quilts
59. The smell of Isla's hair
60. Ross's eyes
61. Sign Language
62. The Greek Language!
63. The color of chocolate
64. The game of Flux
65. and Flashlight Tag!
66. Books "that bite and sting"
67. Guitar chord C
68. Yoga
69. Being pregnant
70. Jack Vettriano
71. Sauvignon blanc wine
72. Sand castles
73. Cottonwood trees
74. Pretty flowing dresses
75. Stripping furniture and refinishing!
76. Face masks
77. Hydrangeas and bougainvilleas
78. Dr. Morris, our pediatrician
79. Plucking my eyebrows (such a sense of accomplishment!)
80. NO air conditioning
81. Lots of storage space, but planned storage
82. HGTV
83. Making a great meal...
84. Pottery!!
85. Painting - walls, mostly
86. Riding horses
87. Shopping online
88. A good stroller
89. New undies
90. My front and back porches
91. Sand volleyball
92. Butterscotch pudding
93. Paleontology
94. Tubing down the Elkhorn River in July!
95. Balloon animals
96. Kind glances
97. saying, "remember when...!"
98. Being warm
99. Environmentally sound food, water, air...
100. Beautiful swimmers