Sunday, December 17, 2006

my first blog!

Since I don't really feel like writing a big blurb about myself I'm just going to compile a list of 50 of my favorite things (in no particular order) to give a little insight into who I am.

1. my wonderful husband David
2. my loving family
3. dinner and a movie nights
4. board games, especially Scrabble!
6. playing a great round of golf
6. tiny little puppies
7. baby names...I'm a naming nut
8. kayaking on Lake Washington
9. pizza from The Rock (especially the Bat Outta Hell which has chicken breast, herb cream cheese, pecans, hot cherry peppers and cajun spices....mmmmmm)
10. the smells of fresh-cut grass, rain, new shoes, and the ocean
11. pina colodas
12. Thai food...David and I could seriously eat it every night
13. shopping days with friends
14. fresh flowers
15. clean sheets on the bed
16. winning my Fantasy Football games
17. reading cookbooks
18. floating in water...whether it is a pool, lake, or ocean
19. white water rafting
20. getting my hair cut, colored and styled
21. seeing new pictures of my niece Angelina
22. having a clean house (not the actual cleaning part, but the satisfaction I feel afterwards)
23. cuddling with my husband
24. hazelnut truffles
25. everything about Christmas (the nativity story, the music, the movies, the decorations, the food, etc.)
26. going to the ballet
27. fresh tortilla chips and guacamole
28. reading travel magazines and dreaming about the places I want to go
29. shoes, shoes and more shoes!
30. browsing (and sometimes buying) at Crate & Barrell, Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma, Forth & Towne, Anthropologie, Nordstrom and Barnes & Noble
31. taking a beautiful picture
32. my husband's bear hugs
33. eating a meal with a view of the water, especially at sunset
34. hearing from far-away friends and family
35. new episodes of Gilmore Girls
36. shopping for makeup, especially at Nordstrom and Sephora
37. finding the perfect gift for a loved one
38. Ben & Jerry's everything but the...ice cream
39. finding something I'm good at
40. the beach, preferably a warm one
41. the way I feel after working out (for how much I like this, you'd think I'd do it more often!)
42. bbq'ing on a warm summer night
43. chubby babies
44. curling up in bed with a good book and a cup of cocoa on a rainy day
45. baking cookies and brownies
46. feeling like someone understands who I am
47. a warm shower on a chilly morning
48. fresh baked bread
49. my husband making dinner for us (he does this often but I love it every time!)
50. going home to Walla Walla

1 comment:

~Sue said...

Wonderful list. Really puts personality into the person! And I would ditto many things ont he list.
~Sue