I saw a commercial the other day where Oprah surprised her audience and told them that they had gotten on "Oprah's favorite things" and everyone went hysterical. I dont watch Oprah (or any tv geared for adults for that matter) but know this is a pretty big deal. Since I am not Oprah, I decided to come up with my own realisitc list for my own life!!! I am sure the list will go on and on...some big and some small and in no particular order:
1. The sun sparkling on the lake in the summer and fall
2. The smell of a wood burning stove creeping into the car when you drive down the street during winter
3. The smell of grass being cut- even better if I am cutting a fresh watermelon at the same time. Totally a summer thing!!
4. Dairy Queen
5. When Jake puts on cologne and a snuggly shirt
6. Campfires
7. Waterfalls
8. Sweatshirts
9. Coloring with my kids
10. The look of accomplishment and pride in my kids' faces when they do something new for the first time
11. Pine Trees
12. Pop
13. Shopping for anything- groceries, clotes, towels...whatever
14. The smell of freshly done laundry
15. Smooth legs- no prickles
16. My whirlpool bathtub
17. Massages
18. Time alone and good conversation with Jake...a date!!!
19.Pretty skies
20. Ice skating
21. A good song that brings me back to a certain time
22. Butterflies
23. That sparkly paint they use on boats
24. Little Debbie/Hostess snacks
25. The smell of snow and then seeing it glisten in the sun...then the sun goes down and the sky turns that sort of fluorescent blue and everything glows from the snow on the ground.
25. This is an ultimate favorite... seeing my kids everyday and watching them grow and learn new things. Then being able to give them a bath and make them smell like little babies with that lavender lotion. Getting them into their jammies and reading stories and tucking them into bed and getting smooches and squishes (Hugs and kisses). Seeing their little arms reaching out to give mommy and daddy a hug, and imagining myself looking back at this time when they are 16 and wanting nothing more than to make them smell like babies and get my hugs and kisses again- which makes me apprecaite this time all the more :)
Awww...thats just a given that I love my BFF and and that nothing on my list is fun unless I am either doing it with you, or know I can talk to you about it later ;) Come on, you just gotta talk to me, I cant take another 5 years-- I'll buy you a little Cold Stone :) Hahaha. You are such a bee-otch!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteGet your fingers out of your ears...I can see you!!!
ReplyDeleteNa-na