Things I Love

Here's a very long list, in no particular order of things and people and stuff that I love:

Juicy peaches

Star Wars

Lord of the Rings

Quoting Lord of the Rings with Jeff

Sunny, warm days

Driving with the windows down

Laughing

Cheese

Rare, tender steak

German potatoes

Crawfish

Crawfish boils on Saturday afternoons

Harry Potter

Bic 537R blue pens

Planners

My engagement ring

Jeff

My Mom

Pat

My family

My soon-to-be-family

Salsa

Chips

The Grilled Chicken Salad with creamy parmesan dressing from Cafe Express

The Judds

Pam Tillis

Lady Gaga

Knee high boots over jeans

High heels

My Jessica Simpson cowboy boots

Warm pretzels with melted cheese from the mall

Sbarro spagghetti

Cupcakes

Baking

Cleaning

Falling asleep

Taking pictures

Flowers

Lucy

Lucy's kisses

Fishing

the smell of salt-water

Ninny

Lost

The Sookie Stackhouse novels and True Blood

Lauren Garcia

Helen Merritt

Rachel Brothers

Tina's stuffed mushrooms

Tina

Books that make me cry

Wedding magazines

Wedding dresses

Wedding planning

Pretty lighting

Sunset

Childhood memories of Schlitterbahn

Two stepping

Good, live country music

Jeff's freckles

Jeff's red hair

Zeee

Fluffy white towels

Floating the river

Warm water out of the hose during summer

Watermelon

BBQ ribs

My Mac

Home grown pickles

Playing washers at the beach on a cloudless day

Beer

Wine

Clementines

Grapefruit

Sleeping in

Camp

Lever 2000 body wash

Fall colors

Easter weekend

Theme parties

The Beatles

Jeff, David and Andrew playing guitar

Noah

Dogs

Linus in Hats

Jeff's cocoon

Snow

Cow

Baby tigers

Watching big storms roll in

My Best Friend's Wedding

Space Balls

Friend's weddings

Sex and the City

Texas

America

History

School

Learning

Discussing literature

Stretchy pants

Socks

Reef flippy floppies

Riding in a boat

Swimming

Laying on a float in a pool

Kayaking

Williams-Sonoma

Shopping for kitchenware

Surprises

Fresh, crisp paper

The smell of freshly cut grass

Picnics

Lauging so hard I cry

Dancing

Decorating my apartment

Discussing Lost theories

Swirl

Starbucks Lemon Pound Cake

Starbacks skinny vanilla lattes

Cheese enchiladas

Vacations

Ireland

Amsterdam

Jogging at Memorial Park on a sunny day

Calling in "sick" to work

Paid sick leave

The smell of Origins in the Galleria

Shipley's donuts and jalepeno sausage and cheese kolaches

Saurkraut

Legal pads

Foot rubs

My Mom's head rubs

Falling asleep on the couch

Reading on the patio

Opening the windows

The smell of clean cotton

Writing

Sititng in the driveway with family and neighbors

Soft sheets

Kissing

Up

A Christmas Story

Ralphie

Men with rough hands

Clay Walker

Eric Northman

Vampire Bill

Christian Bale

Batman

Judging red carpet fashion

Snuggling with Lucy

Puppies

Swinging on a tire swing

Jumping on trampolines

Austin City Limits

Working outside in the dirt

Climbing trees

Laying by the pool, drinking mojitos

Getting letters in the mail

Little kids

New haircuts

Baseball caps

Going to Astro's games and sitting in the nosebleeds, eating hotdogs and drinking overpriced beer

Eating lunch with my mother

Pub grub

Buffalo wings

Pizza with lots of marinara

Blazin' Noodles at Pei Wei

Target

Ninny's homemade bread

And turkey

And dressing

And gravy

Gumbo

Mix CDs

Massages

Candles that smell like clean linens

Puns

Warm rolls

Dewberry pie

Rope swings

Painting

Falling asleep in hammocks

Lake LBJ

Brooches

Pay day

Pineapple banana orange smoothies from Central Market

Chick-fil-A

The Pioneer Woman

The Office

hulu

Sun dresses

Retro swimsuits

Kiwis

Ham and cheese sammiches

...and so much more...

I really enjoy thinking about things that I love. It makes me thankful for all that I have and have to look forward to. Like getting married. And Karen's baby. And lots and lots of other really wonderful things.