- Clean hotel rooms
- Showering after a hot sweaty day
- Roller coasters
- Ferris wheels
- “E” from the Incredibles
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
- “Soarin’ around the world”
- Making decisions
- Giant pretzels
- Air conditioning
Things I Love, Day 13
- Trips
- Airports
- Rental cars
- Traveling light
- California beaches
- Free parking
- The smell of the ocean
- Cool breezes on the water
- Exfoliating sand
- View of the mountains
Things I love, Day 12
- The way leaves rustle in the wind at the tops of trees
- Morning light as it streams through the lace curtains
- Making lists
- Crossing things off of lists
- Packing for a trip
- Getting everything I need for the trip in one small backpack
- Relaxing days at home
- Getting snail mail
- Freshly brushed teeth
- Soft old pajamas
Things I love, Day 11
- When my kids come home excited but exhausted from a trip
- Dinner on the deck
- Middle Eastern Food
- Linen dresses
- Packing light
- Being efficient with my time
- Church on the lawn
- Cool breezes
- Being awake in the house after every one else has gone to bed
- Wearing my hair up
Things I love, Day 10
- Lake days
- Floaties
- Grad parties
- Kayaking on a new lake
- Beautiful sunsets
- Bumblebees pollinating flowers
- Swimming dogs
- Banana bread with chocolate chips
- Cold brew coffee on a hot day
- Looking at old pictures
Things I love, Day 9
- Watching movies in an actual theater
- With reclining seats
- Little neighborhood libraries
- Creating a new dish from what’s in my fridge – in this case a farro salad with spinach, feta, sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, and roasted bell pepper. Yum.
- Sitting on the deck with my husband for awhile right after he gets home
- Practicing the piano
- Planning a trip
- Research in general!
- Movie popcorn. With butter.
- Movies in which families are portrayed well!
Things I love, Day 8
- When someone else makes dinner
- Freshly painted rooms
- Sitting on the deck with a good book
- A reorganized and tidy pantry
- Clementi Sonatinas
- Family pictures
- Going barefoot
- Tacos
- Good sleeping weather
- Clean sheets
Things I love, Day 7
I’m actually posting this on day 8 because yesterday got interrupted – by some of the things I love!
- New Puppy – sweet little mini-golden Nala
- Puppy breath
- The way puppies play like they are possessed and then drop in their tracks to sleep
- Surpises
- Like new puppies and surprise visitors
- Bonus sons (+ one bonus daughter-in-law)
- BLTs
- BLATs (BLTs with avocado)
- Prayers before church youth groups leave on adventures – including our youngest
- New athletic shoes that make me run fast and jump high
Things I love, Day 6
- When my daughter makes dinner
- Enchiladas
- Fresh flowers in old pitchers
- Rainy days
- Raspberries
- Freshly folded beach towels
- Hosta
- Lettuce picked warm from the garden and eaten right there
- Zucchini blossoms
- Coffee with cream
Things I love, Day 5
- The cry of a loon
- When Tim Niznik imitates the cry of a loon
- Skinny dipping in the lake right before bed on a hot night
- Oscillating fans
- Jigsaw puzzles
- The hubbub of the cabin when everyone is there
- The quiet of the cabin after everyone has left and it is all cleaned up!
- Riding in Sam’s truck. With Sam, preferably.
- The smell of sun-dried towels
- Anna-Liv’s playlists