my favorite things
Some of my all time favorite things might surprise you.
#5 – time alone: as much of a people person as I am, I never get over how great it is to have time alone. Time to do whatever I want. Time to think, dream, regenerate. Surf the net or clean the kitchen, whatever I WANT to do.
#4 – a crisp fall morning in Iowa – there is nothing like it. When the trees have changed color and are in the process of falling. I love those mornings when the leaves are falling and you can watch them fall. You can just see the seasons change before your eyes. The breeze is crisp, but not quite cold yet. It smells fresh and clean. I love that.
#3 – snuggling with my girls – at any given moment, I can bring myself to tears if I just think of a time when I snuggle with my girls. Ever since they were babies, and we would fight over who gets to sleep with the baby on your chest, we have loved to snuggle with them. Even as teenagers, I have to resist the urge at times (and sometimes I don’t resist) to crawl under the covers with them and snuggle.
#2 – cooking – but only when I have the time. I hate the “whatarewegoingtohaveforsupper” rush when I come home from work and I’m unprepared. But, I love Saturdays and Sundays when I actually have time to make something good and take my time at it. I love to try new recipes. This week I made this incredible pumpkin cheesecake cake. It was a pumpkin cake, with cheesecake ingredients swirled into it. So when it baked, it had this layer of cheesecake and a layer of pumpkin cake. It was sooooooooooooooo good. I think I undercooked it a bit – that’s the problem with new recipes. But, still it was good.
#1 – this has to be my all time #1 favorite thing ever. I love the first drink of the first cup of coffee in the morning. It has to be super hot, and when you swallow it, it burns all the way down to your toes. Shawn thinks I’m insane, but it’s true. There is nothing like the perfect cup at the perfect hotness.
I wonder what heaven will be like… will I be alone while I snuggle with my girls on a crisp fall morning while cooking and continuously drinking the first swallow of hot coffee?
#5 – time alone: as much of a people person as I am, I never get over how great it is to have time alone. Time to do whatever I want. Time to think, dream, regenerate. Surf the net or clean the kitchen, whatever I WANT to do.
#4 – a crisp fall morning in Iowa – there is nothing like it. When the trees have changed color and are in the process of falling. I love those mornings when the leaves are falling and you can watch them fall. You can just see the seasons change before your eyes. The breeze is crisp, but not quite cold yet. It smells fresh and clean. I love that.
#3 – snuggling with my girls – at any given moment, I can bring myself to tears if I just think of a time when I snuggle with my girls. Ever since they were babies, and we would fight over who gets to sleep with the baby on your chest, we have loved to snuggle with them. Even as teenagers, I have to resist the urge at times (and sometimes I don’t resist) to crawl under the covers with them and snuggle.
#2 – cooking – but only when I have the time. I hate the “whatarewegoingtohaveforsupper” rush when I come home from work and I’m unprepared. But, I love Saturdays and Sundays when I actually have time to make something good and take my time at it. I love to try new recipes. This week I made this incredible pumpkin cheesecake cake. It was a pumpkin cake, with cheesecake ingredients swirled into it. So when it baked, it had this layer of cheesecake and a layer of pumpkin cake. It was sooooooooooooooo good. I think I undercooked it a bit – that’s the problem with new recipes. But, still it was good.
#1 – this has to be my all time #1 favorite thing ever. I love the first drink of the first cup of coffee in the morning. It has to be super hot, and when you swallow it, it burns all the way down to your toes. Shawn thinks I’m insane, but it’s true. There is nothing like the perfect cup at the perfect hotness.
I wonder what heaven will be like… will I be alone while I snuggle with my girls on a crisp fall morning while cooking and continuously drinking the first swallow of hot coffee?
Comments
You're funny, Lady - we "fight" over having the baby sleep on us, too. :)
Care to share the recipe?
It was fun to read your favorite things. You are such a fun person to be around, but I guess we will allow you some alone time....if we have to.