things i love

1. my family (duh)
2. my job
3. New York City
4. rainy days (it never rains in Colorado so I appreciate when it does)
5. standing on a snow-covered mountain, just off the lift
6. that crazy-blue sky that is only in Colorado
7. iTunes
8. evenings at home
9. chatting with neighbors
10. airports
11. dark chocolate (the darker the better)
12. coffee
13. the Backyardigans
14. March Madness
15. Indiana in the Fall
16. stupid MTV shows (okay, I'm a Laguna-holic)
17. ER
18. R Family Vacations
19. reading People magazine
20. news shows (Dateline, 20/20, etc).
21. Mexico
22. Mexican beer
23. sitting in bed holding Courtney's had at the end of the day
24. reading books (good books)
25. singing really loud and yelling with the kids
26. shooting hoop from upstairs on the downstairs basketball goal
27. doing sticker books ("stitter boots") with Ellie
28. throwing the football with Matthew
29. learning fun things (like snowboarding)
30. talking to my mom every day (yes, every day)
31. watching tractor dvds (no joke - we have "All About John Deere," parts 1, 2 and 3)
32. looking at maps
33. hiking
34. telling stories
35. Ellie's care-givers
36. familiarity...the ease that comes with being together for eight + years
37. Sleeper Cell
38. summer (I'm a teacher)
39. tattoos
40. my life