Simple Pleasures

A few of my favorite things:

Fresh, line-dried cotton sheets.

Singing the few Italian ariettas I learned in voice lessons at the top of my lungs in the shower or while vacuuming when no one is home.

Catching the eyes of a babies and making silly faces until they smile at me.

Being right.

Finding old friends on Facebook.

Cooking and baking things from scratch.

Sharing my food with friends.

Packing for trips.

Knitting.

My daily big hug with Bob after work.

Long hours lingering with friends over coffee on Sunday afternoon.

New Zealand summer.

Christmas.

Baby lambs frolicking in the park in spring.

Cheese.

Wine and cheese.

Fruit and cheese.

Bob.

Having a clean and tidy house.

Weddings.

Road trips.

Eating gummy worms on road trips.

Auckland Folk Festival.

Going back to Denver to see my family and friends.

My iPod.

My red kitchen scale.

Garden gnomes.

My digital camera.

Grandma's artwork.

Throwing parties.

Dreaming about my wedding day.

Thinking up names for my future children.

Napping on the couch on a day off.

Great memories from college.

Seedless grapes.

Egg noodles.

Celestial Seasonings Sleepy Time tea.

Kumara.

Cheese raviolis.

Enchiladas.

Our veggie patch.

Cold weather at Christmas.

The feeling I get when the airplane captain announces the descent into Denver.

The first day of the year when it's not too cold to wear a tank top.

The first day of the year when it's cold enough to wear a turtleneck sweater.

New shoes.

Shopping sprees.

Buying gifts for people I love.

Baking things to take to work.

Finding old photos.

Hearing a song I haven't heard in years that takes me back to the day....

And so many more things...I could go on for days! Life is good, oh yes it is.