My Favorite Things

The high today was in the low 70's. It felt incredible outside. For dinner we grilled out and let the kids play outside a little longer than normal. It was so cold out my daughter insisted on wearing her warm cozy jacket. I couldn't convince her that it was cold because she had her bathing suit on.

As it grew darker and the sun was setting, I noticed the sky looked amazing. I walked to the end of the driveway to get a better view. I am sure that cars driving by thought I was crazy, but I didn't care.

For some reason I just couldn't get that song from Sound of Music out of my head. I kept singing....these are a few of my favorite things. Anyway, it made me think it might be fun to share with you a few of my favorite things. Simple every day things. So here you go:

• Snuggling with my kids first thing in the morning when they are all sleepy and cute
• A fresh cup of hot coffee
• The few minutes of solitude in the car on the way to work
• Reading right before bed
• An ice cold beer preferably on tap or a margarita (either will do)
• Mexican food
• Loading my photos on the computer and discovering that one of them is actually pretty good
• Discovering a great new recipe
• A big hug from my husband (he always knows when I need one)
• My daughter's neverending imagination
• My son's obsessive compulsive behaviors
• And of course, blogging and reading blogs

Just to name a few. What are a few of your favorite things?