whimsical...

1. espresso
2. acoustic sets
3. new holland brewery’s ichabod
4. apple pie w/special yummy sweet pecan’s on top… for breakfast! :)
5. walkabout/outback oiled canvas dusters
6. fuzzy uggs
7. honey
8. tazo joy tea
9. ralph waldo emerson
10. the man in the moon… the memory of explaining/seeing it w/my godson... wonderful! :)*

genuine...

1. referencing hostess ding dongs, as “king dongs” & remembering when they came wrapped in tinfoil :)*
2. the angelic, beautiful, genuine, and uncalculated love of children
3. watching my nieces at play in lake michigan
4. watching chico dance around, bark & bite @lake michigan waves in lieu of protecting my nieces… priceless!
5. mikasa crystal “flames de amore” stemware
6. beautifully hand-carved armoires
7. laughing with my very best friend... (i will miss you my tim...)
8. feeling God’s hand shining on me from above, peaking through the gigantic pines overhead... sending me a little angel to wipe away my tears (i love you victoria rose)
9. feeling the strong sense of Christ’s arms wrapped around me... comforting me when I awake in the morning after a most difficult day...
10. knowing “love” and feeling at “home.”

smooth...

1. handmade beach house signs
2. rose gardens
3. vegetable gardens
4. ringing an old church's bell
5. ponytails, pigtails & birdies ;)
6. the chilly side of the pillow
7. pepper mills & peppercorn
8. carlos santana
9. hudsons -> marshall fields
10. the sound of fall's surf on lake michigan

shiny happy...

1. candied & caramel apples
2. fools gold - so sparkly! :)
3. collecting war stamps (yeup, it's true, i AM a dork!!!)
4. starbucks coffee mugs
5. my dad's gigantic horde of bass trophies
6. titanic wedge salads (iceberg lettuce, fresh tomatoes, blue cheese... perfect!)
7. faded old blue jeans
8. monster trucks... driving one is a trip! wild!!!
9. purple pansies
10. aloe plants... for beauty & their healing properties :)*

reminiscence...

1. rubber duckies floating around me in the bathtub
2. wellies
3. matchbox and hot wheels cars... the memory of playing cars w/my lil brother... priceless!
4. lil hick bars
5. renaissance festivals
6. rudy's, clarkston, mi
7. when oberon was known as "solson" and came in a large bottle with residue settled on bottom... but still delicious!
8. fox theater, detroit, mi
9. soldier field, chicago, il
10. luciano pavarotti

were it not for music...

1. singing w/janel & jenny @top of our lungs to keith urban & tom petty enroute roadtrips to nashville, tn
2. tippy ditch, in
3. driving down a narrow country road w/convertible down looking up at the canvased tunnel of trees arched overhead
4. hand out the window in the wind ~~~
5. old country farm houses equipped w/tree tire swings
6. guaranteed; e. vedder (and the entire into the wild sndtrk) amazing!!!
7. my mom's broccoli cheese casserole... & the blessing of how she unhesitatingly makes it for me when im sad...
8. tap shoes
9. bicentennial quarters
10. johann sebastian bach

puddles of love...

1. grateful dead 'dead head' stickers
2. tie dye
3. lake michigan's 'singing sand' also referenced 'whistling sand' or 'barking sand'
4. waterfalls
5. being labeled a 'sweet tooth'
6. 'tooth fairy' visits
7. lullabies and childhood rhymes
8. playing in rain puddles
9. the onset of fall
10. 'love wins.' stickers

incisive...

1. magnolias in bloom
2. citizen kane - rosebud
3. tails of great whales - whale watching; monterrey, ca
4. kids waiting outside in the morning for the school bus
5. VBS - vacation bible school
6. convertible saabs
7. bells octoberfest
8. dreadlocks
9. corona ads
10. dreaming in color

contented...

1. the beauty & inspiration of robert indiana & his LOVE sculptures
2. napping in a hammock on a lazy summer sunday afternoon
3. hiking off the beaten path
4. marbles
5. hot cider in a pumpkin mug w/whip cream, caramel drizzled on top
6. "oh heavens!" (the saying)
7. finishing a 10k race
8. wineries
9. stonecliff; mackinac island
10. jumping off an extremely high platform into the pool

music of the night...

1. spiral staircases
2. the phantom of the opera
3. haight-ashbury
4. a marriott marquis room with a gigantic view of times square; falling asleep to the beautiful lights and cab horns echoing below
5. bloomingdale's old escalators
6. viewing nyc from the top of the world - the very top of the world trade center
7. experiencing the close of the dow stock exchange bell @5:00 pm on an average Friday
8. standing at the base, looking up at the statue of liberty
9. 1st & 1st; boca chica and airplane bar in nyc
10. weber grills

reflective...

1. sprite
2. joey's boat sanibel/captiva islands, fl
3. round houses
4. anything boars head
5. roller coasters
6. sail boats
7. painted murals alongside old barns
8. ice cream cones
9. windmills
10. homemade pizza

beautiful...

1. when two puzzle pieces fit together so perfectly
2. silos
3. waking to brisk fall mornings outside the covers; while tucked in cozy undercover
4. fuzzy cute goatees
5. geese flying south in synced patterns commencing winter’s onset
6. the beauty, grace and dignity of Patrick Wayne Swayze; rip 2009
7. riedel stemware
8. listening to my favorite song on repeat
9. north face hats & matching scarves
10. amish road signs

enthused...

1. mt. tremblant pedestrian village; but damn it gets über cold up there!!!
2. sandcastles
3. swan lake ballet dancers
4. collecting petoskey stones
5. a perfectly made cosmopolitan
6. covered bridges
7. new socks
8. collecting beautiful par fumes
9. häagen-dazs® cherry vanilla ice cream
10. stretching

peculiar :)*

1. swing sets
2. tractors filling up @the local gas station
3. dogs embracing the fresh air hanging out the side of auto windows
4. the sent of fresh cut grass
5. clever/witty "no smoking" signs
6. homemade caramels
7. escargot
8. lobster bisque
9. a fab-u-lous glass of malbec w/a beautifully endearing friend!
10. living every moment in the notion; "love wins."

unfathomed...

1. hidden mickeys... finding them w/my Godsons - the BEST!!!
2. tree toads
3. swans sleeping on a lake... so beautiful!
4. ceiling fans
5. moroccan pavilion @walt disney world epcot center
6. strawberries from the vine
7. fishing derby's
8. santa cruz pier/boardwalk
9. mission san carlos borromeo de carmelo; stumbling upon this site after recognizing it in a magazine from a painting my grandmother painted years prior... painting holds in explainable significance to me!
10. hotel pacific; monterey, ca

magnum opus...

1. the complete, magnificent stillness that follows a heavy wintertime snowfall
2. sky hotel; aspen, co
3. gondolas
4. soaring eagle casino, mt. pleasant, mi
5. highway 1
6. rolex watches
7. banff's goat's eye!!! @ sunshine village
8. opus one
9. twirling baton (double & triple at times too); best when featured front and center on the 50 yard line @ msu football stadium :)
10. my grandma margaret's pear jam... & the image of her hands paring the pears... priceless!

the forest for the trees...

1. family church camp/Christian songs & fellowship around the cross & campfire & lake
2. vinyl records
3. cobblestone streets & sandstone buildings
4. muir woods
5. the napa valley landscape
6. sitting in the light tower of Big Bay Point Lighthouse overlooking the erie depths of lake superior at dusk - gorgeous!
7. greektown, detroit, mi
8. making pottery on a spinning wheel; feeling the clay in my hands
9. tree houses
10. old hymns

webs we weave...

1. blue eyes
2. intricate spider webs
3. running on a cool, shaded, dirt country road on a brisk fall morning
4. kidney-shaped swimming pools
5. wonder woman
6. ice skating; twirling & jumping
7. old train tracks out in nowhere
8. msu football tailgating
9. heart-shaped lockets
10. swarovski snowflake crystal Christmas ornaments

unconditional love...

1. spirit
2. lamb
3. chico
4. apollo
5. fou
6. solomon
7. zeek, bologna boy & isaac
8. tiffany
9. ruby & max
10. baby, baby's babies & d'ish

god pods...

1. h. ross perot/electronic data systems (eds) ethics & business processes
2. butterflies
3. popsicles
4. homemade banana bread
5. pumpkin spice lattes
6. coach bangles
7. bumble bees
8. honey
9. swinging on a porch bench or rocking chair
10. translucent heels

taking the long way...

1. laffy taffy candy & silly jokes
2. singing songs i wrote to a large audience
3. diving into the pool w/o hesitation
4. sinking my toes into beach sand
5. oakley sun glasses
6. watching the sun burn off morning dew
7. running down & hiking up the 450 ft drop of sleeping bear dunes
8. bel lago cherry port
9. split rock, duluth, mn
10. lost city of atlantis