vesper...

1. milk duds
2. dog parks
3. cracking eggs/cooking with
4. travel magazines
5. archaeology
6. tree houses
7. stationary embossers
8. porch swings (designing my own for spring construction... happy!)
9. scomas, san fransisco, ca
10. tourist towns in low season... & being a "local" :)*

zany...

1. live nativities
2. skim milk
3. john ortberg
4. a new book
5. quaint beach restaurants
6. cutting up a paid off credit card
7. a new laptop
8. my own business
9. cherry bbq sauce & grilled chicken on the all clad indoor grille... delicious!
10. ibuprofen ;)

zealot...

1. beautiful richly stained hardwood floors
2. my grandmother's handkerchief i carried as a flower girl
3. jumping on a trampoline
4. lenticular book covers
5. tap dancing
6. déjà vu's... reminding me that i am indeed on the right path... and i am exactly where i am supposed to be...
7. sliced cucumbers in vinegar & garlic
8. the perfect sip of coffee
9. sitting... daydreaming... in the sunshine of the glass doors drinking coffee on a brisk cold winter morning
10. bluegills... caught, filleted and grilled by my father :)

superfluous...

1. words… love learning and using new words… limitless…
2. mixed media artworks
3. beethoven: piano sonata #8 In c minor, op. 13, "pathétique"
4. friday afternoon/evening downtime
5. watching the sun set from the beach
6. the simplicity and white exterior of my grandparent’s farmhouse
7. picking raspberries, pears, rhubarb and catnip from my grandparent’s garden… the memory of bees circling around me… the sweet taste of the sun-ripened raspberries… the stupidity of my sister and I eating the rhubarb leaves… (because we were told not to of course) and then finding out they were poisonous… sending our mom into panic… you can guess the rest… ugghhh :)
8. saving my sister’s life by giving her the heimlich maneuver… THANK GOD!!!
9. running down the hallway of my childhood home to springboard off the couch cushions and perform acrobatic flips in the air… :) hehehe… so fun…
10. a jump start into the bedroom to a full twist and perfect belly landing onto a plethora of fluffy pillows!!! exhilarating!!! (... the thought just crossed my mind... if someone was to have video taped me throughout my childhood... i would have had an amazing youtube following! i was like a traveling circus one-man act... hehehe!!!) ... and for more fun... check out... www.bedjump.com ;)*

authentic...

1. small-town water towers w/colorful graffiti
2. robin’s nest… finding a little blue egg cracked open indicating a birdie set free… beautiful!
3. mitch albom’s ‘tuesdays with morrie ‘
4. authentic jamaican jerk chicken
5. a huge collection of old buttons & spools of thread passed down from my mother & grandmothers
6. hand made beach ball toss pillows
7. homemade french-fries doused in vinegar and ketchup
8. kiwi
9. a simple bowl of lemons or green apples
10. riding bikes along lake michigan drive trails

anaïs...

1. clothespins
2. brightly painted front doors
3. valentino parfums
4. radiohead
5. old courthouse buildings with the original checkerboard marble tile, grand staircase, fireplaces and bell tower… all still intact… nostalgic beauty!
6. birth certificates
7. saugatuck, mi
8. white embossed throw pillows
9. anaïs anaïs... my very first 'signature scent' :)*
10. cottage patio wicker furniture

antiquation...

1. sketching degas ballerinas
2. framing a painting w/driftwood collected along the beach
3. the comfort of a sweet puppy dawg who kisses away the tears
4. the first 10lbs shed
5. planning out the vacation to-do list :)
6. shades of white
7. the tiny crystals adorning my bedside table lamp
8. eclectic, traditional, classic...
9. sharp cheddar
10. gouda paired w/a delicious cali cab

eupnea...

1. summer dresses
2. new swimsuits
3. sandals… I so can hardly wait to wear them again!!!
4. turkey sandwiches on fresh baked bagels w/homemade scallion cream cheese
5. inspiring photography that takes your breath away!
6. cashews
7. thinking of you…
8. toy doggies clothes :)*
9. re prioritizing & reorganizing
10. raspberry gelato/sherbet

coquetry...

1. bang bang shrimp
2. a new parfume fragrance :) vera wang bouquet & hermes mediterranean... smelly wonderful!!!
3. having a tan
4. paul walker = h.o.t.
5. vin diesel = c. o. o. l.
6. notebooks
7. a home of my own filled with all of my favorite things
8. always having used wine & butter when cooking my own recipes; i'm so french posh!!! ;)
9. turn of the century churches/cathedrals
10. flowy ombre dresses

daydreaming...

1. cat naps @the beach
2. angel wing necklaces
3. dancing
4. boho skirts
5. checkered vans
6. change of seasons
7. parallel laced shoes
8. panera cobblestone muffins
9. mango lemonade mimossas
10. wedges (sandals)

cloying...

1. new sheets... 1000+ thread egyptian cotton... for a fraction of the cost! sweet!!!
2. loofahs
3. russian navy opi toes ;)*
4. electric guitars
5. a roaring fire shared w/family relaxing hearth-side :) xoxo!!!
6. my beautiful neices!!! their gracious & genuine child-innocent love!!!
7. superbowl games & advertisements
8. sweet & delicious godiva heart chocolates for valentine's day
9. crescent moons
10. my mom and brother for always helping me keep my chin up... and keep moving forward (when i want to just give up and throw in the towel!!!) Godspeed; i love you both dearly!!!

cat's pajamas...

1. the republic of tea green & superfruit tea
2. van morrison
3. little black dresses
4. “founded on/established/date” signs marked into buildings/sidewalks/masonry
5. new shoes
6. shuffling songs
7. something to look forward to…
8. skipper barbie… w/her toes bitten off ;) hehehe…
9. the winter olympics
10. graduating w/honors @top of the class… that feeling of “a well devoted & acknowledged accomplishment!”

inquisitive...

1. beauty of a black panther... big kitty!!! :)
2. amazing grace
3. huge ribbon-ceremony cutting scissors
4. life sabers (starwars)... playing w/them unexpectedly in the book store! classic silly fun!!!
5. coach umbrellas & leather boots
6. grape vines
7. ivy growing along the grounds under hammock and adorning the cottage fence... i miss that!!! :(
8. a wintery wonderland
9. antique atlases... the memory of studying them as a young girl... classic!
10. travel journals :)*

resounding...

1. itunes; shared music and free podcasts too!!!
2. movies cast in 18th century… yes, chick flicks… I AM a girl! I LOVE those movies...
3. u.s.c.g.
4. guess bags
5. jbl speakers
6. the bluebird café… performing on stage w/janel and jenny… the warm feel of the spotlight… the silence in the room from onlookers listening intently… the engaging harmony ringing perfectly around the three of us as we debuted J3 in Nashville, TN… awesome!
7. books, lots of books... located throughout the house…
8. cherry walnut bread
9. traveling off the beaten path
10. a new chic hairstyle :)

altruistic...

1.. true compassion
2. his holiness the dalai lama
3. donating a little here & there to the harbor humane society
4. cap; no foam, no flavoring
5. pomegranate mango bubble bath :)
6. mango body butter
7. fresh daily handmade bagels toasted w/cream cheese
8. wine & cheese… for lunch, dinner, snacks, whatever!!! i could live on that alone!!!
9. boarshead london port… delicious!
10. keith urban

seraph...

1. drinking icy cold coca cola in a 6 oz glass bottle
2. coca-cola nostalgia... especially the memory of them hanging in my grandparent's foyer :)
3. simple white t-shirts
4. straw cowgirl hats
5. entangled in beach sand
6. grateful dead album cover designs
7. biting the ears off the chocolate easter bunny
8. ice sculptures
9. visiting the animals at the zoo
10. sanibel light