My Favorite Things

Like Julie Andrews sings in the wonderful movie, "The Sound of Music," ~

When the dog bites, when the bee stings,
when I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
and then I don't feel so bad.

I'm with you, Mrs. Andrews. Let us remember what brings a smile to our face when we need a lift in our lives.

Actually this entire post was inspired by my very good friend Carrie. She wrote a blog entry about things that make her happy.

I hope you don't mind Carrie, but I loved your list and blog so much that I wanted to create my own. And since I had a long, holiday weekend of nothing to do, I created my favorites list. So here we go:

• Vivian’s face, her laugh and her smile

• Writing about my life and personal experiences



• Drinking coffee or tea at home or in a restaurant, when I can sip slowly (bonus if I'm with friends)

• My intimate moments with my husband Kirk

• Researching on the internet

• Glass of wine (or 2 or 3)



• Finding activities and new things to do/try

• Long, hot baths or showers

• Reading books to Vivian before bedtime

• Receiving Kirk’s random, thoughtful e-mails

• Family breakfast at Cracker Barrel

• Going for a walk with the family

• Mexican food – the chips, the dip, and definitely margaritas!

• The Office TV Show – Jim, Pam, Dwight

• Playing board games with friends and family

• Family barbecue or fish fry at my parents’ house

• Blowing bubbles and watching Vivian pop them

• The Muppets and puppets in general ~ can’t wait to put on puppet shows with Vivian someday

• View of the beach and the sound of the waves against the shore

• Sailing and boating



• Sleeping past 7 a.m. and staying in my pajamas

• Good, deep conversations that end in laughter

• Dancing around in a silly manner

• Hearing a song on the radio that I love

• Pumpkins and Autumn season



• Hot chocolate on a cold day

• A roast from a Crockpot

• Strawberry shortcake

• New Orleans Daquiris

• The movies “Sleepless in Seatle,” and “You’ve Got Mail,” among many others

• Sending (and receiving ) cards or letters in the mail

• Taking a long, scenic drive

• The view from a mountain

• Fireflies and butterflies



• A new purse and wallet (because it forces me to clean out my old ones)

• Fireworks

• Free concerts

• Greek Food Festivals

• Remembering childhood things that were dear to me

• Walking on the levee with my dad

• Shopping with my mom

• Seeing photos of my beautiful nieces and nephew






• Coming up with a special gift for a friend

• Vacation days or holidays off from work

• Feeling a sense of accomplishment

• Asking questions

• Grocery shopping with my family ~ I really don’t mind doing it as long as they are with me.

• Trying a new recipe that comes out tasty

• Mardi Gras music ~ I don’t need the parade but I sure love the music!

• Beignets from Café Dumonde



• Meeting new people and traveling to new places

• Vivian’s naptime ~ some peace and quiet to myself



• Daydreaming

• Hugs

• Realizing how lucky I am and that I took the time to make this list.