20 of my Favorite Things

20 of my favorite things:
  
1) my husband & baby: they are the bomb diggity!
2) my family: everyone!  they are all my favorites!  especially my nephews!
3) Amish fiction books
4) sunset orange fingernail polish
5) fabric flower headbands
6) coconut m&m's
7) zebra mocha frap courtesy of Starbucks
8) my The Vintage Pearl necklace (promise to upload pics soon of all my giveaway goodies I've won)
9) Brandon & I taking Bam (Fox) to the park & out for ice cream
10) John Mayer
11) gum (usually fruity gum)
12) pizza (pepperoni w/ banana peppers) & tacos
13) hanging out with friends
14) fall!!
15) glee (oh shoot! i should have added it to my fave tv shows!)
16) eating dinner every night at the dinner table with my little family!
17) my iphone
18) eating lunch with my hubby
19) looking through old family pictures
20) Fox talking & learning new words!  Latest new word: turtle

My Favorite Quote

hmmm... my favorite quote.


this one actually stumped me because i was like "i dunno?".. i don't have some profound favorite quote.  maybe i'm not deep enough.  where i have something that just inspires me to seize the day, live life to the fullest, etc!


but i do like to say/ think "whatever happens, happens."

because honestly, i can't stop life & if something is going to happen, it's gonna happen.  nothing is really in my power to change.  because God controls it all.

and whenever i think of the saying "whatever happens, happens", i am reminded of jeremiah 29:11.. " For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."


i know that whatever happens in my life, God has a plan.. a good plan.  and my hope is in the Lord.  so i'm not worried about it.  know what i mean?

My Favorite Book

i can't count how many times i've read Little Women. i think the first time i read it i was in 2nd or 3rd grade (maybe in 1st grade?).. and loved it.  in elementary school, we had this program called Accelerated Reader & throughout the year, you would check out books & get points for what you read.  the longer/bigger/more advanced the book, the more points you got.  so i would always read books that were like 300 pages long & would read them so quickly.  so every year, i read Little Women.  the book reminds me a lot about Pride & Prejudice & it's kind of along the same lines.

as a teenager, i remember my mom getting mad at me for reading my books so quickly.  we would go to the bookstore just about every week & i would get a few books at a time.  and be done in like 3 days!  i usually would read one in about 4 hours.  one day, she came into my room & looked at all my books & said "you read them so quickly, you need to slow down.  i bet you don't remember what half of them are about."  so we sat in my room & i went through book series or books & told her just about what every one talked about.  i think i proved her wrong.  ;-)  heehee!


so yea, i like to read when i get a chance! 

My Favorite Television Program

my favorite tv show is THE OFFICE.  some people just don't get the humor.. but i find it pretty funny.  i am sad this is the last season with Steve Carrell & it makes me sad to think that it may not last much longer after that.  i've grown to love the characters.  sometimes, i talk about jim & pam as if they were real.  maybe i'm too involved with this show?!  heehee!!  brandon & i love watching it.  we love watching it with friends at their house or ours.  we had friends over last thursday.. brandon cooked tacos & we watched the office!  it was a grand time!  

another favorite show that just went off the air was LOST.  yes, i was upset with the way it ended.. and i did get "lost" watching the show a time or two (or just about every episode), but i really enjoyed it.  we also got together with friends to watch the show! 

RIP LOST!

My Favorite Movie

time & time again, my favorite movie has always been pride & prejudice.  i like every version of them, but my favorite is with keira knightley.  

i have read the book time & time again!  and i love it every time!  i wish we dressed like they did in the 19th century.. or even earlier years!  i wish life was that "simple".  i wish ladies were brought up the way people in that era were.  learning music, writing, reading, singing, to cook, etc.  they learned how to be a lady and that men were still gentlemen, respectful, & modest (applies to women, also).  i just feel like there was more of an innocence in people back then (maybe not & i may not know what i'm talking about).  but i like to think it was that way.  


i'm just awed by the way of life back then.. and at times wish that life were still that way!

what's your favorite movie?

thankful on a thursday

i love giving God thanks. God is just so good.

41) thankful for cold weather foods: i know this sounds silly, but i love eating soups, stews, chili.  and who wants to eat soup on a hot summer day?!  i mean, i have.  but it takes even better when it's cold outside!  heehee!  you can savor the flavor & warmth of your meal even more!
42) thankful for daddy's touch: i don't know why it's so hard to put fox down for a nap without nursing him, but daddy knows how to do it!  fox is such a momma's boy!  tuesday, i had to work really late & brandon had to put fox down for the night.  fox crawled up in brandon's lap when he was tired & fell asleep & brandon laid him in his crib.  that would never happen if i was home!  i have to nurse him for like 45 minutes!  heehee!  but i am so thankful for daddy's special touch!
43)  thankful for God's saving grace:  i love seeing God work in the lives of others... especially, new Christians.  and i love seeing their hunger & desire to learn more about him!  it's so inspiring.  and it's an encouragement to me because even though, i have been a "Christian" for a long time, i want it to be like when I first became one.. that hunger, yearning & burning desire to know more about God. 
44) thankful for my job: i am just blessed to be working for a great company.  and i love the people i work with, especially cathy.  i love our chats & just being able to have someone to talk to other than my husband.  and in some ways, we a lot a like.  
45) thankful for time spent with family: my in-laws were in this past weekend & we just had a great time.  i love being with family & wish we could see each other more often.
47) thankful for parks: i've been taking fox to the park the past few days after picking him up from day care.  he usually takes a nap right after school & i usually nurse him for it, but i am trying to cut out a feeding session somewhere!  so it's been a great way to take his mind off of the nap/nursing.  and he has such a blast swinging & walking around & meeting other toddlers!  
48) thankful for a day off: i worked a double shift on tuesday & opted to have wednesday off.  i had a nice "relaxing" day that consisted of doing all laundry (even putting it away), watching regis & kelly & the view, then working out on the elliptical machine while watching glee, eating pizza which completely eliminated the workout! ha!, laying in bed surfing on the internet, the park with fox & a yummy dinner of turkey vegetable soup, rice & sweet cornbread!  
49) thankful for my sweet husband:  we're planning on going to new york in december & i am wanting a new wardrobe for our trip.  so i have had this whole outfit picked out for a couple of months.  but the thing is i can't just go out & purchase all of it because i want to be sure i have money for bills.  know what i mean?!  so i am working my way up.  my hubby said for me to go to target to get the dress... well, our target doesn't have it.. so i went home & ordered it online.. but while out browsing, i found a super cute sweater from old navy.. and it was $20 (reg. $45).  and i begged bribed  brandon & got the okay to go buy it.  well, while checking out, the sweater came up for $10!  sweeeeeet!  i considered buying another one in a different color, but didn't want to push my luck!  heehee!
50) thankful for skype:  we have had a blast skyping brandon's family (my dad needs to get internet!) on a weekly basis.  and it's a great way for fox to see his nonnie, pops, aunt kaci & meemaw!  i think he's just now realizing what is going on & who they are on the screen!  it's been a lot of fun!

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Psalms 100:4

 

My Favorite Song

easy peasy.  my favorite song is "because you loved me" by celine dion.  i loooove celine dion &  i just love the lyrics.  and it speaks to me on so many levels.  i'm sure you've heard it.  

watch the video, if you haven't:



i remember this song when i was much younger.  it was one of the earliest music videos that i saw (& remember) & just loved it.  i remember watching it on the television with my mom in our "yellow" house.  and the song has always stuck with me.

i love the lyrics: 

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right

For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful, baby

You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through
Through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me, ooh, baby

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach

You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love, I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me

Maybe, I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because
I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me, the tender wind that carried me
The light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you


i know the song has to do with a man & a woman.. some of the lyrics hold true with my relationship with my husband.  he has been there with me through my hardest times & good times in life.  and i am so forever thankful for him.. for his love.  but this song also speaks truth to me regarding my mom.  one of the main reasons why i love this song is because i remember seeing this video with my mom.  and she loved celine dion.  i love celine dion.  and i love my mom.  and it's just a special memory of us.  but i think some of those words pertained to my mom, as well.  she was my best friend, my shopping buddy, partner in crime, my first love, my everything.  i have been blessed with an amazing family.  i love this song for its double meaning.

so there you have it!  my favorite song!  what's your favorite song?

sorry, it was long.  hopefully, the others will not be!  heehee!