Here are my lists of things I love, and other things…mmmmm not so much!
I LOVE:
Crystal Light Fruit Punch. Cannot get enough of it. I actually crave it, especially if I am eating popcorn!
Fall leaves. Any kind, anywhere. Fall colors in general soothe me and I feel at home.
Birthday Cake. Yes, it must be “birthday” cake! I have been known to purchase a birthday cake and serve it to my hubby and kids for a special dessert, when in fact it is nobody’s birthday! Well, I am sure that it is someone’s birthday, somewhere!
Project Runway. I think in a past life, I may have been a fashion designer, albeit a really bad one, but a designer none the less! I enjoy sewing and don’t do enough of it. I LOVE that show. Everyone under the age of 15 is in bed by 8 PM on Wednesday nights, whether they like it or not. Then I get popcorn and fruit punch Crystal Light, and turn up the volume!
Watching my kids sit and read. Is there anything better than seeing your kids enjoy a great book? I get such a charge out of it! Especially when it is a really good book like Call of the Wild or Tom Sawyer, not like Captain Underpants. Nothing against Dave Pilkey, but I can only discuss Professor Poopy Pants so much before I lose interest!
Days OFF! I am off every Wednesday and let me tell you, there is an extra spring in my step every Wednesday AM when I drop boy #1 off at school. That is it, my house is all mine and I am alone until 2:30 PM. Yahoo!
Seeing my boys interact with each other, with no fighting, arguing, name calling. I love it when they play together whether it is tossing a football around in the yard or playing a board game together. There is a sense of peace and tranquility in the house when that happens.
A really good cup of coffee. It does not need to be Starbucks, not at all. Just a really good balance of coffee and cream in a pretty mug is enough to make me smile!
The Beatles. I love, love, love the Beatles. Don’t ask me to pick my favorite Beatle song, I cannot. I have many. However if you ask me which was my favorite Beatle, no question it was John Lennon. No question. He has the same birthdate as my brother, October 9th, which also happens to be my case if I ever make it on Deal or No Deal. #9! Also, if I ever get another dog, his name will be Ringo. My little Dewey Finn was going to be Ringo, but I was over ruled by the non Beatle fans in the house!
Cooking. There is something about putting a really good meal together and have your family enjoy it. I wish I had a bigger kitchen with a center island to make more counter space!
Sitting on the couch and having a nice conversation with my husband. We unfortunately don’t get to do it very often, but when we do, it is, well, nice!
Getting a massage
Getting a pedicure
Puppies. I know it is so cliche, but there is nothing better than holding a new puppy that snuggles in your arms and sleeps soundly. Unless of course it is a …
New born baby. Since I have become a mother, I cannot hold one without tearing up a little. There is nothing more precious and sweet to me than holding a baby while they sleep in your arms.
Going to Parent Teacher conferences and having a teacher say that your child is kind and thoughtful. Yes, I know grades are pretty important, but to me, it is more important to be a kind and thoughtful human being than getting an A in math. I like to think that one will go further in life by being nice. And let’s face it, I know a lot of jerks that may have gotten straight A’s in school, but they have the personality of a wet dish rag!
Vacations! Because who does not love going on vacation? Whether it is up north, Florida, Las Vegas or Hawaii, count me in!
Oprah. I know, I know, there are a lot of haters out there, but I love Oprah. In my deranged mind, I would like to think that we could be good friends. She seems honest and I know she works hard and she is kind. She has done so much for others, she is an inspiration to me. I try to watch every day and I have been to her show four times. Oprah and John Lennon. Those two are two I would want to hang out with!
And while I am thinking of it, Jon Bon Jovi. I love him. Have every CD ever made by Bon Jovi, seen them in concert about 13 times and it never gets old! I think I will be a fan forever! Although, I am REALLY thankful that I never did get that Superman tattoo on my hip! (shudder!)
The Goo Goo Dolls. My Dad thought it was a girl band! They are not! I was introduced to the GGD by a good friend, Mrs. Tennessee and we are now concert buddies. We see them everytime they make it ’round to this neck of the woods. Well, heck we have even traveled to Moline, Illinois to see them once! “Moline, Moline, Moline!” We drove for three hours, checked in to our hotel and hopped the elevator to our room. Guess who was in the elevator when it opened?? The drummer of the GGD! They were staying in the same hotel as us! So much FUN!
A clean closet!
A day when no bills come in the mail! I love me some junk mail!
Listening to boy #2 play the drums. He has got some great rhythm!
Listening to boy #1 play the trumpet. He is working on the Rocky theme! I know, now you cannot get it out of your head, can you? Welcome to my world!
Spending time with my friends and family. I miss my parents so much and I look forward to when we will be seeing them again. I also miss some of my friends. Distance and busy lives get in the way. And yes I am talking to you, Mrs. John Owens!
OK, now here is the list of things that make me CRINGE!
Long fingernails. Eeewwwww. They gross me out. I just think of the bacteria that gets trapped back there and it makes me throw up a little in my mouth.
Dirty kitchens and bathrooms. No explanation needed there.
Cramps. Sometimes it really sucks being a woman.
Bad drivers. Pay attention, use your directionals, and go the speed limit. It is not that difficult and you are not more important than everyone else on the road!
Fake things. Fake fingernails, fake boobs, fake hair extensions, fake diamonds, fake people. Just YUCK!
Bad commercials for bad TV shows. I just hate it when I am watching a family oriented show with my boys (like Survivor or The Biggest Loser) and a commercial comes on for a TV show that is all shoot em up, blood, guns, sex. I hate that! Can’t those commercials wait until after 8PM? I have been know to say, “turn your head away, don’t look at the TV” and then I, very loudly will start singing, “LALALLALALALLLALLLALLLALLLAAAAA!!!”
Rude people. It amazes me that some of the rudest people I have come across work in either my kid’s Pediatricians office or in boy #1’s Middle School office. What is the deal? You work with kids, and I am the parent. It will not kill you to smile and answer questions politely. Seems to me you have a pretty nice job. Be grateful.
Bad waiters and waitresses. Listen, I was a waitress. I know it is really hard work, but I also know that your wage depends on how good you are. If you cannot do the job, go somewhere else. Don’t ruin our night out just because you are too lazy to stop by and see if we would like another drink.
Negativity and Pessimism. My glass is always half full. It drives me crazy when people have fancy cars, even fancier houses and great jobs, and yet they complain about really insignificant things.
Rain and thunder. I hate rain storms. They still scare me as an adult.
Pit Bulls. I know, I know, they are the most gentle animals in the world, it is not the breed, it is the owner, it is all in how you raise them. Uh-huh. Tell that to the lady who had a Pit Bull since puppy hood and one day he got a little hungry and ate all of the toes off of her little baby swinging in a baby swing.
Drunk driving. Grow up for God’s sake!
Bad hygiene.
Passive aggressiveness
Really bad sales people. We know the deal. Save the schpeal, OK? You are not fooling me one bit. “Tell ya what I’m gonna do for you, but don’t tell my manager….” Please. Save it.
Lobster, crab, shrimp, mussels
Mounted animals and fish. Very freaky! Will not touch them or even get near them. And yes, my Dad is an avid hunter and fisherman and has many, many mounts. I would not be alone in a room with them!
Bluetooth. Who are you talking to, the President of the United States?? Who is so important that it cannot wait until you can take a phone call the old fashioned way? And just so you know, you look schizophrenic in the grocery store, as you walk up and down the aisle talking out loud to no one in particular!
A sense of entitlement
Misspelled words and improper punctuation, although I know I can be guilty of it, it still really bothers me
Rap music
3 Comments
October 14, 2008 at 10:25 PM
So, you don’t want to go out for seafood with me anytime soon and listen to me complain about really trivial things and then drive home drunk? Is that what you’re saying?
Okay, seriously. I love your “happy list”! I want to make one, but I’m always terrible at lists and then I’ll sit around wondering what important thing I left off of mine, so I’ll just love yours. Plus, yours is really good and includes many things I’d want to include on mine.
October 15, 2008 at 12:38 PM
John Lennon……..? You want to hang out with John Lennon…….? I understand 30 years ago maybe but I think it would be a little boring for you now with him just laying there and stinking up the place… Or maybe for Halloween coming up you could do like a “Weekend at Bernie’s” type of deal and just prop him in a chair on your porch with a bowl full of candy in his lap and a sign stapeled to his forehead saying “Please take One”….
October 16, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Whoa! that’s a great list. Makes me wanna go clip my fingernails while listening to a Goo tune!!