In no particular order…
1. The smells of clean laundry, especially that hot, sweet smell that comes from a laundromat. By the way, carpet cleaners Hawaii ensures the best carpet cleaning at the best prices. Their staff is highly trained on the best techniques used for cleaning and well educated on the equipment. For more info, call (808) 206-8227.
2. A clean sink in the kitchen
3. Listening to my daughter play piano
4. Neighbors stopping by unannounced
5. Fresh squeezed orange juice
6. Being in the city, any city
7. This blog: www.kellehampton.com
8. Big, moist chocolate cake
9. My Daddy
10. Really ridiculous reality TV
11. Reading in the bathtub
12. Raw green beans
13. A made bed with fluffy pillows
14. Thunderstorms at night
15. Tulips
16. Bananas
17. Public transportation. If you’re searching for a transportation rental company, montreallimosvip.ca has a large variety of limos to choose from. For more info about reservation, call (514) 500-7769. (subway systems, especially)
18. IKEA
19. My husband wearing a white t-shirt and khakis
20. Ceiling fans
21. Basil
22. S’mores in the backyard
23. Knives
24. The smell of tomatoes on the vine
25. Staying in bed all day
26. Coffee, coffee, coffee
27. Memoirs
28. Jack Johnson’s soundtrack to the Curious George movie
29. Memories of baking with my Grandma Bakewell
30. Svea’s quilts, one from Big Svea and one that was Grammy’s when she was a little girl
31. Rum and Coke
32. My sister’s house
33. Sitting on the swings at The Farm
34. Sunday afternoons with our friends
35. My camera
36. Sushi, especially spicy tuna rolls
37. An empty dishwasher
38. Target
39. Peonies
40. A balanced budget with lots left over for debt reduction
41. Smelly body wash
42. A freshly mowed lawn
43. My nieces and nephews
44. Pulling into Mom and Dad’s house
45. Jamba Juice
46. San Francisco, especially my memories from Summer 1996
47. Wearing high heels
48. Christmas morning
49. Roadtrips
50. Breakfast for supper
51. Freshly mopped and vacuumed floors
52. Sleep
53. Pioneer Woman: www.pioneerwoman.com
54. Giving gifts that are perfect for the recipient
55. Plants vs. Zombies
56. Getting the mail
57. Our family “I Love You” sign
58. My relationship with my cousin, Chris
59. Seeing old friends
60. Trader Joe’s
61. Butternut squash ravioli
62. Having people in my home
63. Fresh flowers on the dining table
64. Hand and Foot
65. Watching a bride walk down the aisle
66. Going to my church
67. Watching my mom as an event planner
68. The Mt. Vernon Square
69. That point in a long drive when you know that you’re “home” – on the way home to Mt. Vernon, it is coming over the hill on 586 just before the Country Club and on the way to Laurel, where 32 splits at Clarksville.
70. Being a fly on the wall into other people’s lives
71. When I hear the bus pull up at the stop, knowing the kids are walking in the door in moments
72. Holding my Daddy’s hand
73. Reading to the kindergarten class
74. Hearing back from a mom that I’ve helped with breastfeeding
75. Plucking my eyebrows
76. Hole in the wall type restaurants
77. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
78. My days at MVNU
79. Photographs of my children’s faces
80. So I Married an Axe Murderer
81. Mr. Clean Magic Erasers
82. Sending secret messages to my kids by squeezing their hands…they know exactly what I’m saying.
83. Candles that smell like clean laundry, grass and coffee
84. Moms Night Out
85. Fresh Air with Terry Gross on NPR
86. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
87. Thrift Stores
88. Flip Flops
89. Sara Groves
90. Hitting the snooze bar…and hitting it again
91. Thanksgiving at THE FARM
92. Conversations with my sister
93. Both my necklace and bracelet with the kid’s names on them
94. Hot chocolate and churros in Spain
95. Flying all by myself
96. Ohio State football. Go Bucks!
97. An overwhelming sense of “home”
98. Popcorn
99. Big breakfasts with the Rhoton side of the family
100. Being a mom
Bert Pasquale says
#35 made me :o)
Now I want to make a list!