Things I Love...

Of course my family and the gospel are the things I love the most, but this list is different.  This list is the things I love that don't really matter. They just make my life easier, happier, prettier, tastier and so on.  Some things you might know about me and some you might not!


1. Running and the body I had (and will have again) when I ran my marathon.  I'm up to a 5k again and am actually beating my old pace.

2. Skype.  I can talk with my dear friend Jen just like she were right in my house, instead of a world away in China.  I really love that.  It's also great to talk to parents and grandparents.  Love that technology!

3. These great cupcake boxes.  So cute! I bought these and made cupcakes just so I could give them away in these boxes.  I guess I made cupcakes to eat them too, but they are even better in these little containers.

4. Heated mattress pads with dual controls.  Lance likes it cold, I like it super hot!  Perfect solution!  There is nothing like getting into a toasty warm bed on a cold night.

5. My Bialetti Hot Chocolate Maker.  I love using the Starbucks classic cocoa you buy at costco in the can, mixing it up in my hot chocolate maker and then adding pumpkin spice creamer! Yum!!

6. M.A.C Paint Pot.  Awesome as a base to eye shadow or to use as a base color by itself.

7. Psych...best show on TV!

8. This dress.  I just bought it from Nordstrom because when I put it on my wish list it was $148. With the the half yearly sale only $68.  

9. Amazon.com ~ wow am I addicted!  I think you can find anything at Amazon and generally at a cheaper price than anywhere else. I think it's almost too easy though to buy what you want.  With my amazon prime free two day shipping it's instant gratification at it's best!  

10. The smell of leather in a new car.  Aaahhh!  That's what Lance's new car smells like and every time I sit in it, I just take a deep breath and smile!

11. Pretty wrapping on packages.  A pretty outside just makes the inside so much more exciting.  

12. Burke Williams Spa.  If you've never been you should go!  It's not just a spa, it's an experience.  It's hard to describe, but it's the atmosphere and the attention to detail.  You can spend time in the sauna, steam room, and hot tub before you get your treatment to really get relaxed and ready.  The amenities are unlike any other spa I've ever been too.  I can't wait until December 16th!  

13. Recchiuti Chocolate.  I discovered this chocolate store during my walking chocolate tour of San Francisco.  They have these burnt caramel hazelnuts that are covered in a thin coat of dark chocolate.  They are amazingly good!

14. Kitchen things.  I love any kind of kitchen utensil, bakeware, or gadget.  Williams-Sonoma is my mecca.  I love it and want to own everything in the store.  In actuality, I do own a lot of it and people who know me, know mine is a go to house for unique cooking and baking things.  There's only been one time someone has asked me to borrow something that I didn't have. It was a soup tureen and I still feel like my kitchen isn't complete because I still don't have one. 

15.  Hydrangeas. My favorite flower.

16. Fabric.  I love going to Calico Corners and just looking at their fabric. I don't even need it most of the time.  I just like to look at it and touch it.

I'm sure I could keep going, but I don't have the time.  Just a few things that make my life happy!  What things do you love?