Monica posted her “Bullet Love” a couple weeks ago and asked us what we love, so I am finally getting around to it. Here are some of the things that I love in a bulleted format:

• MUSIC. Life would suck without it. I love listening to it, seeing it played live, everything about it. Everyone’s life should have a soundtrack!
• My friends. They have been with me through some tough times and they truly are the best a gal could ask for.
• Slurpees! Or any kind of slushy drink for that matter. My favorite is coke and cherry mixed, but I also love the Pina Colada flavored ones too.
• Big huge bear hugs and if a kiss on the forehead is thrown in, well I will take it!
• The sound of my kids when they are laughing uncontrollably.
• The beach. God I love the beach - the sound of the waves, a breeze coming off the beach and the smell of salt air is good for the soul.
• Surprises - who does not love surprises? I love being surprised with flowers, or a gift you never thought you would get in a million years, or even just someone’s presence that you did not think you would see.
• Nikon cameras. You had me at Hello!
• Manicures and Pedicures - no woman should go without these, there should be a law.
• Ted Shred’s Surf Wax Candles! THE BEST!
• Amusement parks and roller coasters. LOVE THEM! I could ride roller coasters all day long, every day.
• The way the sun feels on your skin after getting out of the water - that burning feeling that feels so good.
• Someone playing with my hair - it is the best feeling in the world.
• Big, huge, old oak trees!
• Good Steak Fajitas.
• Hearing from friends that I have not talked to in a while and the fact that we still stay in touch!
• Coconut Rum. Oh how I love you Coconut Rum. You make everything all better!
• FLIP FLOPS! FLIP FLOPS! FLIP FLOPS!
• A guy with a big broad chest and strong hands. *See Bullet Item No. 2*
• Stupid comedy movies - If Will Ferrell is in it - even better!
• Delicious water after an exercise session!
• The Internet - seriously what the hell did people do before the internet?
• Feeling loved and protected.
• Inside jokes - the ones that only you and someone else get and that make you laugh everytime.
• Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshakes - YUM!
• Filet Mignon from a Japanese steak house.
• A good sense of humor in someone and when the get my sense of humor.
• Getting away - it could be a week long vacation, it could be a weekend trip, it could be a day long drive to nowhere - doesn’t matter.
• Coach Bags.
• Camping. I used to do it a lot. I would like to again.
• Gadgets - I am a closet geek and I love electronic gadgets.
• Hearing the words “I LOVE YOU” - you can NEVER hear it enough.
• Organization! I cannot function when things are not organized.
• The Eucalyptus Spearmint Collection from Bath & Body Works!
• A clean house. Seriously.... Seriously!
• Sleeping in when the room is really chilly and you are bundled in blankets.
• Fireworks. I miss seeing them every week during the summer.
• Target - it’s just the best store in the world.
• Floating in a pool on a hot day!
• Christmas - it is my favorite time of year, I mean FAVORITE! - the music, the lights, the trees, the spirit, the presents - ALL OF IT!!! I love it!!!
• Cuddling with my kids.
• Origins Beauty products.
• When the bathroom scale is moving downward...in my favor!

I think that will do it for now. I could keep going, but I am not. How about you? What do you love?

Our conversation in the car on the way home tonight:

KAIDEN:
Mommy, why is it raining so hard?

ME:
It’s a Tropical Storm honey.

KAIDEN:
What is a Tropical Storm, is that like a Hurricane?

ME:
Yeah, Tropical Storms have heavier winds and can turn into Hurricanes.  Those are the kinds of storms that do a lot of damage and make trees fall down and stuff.

ASHTON:
NO MOMMY!  Rain makes trees grow, NOT FALL DOWN!

ME:
I know Ashton, rain does make trees grow, but when storms are bad, trees can fall down.

ASHTON:
NO MOMMY, YOU ARE WRONG!  Rain makes trees grow.  DANGIT, do I have to be the only one in this car to know everything around here?  Don’t talk to me about this anymore MOMMY!  I just can’t take it anymore!

Nothing beats being put in your place and basically being told to shut up and that you are stupid by a four year old!!!

Walked into the bedroom and found the boy sleeping like this… Just about pissed my pants laughing!

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A collection of thoughts and other stuff not worthy of a full post.

• For the last couple days, my children have thought that the word “nipples” is the best damn word in the English language. Ashton has always called them “nickels” but his older, wiser sister was kind enough to point out that the correct word is “nipples” and they then proceeded to squeeze it into as many sentences as they possibly could! It’s driving me f*cking nuts!
• I CANNOT wait to see this movie!!! OMG it looks so funny to me. Who is taking me to see it?
• I need a new purse. I am not going to get one right now, but I need one. The one I want is Coach #F11666 and looks like this. It will have to wait for now, but I do like looking at it! *swoon*
• You may have noticed that I have slacked on the amount of photos I have posted to Flickr lately. My Nikon D70 is giving me problems, which literally brings tears to my eyes. This camera has been an extension of my body since the day I got it!  Now, it locks up and will not take pictures. So you can add camera repair to the list of things that I need right now - OR - I could start saving up for the Nikon D200 or D300 - have not decided totally which one I would want. I feel worse than a college frat boy waking up hungover, with a sore ass in a Tijuana jail!!! FOR REAL!!!
• The kids will be starting swimming lessons through Swim America again this year. This will be Ashton’s first year and Kaiden’s second. I really liked the program last year, so we are going to do it again. They will start that next week.
• I am freaking tired today!!! REALLY REALLY TIRED!!!
• I got my Economic Stimulus check in the mail yesterday - what a freaking joke! It was for a cool $135.22. We owed taxes this year, big time, so our stimulus check (all $1800.00 of it) went towards paying off what we owed - BOO!
• Kaiden and I are both WAY overdue for haircuts AND I could use some new bras and panties. I’m just sayin...

Please allow me to introduce my good buddy Mr. Peepers.  Please take a second and go over and say hello to him, he is up and running, and needs some comment lovin!!!

On a totally unrelated note, I made the mistake (well not a mistake, because I love them) of clicking and listening to a Ting Ting’s song over at TJ’s site and now it is lodged into my brain!!!  So you can listen to it now too!!!  Good luck getting it out of your head!