Favorites at 45

As I mentioned in the previous post, I had a birthday recently. Oh, how I try to stop them, but they keep coming. The things that bother me most about aging are gray hair and looking older, which of course is exactly what aging is, so....oh, forget it. Not like I can stop it anyway (except for the gray hair part!)

I had a lovely day filled with flowers and gifts and even made a little chocolate cake for myself. The next evening we were in Houston and decided on seafood for my birthday dinner. Since Pappadeaux's was a 1 1/2 hour wait we found a little place called Snapper Jack's and had a wonderful meal.

Jeff accused me the other day of "the older you get the less things/people you seem to like." Of course I disagreed, to which he replied, "Some days I bet you only like me and Jesus, hopefully not in that order." (Side note: Some days I don't like him.) It's okay. He hardly ever reads this blog. I vehemently deny that I don't like anything. Not true! It's just most people I don't have a tolerance for. I'm getting older so I can do that. All old people do it. You know. Get grumpy.

So, in my attempt to show myself a "likeable" person, I'm listing 45 Favorites (if I can think of that many) and the obvious Jesus, God, the Bible, my family, are not listed, so don't be callin' me out. This isn't that deep thinking of a list.

In no particular order...

1. the beach (in no particular order except this one)

2. coffee and peanut butter toast (yes, they have to be together - this isn't two)

3. hydrangeas

4. comfy jeans

5. bracelets of any kind

6. flip flops

7. tulips

8. books

9. Mozart

10. purple

11. my grandmother's buttercream icing

12. playing the piano

13. a quiet house

14. JAG on DVD

15. hooded sweatshirts

16. Michael Buble'

17. a crackling fire

18. Abigail's sense of humor

19. my mother's peach cobbler

20. violets

21. Drakkar Noir cologne

22. worship on Sunday morning

23. watermelon with salt

24. the library

25. watching Rebecca run

26. frozen yogurt

27. scrapbooking

28. pink

29. office supplies

30. Katherine's art

31. tulle

32. quilts

33. spring green

34. downtime

35. digital cameras

36. candles

37. Snickers candy bars

38. pedicures

39. roasting marshmallows

40. crossword puzzles

41. mushroom cheeseburgers

42. Johnson's baby lotion

43. Pride and Prejudice

44. the clearance section of any store

45. Honeybee Gardens lip balm

And I could go on, and on! But I won't, because you probably stopped reading up about number eight or so.

My list, of course, is just for fun. I have been so very blessed in my life and am thankful to the Creator and Giver of all good things.