Challenge Response: Top ten favorite things

1. Ian. How could he not top my list? He is so much more than I ever thought a person could be, he goes beyond that guy in the chick flick where you groan and say, "No guy would ever do that!"

2. Summer. I love the heat, the sunshine, the opportunity to go outside. I love taking walks at dusk or sitting at patio dining after dark. Dancing under the stars, driving to work in the brilliant sunlight. None of those happen in the winter.

3. Ice cream. Phish food is my all-time favorite, but really, give me anything chocolate with chocolate chunks and fudge swirls and such, and I'm in ice cream heaven.

4. Dinosaurs. I love the mystery and the majesty. I love love love the evolutionary puzzle that they hide (or expose?). They're so majestic. I'm very much looking forward to seeing the Walking with the Dinosaurs on Friday!

5. A nice, stiff drink. Is it frosty, sugary, with that latent alcoholic bite? So refreshing and lovely. So good to be a grown-up!

6. My house. I love decorating and making it accommodate both my and Ian's style. It's constantly a work in progress, and I cannot WAIT to get a place of my own, but I enjoy decorating, cleaning, and of course just BEING here.

7. Photographs. And picture-taking. I have a deep appreciation for the eye that can look at the everyday and see art. And love to try my hand at the same.

8. Animals. I don't know if I would call it a favorite or not, but I'm such a sucker for an animal. I fall so deeply and inexplicably in love with any animal face that looks at me like it needs cared for. Probably my unused motherly instincts.

9. My family. They embarrass me sometimes still (my dad came to dinner with Kathy and us wearing a fanny pack!) but I'm very proud of being a Watkins. And while I have decided to take Ian's name, I'm still looking forward to instilling that pride in my kids.

10. Good friends whom I know will always be there. Thank you. :)

Challenge: Ten years in review - Top one thing about being a mom for ten years!