1.love family gatherings
2. cooking
3.gardening
4.football
5.playing golf
6.reality TV shows
7.Whole Foods.

I love waking up and knowing it's still nighttime, so I can roll over and go to sleep again.
I love the sound of the first peeper frogs in the spring. Still haven't heard them this year, but looking forward to it!
I love the questions my 3-year-old son comes up with. He's the joy of our lives!
I love going *home* to my mom's house where me and siblings were all raised with love. I have a great great mom whom I love very much!
I love holding our cat (19 years old) like a baby and hearing his quiet purr.

So much to love, so little time to list them all! I love calico cats
our neighbors
the smell of the pasture when it's freshly cut
my hens (they're silly, but loveable)
Luciano Pavarotti's voice and recordings
our roses
our honey from our hives (it's the best)
classical guitar music
baking bread
and the list goes on and on.

I LOVE reading about what other people love; especially folkvictorian describing her mom!!!

I love casual family gatherings.
I love warm, windy days
I love deep fried food (try not to indulge though)

I love the first really nice day of spring that I can work outside and the tiredness that comes at the end of the day.
I love my 3 cats...their different personalities and "snuggle needs"
I love cold sweet tea when I am really thirsty
I love the smell of babies
I love a day off when I know I don't have to get up.
I love a good cup of coffee, wrapping myself in a blanket on the porch swing first thing in the morning
I love having my bills paid
I love cinnamon buns, still warm from the oven.
I love knowing for sure that my honey loves me.

I love my grandchildren
I love taking care of my almost 18 month old twin granddaughters (numbers 9 and 10)
I love my two dogs (Will and Grace) and my skinny grey cat.
I love chocolate
I love watching horses run and colts playing
I love warm, shunshiny days
I love this forum
and lots, lots more
Dee in Michigan
(also love my three children that gave me my 10 grandchildren!)

Family
Home
Friends
Rain
Cooking
Gardening

getting phone calls, or skype calls from my family
seeing new photos on the baby blog
sunshine
going for bike rides
working in my yard
cooking
EATING
knitting
spending time with family and friends

My pets...especially Piggy Sue and the cats and horses.

Chickens.

Possums.

Waterlilies.

Antique roses.

Hoyas, dischidias, and unusual tropical plants.

Living here on the bayou.

My old house.

My junk and finding more.

Mexican food and good green salsa...like Mely's....and guacamole.

Extra rare beef.

Shrimp and oysters...especially shrimp fresh off our boat.

Cooking.

Flea markets and yard sales.

Being home alone.

Having good health.

The tv show The Office

Documentaries like Grey Gardens

Watching my old horses gallop across the pasture when I turn them out....some of them are in their late 20's.

Road trips with my husband.

Lunches with my daughter.

Walking on the beach in the winter, after a storm.

Walking in the woods here.

Feeding the fish in the bayou and hoping I see an alligator or getting up early enough to see the river otters.

Training my dogs.

I really like that first cup of coffee in the morning,
and being able sit out on the front porch and watch
the neighborhood wake up while I drink it.
I love my girls and my husband.
I like my little house near the lake.
I like eating a slice of bread as soon as I take it out
of the oven!
I like the smell of anything baking.
I like being able to curl up with a good book!

my kids
grandkids
Love homemade chicken potpiemm
chohlate
good meal
salad
crafts
making wreaths
gardening
decorating my house
pen pals
good people
play on computer
comming here
living on our farm
nature
ok Ill quit

Family and pets of course

Other things are:

Critters

the ocean

alone time

meat

plain iced tea with lots of ice

good people who are honorable

books

ice skating

evening walks

theatre

donuts (sigh)

good breads and real butter

interesting foods from other cultures

doing things with DH that we both enjoy

going to late night, mid week movies by myself

being the stranger in the strange place and meeting new people

cooking a nice meal for 8 to 10 to people

having any excuse to wear a costume

hanging out with my BGF, sometimes we have a plan and sometimes we don't but it's all good

hanging out with my guy friends

having a late night/early morning breakfast in an all night diner watching the interesting people who come out

watching my DD and DSIL interact so well (so in love)

ditto for my DS and his GF (chivalry isn't dead yet)

debating with people who have the wit to know the difference between debate and argument

learning from being with friends who are quite older than me

learning from being around young people and staying in step with the times in the real world today

road trips

learning new things

watching silly old movies with DD (like Gidget LOL)

Red Hat outings

surfing the net,keeping up with friends,sharing news and knowledge and learning something new each day

still love the tattoo I got a decade ago, loving the idea of the foot one I plan to get this year if possible

I love my family.
I love my pets.
I love having my sons drop in...just for the heck of it.
I love sunny mornings.
I love starry nights.
I love garage sales....the mystery of finding treasure.
I love music.

Besides family, friends and pets...

crawling into warm flannel sheets after a hot shower
my morning coffee
the smell and feel of a summer night in the country
finding a great deal (on line, in a store or at a yard sale)
birthday and wedding cakes
creating or repurposing things (out of junk especially)
decorating
feeding the wild birds
having a cold beer with a friend

Harry

The fact it's 35 degrees today and the sun is almost out!

My lilac-painted, Victorian-flavored sewing room filled with books, audio books, four sewing machines, a serger, and a lifetime of photos.

The feeder stations set up so I can see the birds, up close, from the living room and sewing room.

Gangly kids that seem to want to hold doors open for me. They're seeing "that old woman" when I approach! LOL

The fact my car and house are paid for.

Sam

My Air Force memories and friends.

My childhood friends and my "Mayberry-esque upbringing."

British comedies and mysteries...and the friend that has gifted me with so many sets! She knows how much I love, and miss, England.

Fragrant petunias

My rock garden

The way Harry smells after running all day through the warm prairie fields. It's a combination of hay, sunshine, and fresh-turned earth.

My small, dark, cozy den with the computer that keeps me in touch with people all over the world. It broadens my horizons, educates me, entertains me, makes me laugh, and cry, and shake my head in amazement. In the winter, it's the warmest room in the house with a lovely tree-filled view. In the summer it's the coolest room in the house!

The list could go on, and on, and on...

Time with family and friends
Good conversation
Watching a sunrise or a sunset
Watching a good thunderstorm
Nature
A good meal, and it doesn't have to be special or fancy.
Falling asleep and awakening to find a critter on me or next to me.
A good comedy. I enjoy laughing. It truly IS the best medicine.
Contact from someone I haven't heard from in a long time
A drive in a scenic area

In short, the simple things in life.

Hugs, laughter and smiles from my kids and grandkids
playing Trivial Pursuit every holiday with all the family members (our tradition)
Finding that ONE thing that you didn't need, but had been secretly looking for at a garage sale or thrift store
The geese flying north, hearlding spring
Sitting on the porch on a very early Saturday morning, before the neighborhood wakes up, enjoying the birds, and squirels.
Watching the birds, in the evening, splashing in the bird baths.
Getting my fingers in the dirt

Holding little babies
ISU women's basketball games (I even got to hold a friend's little baby for the entire basketball game)
Living in Iowa and visiting CA
my pets
my home
my new car
smelling how clean the Iowa air is
camping by a lake
visits or phone calls from DS
hearing the birds chirp in the early spring

I love=

My husband
My kids
My pets
My friends & family
My home, my town, my country
My garden
My Cross Stitch

Trish

A beautiful sunset from my kitchen window
A hot cup of coffee in the morning
Going outside on a summer morning to see what daylily opened that morning
A good book I think about when not actually reading it
My husband and I with our bags packed ready to travel
Comfortable shoes
Getting a good haircut, a rarity for me
Being warm and snug in my bed when rain and wind is hitting my windows
Finding something I need or want on sale
A win by my favorite team
A warm sunny spring or fall day

Husband, family and friends are a given. Things I like/love are:

Old houses -- wish I was young and had big bucks
Kitchen gadgets
New recipes
Azaleas
Mountains
Diners
Sweet tea
Sweet baby smell
The smell of gardenias
Company
Our home
On-line shopping

my honey when hes not being a huge pita
my family
my neices
homemade bread cooking
the first whiff of spring
a nice extremely hot shower
warm clothes out of dryer after said shower
the first homegrown tomatoes and a salt shaker lol
hot pizza
a great movie
snuggling
hugging someone i love
being warm and toasty lol
feeling all fuzzy inside lol
having a good day
the sunshine
hearing rain on the roof
being outside
good friends
the kt
having internet..
i guess i could go on and on im more grateful than i thought and have more good in my life than i thought. what a great thread this was..thank you, it was just what i needed.

I love
my five cats
my crazy little dog
my 13 koi
my bees
the ocean
grandkids(and kids)
fresh fruit
Thai food
Italian food
every animal out there
my gardens
my 170 year old house
every season (except the summer doldrums)
good friends

I LIKE and LOVE:

My family
Our fur baby kitties
Candles
Animals
Bread
The Mountains
Hiking National Parks
Walking
The color green
A bright, sunny, warm day
A cloudy, rainy, cool day after a warm, sunny day
Watching tv
A good book
Cozy blankets
My mom's cooking (she can't cook anymore... at age
90 she's a danger in the kitchen:( )
My weekly lunch date with my BFF's
Watching my DD's soccer games
Scrapbooking and other crafts I never have time for...

And so much more.....

So many things that I love and am so grateful to God for:

My family, especially my dear hubby and my sons
My church family
Lucy & Gracie - my two Ragdoll cats
Autumn when the leaves turn red and gold
My daughte- in-law and my grand baby I just found out she is carrying.
Comfort foods - potato soup, chicken pot pie, turkey & dressing especially
Chocolate anything
My little red Miata - but only in good warm weather with the top down
Knowing we are close to being in good shape for retirement in 4 more years
My home
Going to Europe to visit my son and his wife and going to different countries each visit
My biggest vice - gambling!! Love Vegas, but any casino will do. I just need my fix every few months
Sitting on the front porch in the swing watching a stormy sky
Going new places, meeting new people
Spending time on the phone every day or in person with my best friend - my sister
My life

Every vegetable I've ever had except for beets!

Holding Roxie in my lap and watching her sleep

Hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows

The laughter of my kids and grandkids

Seeing my mom's pretty face

Hangin' out with my DB

Junkin' with my best friend

Going on backroad rides with Twinkie to just see what we might see

Hanging out with smart, tell it like it is, humorous girlfriends

A good mystery

computer time

Feeding the birds

the smell of spring

I like a latte, fresh and hot, and I've come to prefer one in the afternoon instead of morning. At the end of the work day, when it comforts me. Gets me ready for the evening.

I love to sleep in. Hardly ever get to, so when I have a morning when I don't have to be anywhere I love to stay in bed and stay in that soft place between sleep and awake where you are relaxed and you are aware of how relaxed you are.

Spending a day with a friend. Had a Saturday last fall when an old friend was in town, we spent it at an outdoor book festival on a quaint downtown square and had lunch at a great French cafe. Soooo nice! I even said to her in the moment how I felt so relaxed and sort of one with myself. That "find yourself" moment recharges the batteries for a long time.

I love taking the kids to the pool on a hot summer day and being so completely worn out from the play time that we just fall asleep smelling chlorine and cut grass.

Visiting my parents, sitting around their fire pit roasting marshmallows.

Fourth of July. I love the Fourth of July, parade, concert in the park, cook out, and fireworks. It's an annual family reunion for us, we go to Ohio to the town where I was born and most of my family still lives. Love to see my cousins and our kids playing together.

Just thinking about these things makes me feel better. ;o) It's been a long week already!