I'd say possibly an Echeveria pulvinata. You'll need to wait for it to grow out a bit...and blooms would help clinch the deal.

I've googled undulata erromena, and the pictures seem to be a match. However the descriptions all seem to say it has shiny leaves, whereas mine definitely doesn't. Its leaves are a dull flat finish. Would growing conditions affect the gloss factor? I have a Royal Standard nearby and it glows compared to this one. Thanks for your opinions.

Looks like one of the Buprestid beetles, to me, an adult. They're tree borers. Attached is an image from Bug Guide. Looks similiar to yours, though there are hundreds of varieties. Here is a link that might be useful:

Thank you everyone for your suggestions and photos! Much appreciated. Some things I forgot to mention about my kitchen - first, it is small. Secondly, there are two windows, but there is a covered porch outside of them, so it doesn't get a ton of natural light. I don't mind the pine cabinets, but I prefer more of a rustic look than a country look (if that makes sense). The hardware on the cabinets now is a dark pewter color and the tile on the counter tops has beige/peachy/terracotta tones in it. I would totally redo this kitchen if I could afford it, but it isn't an option at this time financially. I do currently have two rugs of decent size that have warm reds, beige, sage colors in them in the room. I should also add that I'm considering selling my home in the next 6 months, so I have to take that into account when choosing a paint color. I took some additional photos tonight. Forgive the quality of the photos - I had to turn off the flash to get a more accurate color representation. Here is the tile countertop, with the pine floor color: Here is my wall of colors. I've tried to label the ones you've mentioned Colorfast (thank you so much for your detailed thoughts!). Here are two additional photos showing the island after I painted it. The Kittery Green Point was too dark for my taste. So was the Shagreen. The Sagey was too light/minty. Palladian Blue I liked, but it was a bit dark and the shade seemed to clash with the sage green sofa in the room next to it. I forgot to mention that when I tried Rainwashed and Tradewind, I did them at 50%. The "MI" in the photo is Mellowed Ivory. "GG" is Guilford Green. Colorfast, I looked up the colors you mentioned from Devine on their site and I did like them. I will try to swing by the store on my lunch hour tomorrow to take a look in person. Thank you!! I'm starting to think that maybe I should just forget color on these kitchen walls and go with a cream/ivory/off-white (although I'm not sure how that would look with my white trim). Then bring in color through accents. The frustration has become paralyzing! :)