Love it

Despite the fact that I'm going through that monthly mood swing phase, I've felt pretty good lately. It's fall, AB and I are going backpacking this weekend, the family is well, the pets are healthy (as far as I know, they haven't said otherwise), I'm not a total heifer despite how much I eat, the Halloween decorations are up, and I'm not completely broke. So, in honor of me not feeling like the usual bitch, I'm sharing things that I love.

I ❤:

• Everything pumpkin. I know I've mentioned that in a previous post, but I'm very passionate about pumpkin
• The holidays that fall between October and December (New Year's has never been a big deal other than it gives me a reason to stuff my face with Hickory Farms goodness)
• Lit fireplaces
• When the leaves change for the fall
• When everything gets green again for the spring
• Snoozing in a hammock
• Cruising on a boat
• Cantering bareback across an open field (I haven't ridden in a long time but the last few times it was bareback on this awesome Quarter Horse that moved like a rocking horse)
• My truck. It's old, it has a lot of mileage, my heated seat is broken, and it gets shit for gas mileage...but it's big and tanky and comfortable
• Getting up on the wake board and subsequently not eating it face first after I do
• Kayaking with my dog in the intracoastal waterway
• Thunderstorms, especially at the beach
• Christmas morning...although this Christmas I will be working a shift in the hospital. Sigh
• A good book...especially sequels b/c there's more time to get to know the characters
• Same as above, except for movies. That might be why some of my favorites are LOTR and Pirates of the Caribbean (although I haven't even watched the 4th one)
• Cupcakes...of every size, shape, color, and flavor
• Boots. Uggs, cowboy boots, knee-high's, thigh high's, ankle high's...boots, all boots
• Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes, skinny caramel macchiato's, and pumpkin bread
• My homemade pumpkin cranberry bread...yes, I do make something I love
• My nephew/godson's smile :-)
• An obvious, my family, husband, pets, and close friends
• Our wedding day...it was awesome. No joke
• Back massages...but more so from people I know or women masseuse's...male ones creep me out
• Soft, worn in jeans without holes in the crotch
• Down comforters, because I get cold easily...oh, and my down jacket...b/c I get cold easily
• Playing a song on the piano without cursing my way through a bunch of mistakes
• The anticipation of going somewhere new and/or different
• The smell of pumpkin spice, apple cinnamon, and horse manure
• Mushrooms and onions
• The moment when my airplane lands safely and I know I'm not going to die in a place crash
• Pinterest
• Pictures of baby animals
• The smell of the NC State Fair...and the food
• Tapfish...it's a game. A stupid one. But I love it
• Purple and green. Together, separate, either way

Okay, that's all I can think of off the top of my head. I'm also at work, which greatly decreases my desire for much of anything.