4 Things

I've been tagged by Adrienne at The Rich Life On A Budget to do a "4 Things About Me Post" and I think it's just the lighthearted bit I need!  Thank you Adrienne for thinking of me!  Adrienne is all about living a full, delightful life but doing so while not overspending (she saved money away for a trip to Paris and Italy for her birthday this year!).  Go check her out!

4 Shows I Watch: 

(Wow, this should be interesting.  I watch a lot more scandalous shows than most people know about.)

* Lie To Me--- If you haven't seen it, you're missing out.  It's about reading body language and facial tics.

* Big Love

* Dexter

* Secret Diary of a Callgirl--- Started watching while in the UK and am looking forward to it's final season next month.

4 Things I Am Passionate About:

* My husband, family and friends.  

* Cooking more natural foods.

* Living a champagne life on a smaller budget.

* Adoption, and our duty as Christians to actually do something about the orphan situation.

4 Phrases (or words) I Say A Lot:

* Anyway (said to get a conversation moving again)

* Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

* Are you freakin' kidding me?

* MAX!!! (he's a kitten, he gets into lots, and he actually responds to his name being yelled by stopping whatever he was doing---he's really not cat like at all!)

4 Things I Have Learned From The Past:

* Never be afraid of being who you are and never apologize for dreaming big.

* Two people can fit curled up in a tiny military single bed, in fact it's actually best when they're both sick on Christmas and just want to snuggle.

* Life is lived better when a cell phone is turned off or left at home.

* You can wash cashmere and wool items in your washing machine on the delicate or wool cycle. (my machine has both and let me tell you, while I generally wash by hand, this has been excellent at times!)

4 Things I Did Yesterday:

* Snuggled with the husband and babies (the four legged kind)

* Boiled a pan of soup dry when I forgot about it.  (I'm telling you this so you know I mess up at times too!)

* Began reading a novel that I had been searching for for nearly a decade because it's one I remembered reading in middle school but couldn't remember the title.  Finally figured it out and it arrived from amazon.

* Laid in bed with G catching up on Dexter, drinking earl grey and eating peppermint sticks.

4 Placed I'd Like To Go:

* Ireland

* Mont Saint-Michel

* India

*Morocco 

4 Things I Am Looking Forward To:

* My baby brother coming for a visit!  Seriously the 3 of us get together and always have a good time!

* Paint Stripping our coffee table (I painted it black, but not loving it) and staining it a dark color. 

* Our way early 4th of July celebration (one of the holidays G will be missing, so we're doing it before he leaves) with hamburgers, fruit salad, and sparklers.

* Losing this last bit of weight to surprise G with when he comes home!  (The weight loss is for me, he could care less, but I'm planning on being a hot wife to meet him at the airport!)

 

Image from Stone Hill Winery

4 Things I Love About Winter:

* Nesting in the kitchen, making a big pot of soup, warm bread, and lots of hot tea.

* Mulled wine....just not a good idea in the hot heat of summer, it's okay in the fall, but it really screams winter!

* Layering clothes to keep warm.  

* The crispness of the air when you go tramping around outdoors.

4 Things On My Wish List:

* That my grandmama's cold goes away and never returns.

* That my brother gets his act together and decides to become a part of the family again.

* That my mother's heart can be calmed with the above going on.

* That G and I make the most of these next 2 months.

I'm supposed to tag 4 other bloggers I want to know more about.  But as Adrienne says, with the holidays I understand how busy everyone is, so don't feel obligated at all!

* MissRis

*Ping at Living This Life

* Tracy Leigh at My Sparkling Chaos

* Merdith at Goodbye Dallas, Hello World

And don't forget to enter the giveaway for the leather planner HERE....only a few days left!