My Favorite 3 Things

     I found this idea at Sarah's Blog.  She writes with such honesty & she has such a sense of humor. I love reading her stories. She also makes me think that I would love to write with such honesty! I have a long way to go!
     Back to my favorite 3 things right now on December 16, 2011...here it is:

     1.) I would have to say my computer which of course come with the internet. (I don't want to include internet into my 3 things so I'm combining it with my computer.;)

     2.) My Canon SX120 Camera. It's a small camera  it does have a 10x optical zoom. I LOVE  my camera, but I just know there is a Canon Rebel I would LOVE even more. But I'm telling myself to be happy with what I have. This coming July 2012 my trailblazer will be paid for so hubby & I have decided that will probably be the time I can upgrade to a dslr camera!!! So can't wait. I'm wanting to learn all I can about photography & would love to start trying to take photography as a possible side business. :) I already take photos for friends & family and my photos turn out pretty good even though I'm using a point & shoot camera.

     3.) My white chocolate mocha coffee from the Opus Coffee Shop located in Shands. It is so much better than Starbucks. So that tells you how good it really is. I have one way too often. It helps make my morning start off smooth. No I'm not able to get a cup as soon as I wake up, but I know by the time I drive 45 minutes to work, park in the garage, catch the Shands bus & arrive at the hospital at precisely 7:45am I know my cup off white chocolate is just waiting to jump into my hands! Then I have arrived earlier enough to order my coffee & head to the little round table by the window & sit down & journal or perhaps surf the internet & maybe write a post like I'm doing right now. I do not have to clock in until 8:30am. Yes, I know some of you are saying, "why on earth do you get to work that early?" I have always & I mean always been an early bird! I hate to arrive late to anything. It just really unnerves me. Plus I never know if an accident may happen on my  way to work or the train may decide to come through Newberry on my way to work. I have to plan like there is something going to happen. It's also nice to drink my coffee & relax before beginning my day at Outpatient Lab.

     So what would be your favorite 3 things as of right now? You can't pick family, God, or something other that is an obvious favorite things. :) I would love to know!! :)

    Happy Friday to everyone.......thankful for that & it's payday! Hopefully I will finish Christmas shopping this weekend.

My Lists of Loves @ This Moment In Time

     I have loved journaling since my high school days, which wasn't yesterday. A teacher in my 7th grade class by the name of Mrs. Beatrice Ellison actually sparked my love for journaling. At the very beginning of school one of our requirements was to bring a composition book to class. She asked us to write a 1/2 page in our composition book every day & it could be about anything. I really liked that because it didn't have to be on a certain topic.
     Do you know right now I remember some of the things I journaled? I do believe I can remember those certain things only because I wrote those entries down! I wrote about the first VCR, yes I said VCR not DVR, we ever bought!! Mom & Dad bought it at JC Penney's for $450.00! Can you believe that? Now you can buy them for around $40.00!! Wow how times have changed. I even journaled about the movies we rented, when my parents bought a new vehicle, what I did on weekends, my favorite TV shows, etc.
     So now I just love this whole blogging world. It's such a neat thing to have access to. I'm really trying to find my blogging niche here in blog land. I know I have to be true to myself & it has to be blogging in my own style. So I am trying to find that.
     As of November 17, 2011 this is my top 10 favorite LoVeS: 
1.)   Pinterest . Need I say more? I mean what did I do before Pinterest? I know, I know, I used the ole' favorites button, but it didn't save a picture. I am very much a visual girl. I also love that you can "follow" your  friends.
2.)   My camera. I love taking photos to document time. I love taking moments & creating a memory which can be looked back upon. Once the moment is gone we have a better chance on remembering it if we have a photo or have written about the moment.

3.)   A little boy named Kason who in case y'all didn't know is my little 20 month old nephew. Here he is right here:

He loves to be outside playing.

He loves his Pa (which is aka my Dad). :)

Kason has us all just wrapped around his little finger! 

4.)   I am loving the Breaking Dawn Soundtrack! I've been listening to it on my way to work & on my way home. #11 on the soundtrack goes with Bella & Eward's wedding! I found out yesterday that it will be on the playlist at Colby & Sarah's wedding! Listen to it here. It's called Northern Lights by Cider Sky. :)
5.)  White Chocolate Mocha here at Opus Cafe in the Shands Hospital Atrium. It's better than Starbucks!
6.)   I have an obsession using :) ;) & !!!!!!  It seems I just can't help myself. It describes the moment when txting, emailing or blogging. I know I use it way too much, but that's just me! See there it happened again.
7.)   Chalkboards, as in making them myself. I think they are just classic. I've loved chalkboards since Elementary School. I was always the one who wanted to wash the chalkboards for the teacher. I knew then I'd have a chance to maybe grab that piece of chalk & write on the board! I honestly wanted to be a teacher for that reason just so I could have my chalkboards look so pretty & neat for the kids. ( I definitely changed my mind - it takes a special person to be a teacher & I'm not cut out for it!)
8.)   Blogging. Reading Blogs. Learning about Blogs. Hunting new Blog layouts. You name it about Blogs & it interest me!
9.)   Picnik. This is by far my very favorite photo editing site. It's free for the basic editing features, but I do pay $4.95 a month  for the upgraded features. In my opinion, it's well worth it if you do alot of editing. I hardly ever post pics without editing. My camera is okay, but with out editing they would not look as nearly as good as they do.
10.)   Weddings. Wedding planning. Dreaming about Colby & Sarah's wedding. I'm so hoping they love their wedding photos because when it's over & done with all you have is the memory & the photos.

     What is your top 5 Loves at the moment? I'd love to know! :)