46 in 46 ~ Part 1

April has arrived
a snow event in our case
but along with cleaning over the week-end
I started gathering some things together
for our upcoming trip

April is also the month
my birthday falls in
and to borrow from this sweet lady over here
I thought I would put together a list
of 46 things about me
to celebrate 46 years

Since this is quite a list

I thought I would break it down into 2 parts

so I do not bore you to tears

so without further ado

1. I cannot function without coffee in the mornings.  

Some days I think I need an IV attached to my arm.

In the evenings I prefer tea ~ with milk & honey

2.  A day without music is a sad day indeed

3.  I love to swim but prefer a pool

the beach is for sunbathing and bonfires

4.  I took dance lessons as a child ~ tap, baton & ballet

I excelled in tap and baton ~ ballet not so much

5.  I read a book a week on average

I go off by myself at lunch and read

it is my escape ~ my defrag from the morning and 

prepares me for 4 more hours of work

6.  I am organized to a fault ~ it drives some people crazy

7.  With being so organized you would think my house would be spotless

ahhh no ~ although I love a clean house the work that goes into it

after working all week is exhausting

8.  I love ice cream and I am not fussy on the kind

if it's french vanilla or has a swirl of caramel in it ~ all the better

9.  I always have one foot sticking out from under the covers

it's like my toes need to breathe

10.  There is nothing better than laying on a blanket

looking up at stars on a warm summers night

11.  I record Days of Our Lives every day

it is my brain candy

12.  I have sung on stage with a band and loved it

13.  I am rarely in socks ~ at home you can see me padding around

in bare feet.  I do dig them out in Nov til about April

but I am much happier with bare tootsies

14.  I would love to have one more day with my Dad

not sure if I would pick just a random day where we could sit

maybe down at the cottage and just enjoy each others company

and talk or my wedding day...

15.  Red is my favorite color

16.  I married late as I was 36 then our lives were in turmoil for another

year after that so when we started to "try" for a baby

I went through test after test.  It never happened for us and 

I have learned to accept and live with it.

17.  With that being said I had a ball while I was single

I had the best girlfriends ~ we traveled together

laughed together and cried together

they are the best.

18.  My favorite movie is Pretty Woman

also on the list is St. Elmo's Fire, Shawshank Redemption

and Dirty Dancing

19.  I love getting a pedicure ~ it makes my toes happy

20.  I love anything Disney.  The first time I was in Florida our

1st stop was Magic Kingdom.  Mickey was in his dressing room

so we stood in line ~ 3-20 something girls with a bunch of kids

to see someone dressed up as a mouse ~ yep ~ that was me!

21.  I love to shop ~ not so much at home but a shopping week-end

across the border is a blast.  My fav stores are Target, Kohl's and

Burlington Coat Factory.

22.  Coca-Cola is a vice ~ I love it

23.  I love poems and quotes ~ the more meaning ~ the better

I hope you enjoyed reading
as I had fun putting it together

since I feel like I already have put quite a bit
"out there" I had a difficult time coming up with so many

I hope you had a wonderful week-end
and that the week ahead is kind