These are a few of my favorite things and why:

• Mugs... I don't know... they are just cute. I always imagined having a collection of them in a hutch in my dining room or displayed in my kitchen somehow
• Elephants... I started loving them in Thailand. Elephants would walk around on the streets (with the cars) and had little lights attached to their tails so that cars would not run over them. You could feed them and they would do tricks for you. I bought a bunch of things there with elephants on it because they hold them sacred there. But I really think I started loving them most after Adam sent me a stuffed Elephant for Christmas that he stuffed himself at some teddy-bear shop they have in the mall. That little stuffed animal made me so happy and every time I would miss Adam I would just hug it at night.
• Anything little... Adam always makes fun of me because if I see anything miniature it is automatically 'cute'. This will explain a lot of my favorites
• Baby clothes... my friends used to make fun of me for this one because when we would go to the mall, I would always want to stop by Baby Gap and Gymboree instead of Abercrombie and Fitch and American Eagle which were some of my favorite stores when I was in High School. I actually even worked at Gymboree for quite some time. I still hold that up high as one of my most favorite jobs ever!! I would love it when the new lines would come out and I would be the first to see all the cute little outfits.
• Hearing someone say they love me
• When someone forgives me for something that I did
• Going to church and feeling all good inside
• Frozen Grapes... well any kind of frozen fruit for that matter. SOOO delicious and a healthy snack too!
• KENTUCKY!!! I love it here... the rolling hills, the seasons, the horses... it's beautiful here. When I was flying back from Utah after attending BYU for a while, I promised myself to never leave here again unless absolutely necessary after seeing the beautiful green horse farms from the air. (except when I am traveling of course!)
• Traveling... I love seeing new places and meeting new people.
• Road Trips
• Babies... this one is probably obvious because I am so obsessed with talking about my new niece! They are just precious gifts from Heavenly Father
• Snow... not so much playing in it although that is fun sometimes... I just like sitting next to a huge window and watching it fall so peacefully
• Big Windows that stretch from floor to ceiling.(I sit next to one where I work and hope I will have lots of these in my future dream house!)
• Fireplaces... one of the best dreams I ever had was when I was in Thailand. In my dream I was married to Adam and we had a little baby girl... probably about 1 year old. She had on a fuzzy white sweater, little blue jeans, little shoes and her short brown hair were in little pigtails. We were all playing together in front of a beautiful stone fireplace, smiling and laughing, next to a huge window while the snow was falling. I woke up so happy and content.
• hoops and yoyo... they are these characters on Hallmark.com that always make me smile
• Stickers... I have collected these for a long time now.
• Stationery... I have collected a lot over the years. Writing letters is something I love to do but hardly find time to do. But I love cute and creative stationery sets or note cards.
• Interior Design... when I was little I used to make floor plans and put furniture in them. It was my favorite thing to do.
• Nature Walks... there is nothing more peaceful than taking a walk through the woods and enjoying God's creations.
• Fall... everything about it. Sweaters, the falling leaves, the colorful trees, football games, Thanksgiving, pumpkin pies, cuddling, the smell, EVERYTHING!!! It's a VERY romantic time of the year.
• Spring... the flowers in bloom, the colorful trees here in Kentucky and the warm afternoon sun just help bring a smile to my face!
• Sunsets and Sunrises
• Martha Stewart magazines... they may not be all original ideas by Martha, but I love all the ideas! I have some of her kids, wedding and baby issues as well.
• The Ocean... nothing beats sitting at the edge of the water and hearing those waves crash to the shore... and collecting seashells and looking out to the horizon to see how small you are compared to the never ending ocean.
• Taking Pictures... one of my dreams is to become a photographer. I have always loved to take pictures
• Picture Albums and Picture frames... I love looking at pictures because for me they are such a good way of capturing a feeling or moment. So I take as many pictures as I can and stick them in picture frames and albums so I can look at them often
• Cardio Theatre... every morning when I go to the gym, this is where I go. It's so cook because I can get on my elliptical machine and it's dark... so no one has to see me sweat, and at the same time I have something to watch so time goes by quickly. Usually, I listen to home-made CD's as well.
• Eyes... they are the window to the soul and one of the most beautiful things God has created. I could study someone's eyes forever. They are SO interesting!
• Dashboard Confessionals... I love every kind of music that you can imagine, but no one has more talent than this group of guys right here!!! Their lyrics are so thought-provoking and full of emotion. You can relate to every song that they sing
• Smallville... hardly do I miss an episode. I think my favorite part about it is that it's Adam's favorite too so it's a for sure date for us to cuddle up on the couch together.
• Extreme Home Makeover... I would love to be a part of this show... not only do they get to help people in need, they get to buy lots of cool furniture and design some amazing rooms! I always cry... because the design team is so full of great and giving people
• Shopping... I don't care if you don't believe me, but it really does make me feel better!
• Joseph Beth Booksellers... you'll never know a neater bookstore. There are lots of places to cuddle on leather sofas not to mention a cute little cafe with the best steamed cows and cheesecake and the neatest little trinkets!
• Christmas Trees... Even now, I still love to fall asleep next to the Christmas tree and watch lights as they chase eachother around. To me, the feelings I get as I watch the tree symbolize the peace and happiness we feel during the Christmas Season
• Hot Chocolate with marshmallows... makes me feel all warm inside! I love coming to work with a mug of hot chocolate to start my cold winter days
• Glow in the dark stars
• Dove Chocolate... THE BEST
• Fire and Ice roses... the white ones with the red fringe, or the yellow ones with the red fringe. Adam used to bring me roses all the time when I worked at Lowe's. He would also bring a bottle of water for me to use as a vase. How sweet!
• pillow fights... I always lose to Adam but I've never laughed harder in my life!
• Kisses on the forehead from Adam... I can't explain how sweet this is...
• My mom's pumpkin pie
• First kisses... there's no feeling that can match this! I got to have two with Adam... one when we first met, and the second when I came back from my mission...
• Singing along to my favorite songs in the car... my favorite sing along song is "Stay" by Lisa Loeb and "Head Over Feet" by Alanis Morrisette
• Getting mail or packages from friends in the mail
• A long soak in the bathtub filled with bubbles with candles and soothing music... (I hardly EVER get to do this)
• Going Driving down pretty roads or looking at houses decorated with Christmas lights (a family favorite)
• Laying in bed under the covers listening to the rain outside
• Warm clothes out of the dryer on a cold day
• A good conversation
• Finding money in my pocket that I didn't know was there!
• Inside Jokes... Adam and I have so many... a lot of people would think we are weird but I love out inside jokes and sayings... they make me smile more than anything else!
• Girls night out!!
• Someone playing with my hair
• Wrapping presents for people and seeing them open them and loving the gift you gave!
• Making cookies and eating some cookie dough
• Hearing my husband play the guitar and singing me songs... especially the ones he wrote for me
• The feeling you get after a really good workout
• Hugs from Adam... I always feel so loved!
• Knowing what eachother is thinking just by a glance
• My family... our memories that we've shared and the memories to come
• Stories told by my mother about when I was young
• Watching Home Videos
• Catalogs... I order as many as I can and keep every single one of them (some of my favorites... Pottery Barn and West Elm)
• Christmas... the spirit of it... Almost everyone is in a good mood and are more thoughtful
• blankets... even when it's hot I love having a blanket
• Seeing a smile on my husband's face and knowing I did something that made him smile
• Playing with a puppy or kitten
• Finding something I love on sale
• Keeping a journal
• Drawing picture
• making lists... I made a lot of these on my mission
• Surfing the web and finding cool websites... I love Keri Smith and Sabrina Ward Harrison.
• Getting e-mails that have cute pictures in them
• Zebra pens... they write the best
• Making a goal and accomplishing that goal
• A Clean House (all the dishes are done, the floors are swept and everything is organized... it's such a good feeling!)
• Scrapbooking... (and looking at scrapbooking ideas online)
• Making homemade cards for Christmas, Birthdays etc...
• The smell of shampoo in my hair :^)
• A good movie
• Getting over a cold... (I appreciate my health so much more!)
• Scented Candles... TONS of them... lit all over the house with all the lights out.
• Christmas Songs
• Cool pens... any kind of pen that has a neat effect or color... my favorites are the Sakura pens
• Going Christmas Caroling... when I was younger (in AZ), the whole Bateman clan would climb on a trailer pulled by a tractor and we would sit on bales of hay and sing Christmas songs together. We would ride through a grove of orange trees until we got to a certain place where we would drink hot chocolate with marshmallows and we would also roast marshmallows and hotdogs and bananna boats. That was so much fun!
• Carriage rides. When I was in High School we would go to Louisville for either Choir or Beta club and that's one thing we would do at night when we had free time. Adam and I have also went for a ride in downtown Lexington. They give you a little tour of all the historic sites... it's so neat!
• Opal stones. They are so pretty. I could stare at one all day.
• Sappy love songs... Delila on 96.9 KISS FM