i heart (version 2013)

once again, in honor of valentine's day, i will list 14 things i love:

i heart sports lids on water bottles. they make drinking water more enjoyable, for those times when i don't have a straw.

i heart the iHome speaker crystal holt gave me for Christmas a few years ago. it makes viewing hulu on my computer so much better, while i'm doing household chores.

i heart the time i get to spend driving in my car every day. i average about 130 miles per day doing home health. if there was traffic i'd be singing a different tune, but it's usually me and maybe 3 or 4 other cars along the way. such a good time to think...or not think, whichever mood i'm in.

i heart saving money for fun things... it makes living on a budget more tolerable.

i heart hearing my mom talk to my dad on the phone. perhaps distance really does make the heart grow fonder.

i heart the people i work with, both my co-workers and my bosses. good folk, the lot of them.

i heart playing games that challenge my brain. well, i even love playing the games that are pure luck.

i heart singing. of course, only maggie likes to hear me sing, and even that's questionable.

i heart texting. it gives me more time to think about what i'm going to say. i say the dumbest things when i'm actually talking on the phone.

i heart paper products from costco. they make my life so much easier. buy a package and it lasts me about a year. think of all the water i'm saving!

i heart lemon chicken. here's my new favorite recipe. i grill it on the george foreman: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-lemon-chicken/detail.aspx

i heart wonka's giant chewy sweetarts. the texture, the flavor, mmmm. special treats for me.

i heart starting new projects. now, if only i could learn to finish the new projects. hmmph.

i heart catching up with friends and family via facebook and blogs. although most people don't update their blogs anymore. i need to join the new worlds of technological socialization, but i'm a little behind the times.

i hope you all have a lovely valentine's day, full of the people and things you love!

two of my greatest loves spoiled me with this care package. matt & todd know just how to make this single gal's heart happy. mail AND goodies. :) i love you all!

cars

i need to get an all-wheel drive vehicle. i actually need a 4-wheel drive vehicle, but there are none i'm in love with, so i'm settling for awd. often, my home health visits take me down long, dirt/sand/clay roads and many of the roads turn to mud bogs in the rainy/snowy months. these are the cars i've narrowed my selection down to. i like them all, for varying reasons. i still need to test drive them each, before i make a final decision, but if you  have any suggestions on why i should or should not choose one of these vehicles, please let it be known. mostly, i'm posting this here as a way to keep track of it for future use. it will be a few months, or more, before i actually go car shopping.