my fireman, running barefoot on the beach, my ipod, bicep curls, frozen grapes, dancing with jac, putting a smile on a child's face, bbq hotdogs on the diving board, 4th of july and christmas eve with the ziskas, running up mt. wilson trail, pancakes at jake's roadhouse, being lost but holding hands, walking ribbon and tucker, sushi at mahe, "barking", pedicures, rafting down arbolada on rainy days, chicken picatta at mi piaci, nacho runs, my pink beachcruiser, st. bernards, date nights, honey bear sandwiches, banging pots and pans, telling him "i love you every day", decorating christmas cookies, writing letters to my favorite people, girls' nights out, playing yahtzee with gramps, the spazmatics, my BEACH girls, breakfast at sunnyside, blockbuster nights, game nights, morning runs down to the dock in lake tahoe, late night talks, coming home to a hug from my mom and a kiss from my dad, being told "i love you" every day, ...
Make new friends, but keep the old... One is silver, and the other gold.
OSC - Joe Skager, Tim McGraw, JAMES TAYLOR, Natalie Cole, Van Morrison, Gwen Stefani, Rascal Flatts, Foundations, The Jackson 5, BEACH BOYS, Billy Currington, Temptations, Kool & The Gang, Dierks Bentley, Otis Redding, Simon & Garfunkel, CHICAGO, Jagged Edge, Alan Jackson, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Deana Carter, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, Fleetwood Mac, Ben Harper, Justin Timberlake, Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Buffett, Garth Brooks, The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Beyonce, Edwin McCain, Evanescence, Shedaisy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steve Miller Band, Travis Tritt, The Fray, Kelly Clarkson, John Mayer, Hinder, Frank Sinatra, AC/DC, Creedence Clearwater, ...
Sandlot, A League of Their Own, The Cutting Edge, Father of the Bride, NOW AND THEN, Dirty Dancing, Hitch, Mystic River, Shawshank Redemption, The Goonies, The Langoliers :), Must Love Dogs, The Family Stone, Just Friends, Elf, Click, Spanglish, In Good Company, Love & Basketball, Pollyanna :), Home Alone, Forrest Gump, Chariots of Fire, Pretty Woman, Clueless, Rudy, Hook, The Holiday, Because I Said So...
90210, One Tree Hill, The Real World, Full House, Rescue Me, Small Wonder (with Suzanne), GREY'S ANATOMY, The Bachelor (with Auntie Nona and Jaclyn), America's Next Top Model, Twilight Zone, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Gilmore Girls, I Love Lucy, ...
These days, I love reading to children... Eric Carle, Amy Axelrod, Gary Soto, Dr. Seuss, Mem Fox, and Eve Bunting are some of my personal favorites... Also, I like Muscle & Fitness Hers...
Grandma Raff... Auntie Rette... Firefighter Tavera... Educators - "If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job" ~