Favorite Things

Ya know what? Whenever I quit blogging for a while and come back, I realize how much I missed it. Blogging is a funny thing. Sometimes my mind just can't seem to think up anything I feel like blogging about. And then sometimes I have about a million ideas in my head. There are times I love reading everyone's blogs and commenting and feeling involved and there are times where doing all that make me feel overwhelmed and make blogging lose the whole 'fun factor' for me. I'm inconsistent. Yes. I know. But I usually will just go ahead and do what makes me happy in the end. And right now? I'm pretty dang happy. And it's not just because I'm pregnant though that is definitely helping. I love Spring, I love my family, I love journaling and daydreaming about the future and I love feeling like deep down everything is going to be okay. As Mr. Roger says, 'It's a good feeling...'



And ya know what else I love? Things. I realize, of course, there is more to love than 'things', but it's fun to love them along with everything else, don't you think?

Here are a few of my recent favorites:

I honestly can't remember if I've listed this first one before and I'm much too lazy to go back and look.

Bath and Body Works foaming soap makes me happy. I love the different scents and I love it about a million times more than the liquid or lotion-y alternatives B&BWorks sells. Unlike those ones, the foaming one IS NOT messy! When I leave B&Bworks after buying 5 soaps for 15 bucks and they're all tucked away in my dark blue sack, well... it feels good. My favorite scent at the moment is pink grapefruit. So fresh!


I know I've mentioned my Scentsy warmer before, but I really do love it. About a year ago I hosted a Scentsy party and invited the whole world. I earned a bunch of bars and selfishly kept almost all of them. I have a little cabinet above my fish tank that holds an embarrassing amount.


I use it exclusively to hold my scentsy stuff. Obsessive? Maybe, but I tell myself it's okay because I earned most of what is in there for FREE. But I did just buy some of the new Spring scents I'm still waiting on. A couple classic scents I love are Grape Granita and Skinny Dippin'. They last long and smell so yummy! A good smelling house is a happy house!

And while we're on the subject of smells, I have to mention my love of perfume. Having a good signature scent is important, don't you think? Someone could smell your smell on someone else and think, 'Holly is such a nice person. I love her so much. I think I'll buy her a gift today while I'm out and about'. So, you see? It's worth it to find your signature smell. For a long time I have really loved Hugo Deep Red perfume. Not too heavy or fruity or I-like-this-right-now-but-in-a-month-I'll-be-so-sick-of-it-I-want-to-puke-y.



And then there's pie.

I really, REALLY like pie. There was a time in my life where pie wasn't very important to me. I could take it or leave it (what the heck was I thinking?) but right now pie is VERY important to me. Berry pie is my favorite. Triple berry, actually. My step-mom, Bette, makes some pretty amazing pie. When I used to live with my Dad and Bette she would make pie all the time. Unfortunately this was during the unfortunate years where pie wasn't very important to me. I think having my first child is what changed my taste buds enough to make pie an obsession. Weird, right? Sandy's restaurant in Ogden, UT has my favorite triple berry pie. I could really use a slice right now. And don't forget the a'la mode. That's important.



My adorable friend, Lisa-Marie makes some pretty cute stuff. I love hand made jewelry!
This particular necklace has both my kids' names on it and I get compliments on it all the time. (obviously these are not my kids' names, but I do have this very necklace.)

I love the chain because it doesn't pull my hair out and I love that it goes with everything.
You can view all of Lisa-Marie's items by CLICKING HERE.

Ah, Costco. Really, I could go on and ON about my love of Costo, but I'll just try to stop at two things. A delish hot dog and a big drink for a $1.50? Yes, please. Their pizza is yummy and going on sample days is fun for the whole family! Especially when the sample is a chocolate ice cream bar and the idiot special helper serving the ice cream hands your toddler a sample to smear all over her face and new shirt.

If you haven't tried the fresh tortillas from Costco, you really should. You won't go back. You can get 44 of them for about 6 bucks. Put one pack in your fridge and one pack in your freezer and you're good to go.

I also really love the canned chicken from Costco. I use it in casseroles and sandwiches. I HATE tunafish with a passion so canned chicken is a nice alternative.

When you buy some, make THIS RECIPE I learned about from my friend Becky. It's yummy and a big favorite at our house.

One other thing I love is Faith's curly hair. I love how I don't have to do too much to it to make it look cute. Lately her favorite style is 'Princess Hair'. Apparently 'Princess Hair' is hair that is pulled back in a ponytail with two clips on the sides. She's pretty particular about it lately and I usually don't fight it because I'm too tired. Right after her bath when it starts drying, I love to pull on the ringlets and watch them bounce back. Plus, they smell good then too and you know how I am about smells.


Also, I don't have a picture of it, but Faith has been potty trained for about a month! If that isn't a 'Favorite Thing', then I don't know what is. Yay!!!

What are some of YOUR favorite things? Do share.