Here is a compilation of my favorite things from 2010. Some categories have two things listed because I struggle at making decisions as to which things are truly my favorites...
Country Song: Somewhere With You by Kenny Chesney
Non Country Songs: Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons and Owl Waltz by Seabear
Song to workout to: Break Your Heart by Taio Cruz
Wine: Schmitt's Sohne Riesling
Cooking adventure: Making a gluten free cake from scratch with my sister, having to measure out and convert 6 different flours, various leavening agents, spending 5 hours in the kitchen for a cake that collapsed in the center. It still tasted good...right Anne?
Movie:Julie and Julia
Tea: Good Earth Vanilla Chai
Gluten Free Snack Bar: Cherry Pie Larabar
Salad Dressing: Annie's Organic Greek Goddess Dressing
Gift Received: an antique Candlewick by Imperial wine glass
Workout: pyramid swim workout with Rae in October
Class at YMCA: Wednesday Night Power Yoga
Coffee Shop: The Root Note in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Drink: Bulmers Hard Cider
Liqueur: Bailey's on the rocks, preferably at an Irish pub but it's still wonderful in the States
Sandwich: The turkey, Gorgonzola cheese, walnut, pear sandwich from Allister Deacons
Dessert:Molly Wizenberg's Winning Hearts and Minds Cake (she made this for her own wedding cake)
Place visited: The Aran Islands
Blog: www.orangette.blogspot.com
Vegetable: Roasted asparagus
Day: June 6, 2010 Queen Elizabeth's birthday- I was lucky enough to attend her birthday parade and see her along with the rest of the Royal Family, including Prince William
Quote: It's a tie between:
"peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart." and
"Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, "you owe me." Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky."
Food discovery: Turkey burgers and Arnold's Sandwich ThinsPurchase: Canon zoom lens
Guilty Pleasure: Chicken wings with ranch washed down with a Rolling Rock
Concert: Eric Church
New food tried: Irish Soda bread
Shoe purchase: Original Sperry deck shoes
Discovery: Kwik Trip's milk in a bag
Snack: Dark chocolate mint almonds
Sports game: U.S. vs England World Cup Soccer game, I watched it from a pub in London and it was simply outrageous
Lesson learned: If you have doubts, they are there for a reason. Listen to them, you will be happy you did.
Academic Class: Behavior Modification
Game: Bananagrams
Website: www.eatingwell.com
Chocolate for eating: Galaxy milk (made in the UK)
Chocolate for baking: Guitard milk chips
***Yes, there are two different chocolate categories, baking chocolate is very different from chocolate that I just eat plain. And, yes, for those of you who know me well will find both of these selections very odd, as I am a dark chocolate type of girl. I eat one Dove Dark Chocolate Promise almost everyday, however, I can't put this as my 2010 favorite because it has been so since about 2004 :)
Scariest Moment: Tripping at the Cliffs of Moher. Only the highest cliffs in Europe. Whoops.
Book: It's a tie between Eat, Pray, Love and A Homemade Life
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| My Favorite Snapshot, taken in Ireland |
Music video : Sara Bareilles King of Anything (definitely due to the strong photographic elements)
Youtube video: Marcel the Shell
That completes my best of 2010 list. After rereading my post, I couldn't help but notice the recurring trends of food, Ireland, and of course, chocolate. I guess that sums up my year pretty well and I am not complaining.
Yesterday someone asked me what my New Year's Resolution was going to be and I replied "I don't make New Year's resolutions." I do not believe that the mere turning of the calendar is a reason to try to make huge life changes that are pretty much bound to fail (some 96% of new year's resolutions have failed by the end of January). I believe that any day is the perfect opportunity to make a change and I try to take advantage of each and every day of the year to become a better person. I am not saying that I don't have goals or certain things that I want to accomplish in the next year---I have my sights set on many,many things. I am very excited for what 2011 has in store. Who knows where I will be next year at this time, but I know whatever is meant to be will happen and it will be perfect. I hope you have a wonderful 2011! Be well!
Not sure how I feel about milk in a bag... :)
ReplyDeletewell...its a re-discovery for me. We always used to hate that dad bought it, however, it works so well for me. I can never finish a whole gallon before it goes bad AND LAX is horrible with recycling, so when I buy it in a bag I am not generating as much waste :)
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