More things I really love

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A continuation of the last post...

More things I really love:

1. That Trader Joe's pumpkin bread (with the pumpkin butter) warmed up with a good cup of coffee
2. Omelets... and I make a mean one :)
3. Late brunches out... haven't done this lately but love it when I do.
4. Repeat 3, but at Thumbs Up Diner in Edgewood :-) YUM!
5  Repeat 3, but at The Flying Biscuit.
6. Saturday workouts 
7. The feeling you have after a spin class and a little rehydration
8. Sitting at a couch at Starbucks with my laptop, coffee, and people watching
9. Party-style 5K and 10K's... the Jingle Jog's coming up!  :-)
10. That Switchfoot "Awakening" video.
11. Girls who know in their heart that they are princesses and choose to humble themselves and serve others.
12. Andy Stanley's knack for making scripture applicable and personal
13. Louie Giglio's passion and challenges
14. Gregg Matte's knack for finding application whenever her teaches, no matter where he is in a book of the Bible
15. Francis Chan's passion to see the church wake up and BE the church
16. Donald Miller's transparency and authenticity
17.  Henry Cloud's knack for bringing psychology and wisdom principles together to develop excellent life coaching books.
18.  James Bond movies
19.  Conservatives that aren't ashamed to be conservative and also are passionate about social justice and good stewardship of our world (Populists rise up! :) )
20.  Sitting in a pub in Ireland and having total strangers come up and talk to you and being "best friends" before it's all said and done.
21.  European coffee
22.  Hiking around fall foliage
23.  Learning something new
24.  Finding an old friend from the past on Facebook and picking up friendships
25.  Restaurants that you can sit in for hours and relax with friends or a date (some of my favs)
- NAVA
- Seasons 52
- The Slanted Door in San Francisco.  
- Churasccos in Houston
- Ruggles in Houston
- the News Cafe in Georgetown, DC
- TWO Urban Licks
- Treehouse in Peachtree Hills
- Lupe Tortilla in Houston (esp. the original location)
- Any cafe in Little Italy, NYC
26. The week of excitement before a ski trip weekend
27. On the ski trip, finding that fast groomed black diamond run and cruising down it 10 times in a day.
28. Tree runs (another ski love)
29.  Finding a pair of clothes at Filenes Basement that's perfect for me for $30 when I would have had to pay over $100 for it at Macy's.
30.  Steve Fee's worship sets.

Perhaps more to come... 

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