Ten Things I Love To Do (Lauren Made Me Do It!)

10. I love to save money! Now, this will be up for serious debate with my husband. But, seriously, I can't resist a good deal. I am the second hand Queen! I have been known to make a killing at garage sales and on Craigslist (Thanks to Matt and Lauren for introducing Mr. Craig's list to me). Also, just so you know, don't ever get in your car with intentions to make a purchase without going online and printing out a coupon first! There are also tons of promotion codes you can use for all those online purchases. If they're there, I WILL find them.

9. I love to watch movies. After a busy day, week, month, year...etc, there is nothing like a good 2 hour escape from reality. I think I will plan on escaping this weekend sometime now that I mention it. Ahhhhh, so refreshing.

8. Speaking of refreshing, I LOVE to go swimming!!!

7. I love going to the mountains. I really enjoy the beach, but there is nothing like vacationing in the mountains. The cool crisp evenings, the deafening silence, the wildlife...the mountains are so rejuvenating. I was born in the Catskills (NY) and when I moved down to NC, I left a piece of me up there. A few of my favorite places are upstate New York, Colorado, the POCONOS, the Appalachians, and Squaw Valley California.

6. I love to walk away from church feeling moved by the message. What a great feeling!

5. I love to be present during a birth for a couple as their doula. It is such a wonderful and seriously humbling privilege. I love to read and talk about anything pregnancy, labor and childbirth or just plain baby related.

4. I love a good ROAD TRIP! Not that kind of road trip that lasts for 17 hours to attend a funeral, the kind that ends with a few days in Orlando...Disney World anyone? Dan and I always make a yearly trek up North to the Cleveland area to spend some quality time with his family and to do some serious vegging! We are counting down the days... Here we come Michele! Hope you are ready for us.

3. I love spending time with my friends and family. We are all loud and obnoxious! There is just no other fun quite like our family get-togethers. Spending time at my parents' house is a vacation unlike any other. I love spending time with my Mom, and my Dad cracks me up. Not to mention that when there is a bunch of people around, there is always someone to help watch the kiddos!

2. I love to watch my boys sleep, cuddle with them, and smell them!!! (Yes, I know that's three- cut me some slack)

1. I love to spend time with Dan. Any kind of time, but childless time is always preferred. He doesn't realize it, but just having him in the same room is comforting. I am so bored, lost and confused without him being around. (He would probably say I am always lost and confused!) But seriously though, I just love being with him even if we are both lost in the stressful shuffle of parenting.

That's it? Wow, I should have made the list Twenty Things I Love To Do. Maybe next time, there is sleep to be slept. Now it's my turn...I tag you Christine, Ava and Tara! Write those lists. Hey, and would it kill you AMY to update your blog for the first time in six months?!?!?!?