Top 40 for 2009

My favorites for 2009. :)

1. Ending every day snuggled up with Steve.
2. The changing leaves in fall--the most incredible colors I've ever seen.
3. Evenings with the Nuckols & the Sorensons in SD, the Pearsons & the McClains in WS.
4. Going to the beach in January.
5. SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. Tons of successful flights with Gracie.
7. Aptos for Curt's 50th birthday: sun, sand, relaxation, good food, and family.
8. A week with Em, Rick & Jess in Boulder after Adelaide arrived.
9. The Better Halves.
10. Becoming best friends with Gracie.
11. Handmaking Christmas gifts (and any other sewing).
12. Moving forward.
13. Getting packages in the mail.
14. Writing.
15. Reading like I used to before college, completely excited to settle down and open a book. Most recent favorites Molokai, Rebecca, The Zookeeper's Wife, The Hunger Games.
16. Seeing Steve thrilling over all the learning in med school. :)
17. Setting up our new apartment.
18. Still having a work-at-home job so I can help provide AND still be with Grace. So thankful.
19. Dana Point with Steve in spring.
20. 2 whole weeks with Mom & Dad for Christmas.
21. Thanksgiving with the Waltons, especially tree cutting and cable car caroling.
22. Deadliest Catch & chocolate chip cookies.
23. Mac, iLife, Photoshop Elements, etc. So fun for a geek to play with. :)
24. Crosswords & Jeopardy, Hand & Foot, and puzzling.
25. Field trips to Point Loma Lighthouse, Legoland, the County Fair (for the Incredible Dog Challenge) and Balboa Park museums with G & S.
26. Photographing Reynolda Gardens in the fall.
27. Hiking Pilot Mountain.
28. Meeting up with far-flung friends. :) We love you guys (& girls!).
29. The Sears' gingerbread house party.
30. Flying first class for the first time ever! (And last time for a long time!)
31. Trying new recipes (mostly from Cooking Light) with Steve like butternut squash soup and pasta primavera. Yum!
32. Target. I love Target.
33. Getting to choose Gracie's outfit every morning from cute things that grandparents, great-grandparents, and adopted grandparents have given her. SO. FUN. She has way better clothes than me. :)
34. Stockings on Christmas morning. Still fun.
35. Granola and strawberry yogurt for breakfast.
36. Coat shopping with Emily at Thanksgiving.
37. Working on my 2009 goals.
38. Family time, like just the three of us hanging out, blowing raspberries on Gracie's belly, and giggling.
39. Having floor-to-ceiling windows in our bedrooms. I love the light, and watching the seasons pass on the trees right outside.
40. Did I mention the snow??? ♥