Sunday, April 20, 2008

Favorite Things


In no particular order...
Child's laughter
Music
Spending an entire day with my sister (doesn't happen too much anymore)
An afternoon walk with my mom around lakes
My PINK beach cruiser
My step-father's jovial disposition
The companionship of a Mr. Chris Serio
Coffee
Piano
Books that I read over and over and never get old
Isabelle and Aidan
Old friends
Red Beans & Rice (yum!)
My neighborhood
Really big sunglasses (Jackie O style)
Here Comes the Sun by George Harrison and the man the song will always remind me of
My MF ring
New Friends
My Fair Lady
Dinner parties
A fountain diet coke on hangover days
The sounds and smells of the beach
Dancing and "twirling"
An alone car ride with windows down and music blasting
My grandfather's grocery stores as a child
Spring
My two grandmothers and how very different they were
Sunday Funday
Sharpies!
Football
Reading Sunday paper outside neighborhood grocery
Photos with friends & family (camera - don't leave home without it)
A lovely hat (most of you know my fav one)
Yoga
Good workout after a terrible work day
My cowboy boots with skirt or dress (even though it drives Jacques crazy!)
Sunshine
Audrey Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany's
Sundresses
flip flops (see facebook superlatives if applicable)
E & E Black Pepper Shiraz 2002
Thriller dancing
Juno!
Cave days
Cousin Will
NOLA and all of its hidden treasure
Grilled cheese from Chelsea's
Lip gloss
All things mac
The smell of a baby
Pearls
Bananas
Pink
Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys by Willie Nelson
My white granny sweater
My future VW Eos
Bongos
Tennis
Picnic
Lawrence salad from Gino's
The Chimes
My blue flower necklace
Chris' Karaoke
My flower painting
John Cusack films
Aunt Lela
Pedicures with girlfriends
Tsunami terrace for cocktails
My big red wall clock
Smell of a freshly cut grass first time in spring
Daisies
Crawfish boils (even though I do not eat them)
Paw Paw Bill
The Get Along Gang
Butterflies
Clean bathtub
Red Star
Blogging
The Break-up
Bike path on the levee
Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird
My parent's backyard and deck and the get togethers we have there
Church bells
Cam Pyle
Bravo!
My English Bulldog, Maggie Mae (miss her!!!)
Vanity Fair
Road trips
Trident Splash gum
100+ year old oak trees on LSU's campus
Abita Amber
Highland Road park
Goobers
Navy cable knit sweater that belonged to my father
Text messaging
My scrapbooks
Sunsets
Christmas Eve at my mom's

Picture credit: Collin Richie

7 comments:

Jud said...

What a great idea for a blog post, and I may have to steal your idea.

Very moving, but I need some items clarified;
1) what is a "beach cruiser"?
2)"MF" ring?
3)Chris' karaoke - What are the tunes your fella sings that you really like?
4)Vanity Fair - the book or the magazine?

Again, great post. Much to be thankful for on your list - lots of family, friends, and your beau Chris!

jennifer elizabeth keen said...

Beach Cruiser is my bike.
MF = Mignon Faget. New Orleans jewelry designer. Chris sing Frank Sinatra really well. Dave Matthews too. Vanity Fair magazine.

Nat D said...

What a great list!

Aquarius said...

Lovely post...funny how you really get a sense of a person from a list like this.

hollybof said...

Wow, Jen good post. When do you find the time...

hollybof said...

Wow, Jen good post. When do you find the time...

jennifer elizabeth keen said...

Bof, I actually typed the post sunday morning and just posted it yesterday. you know what yesterday was like...prepared in advance!