(Lists from 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.)

• wedding anniversaries - our 8th, my parents' 36th, my grandparents' 65th
• the guides who have come into my life and the wisdom they share
• the fire tower
• my mom's retirement
• our passports
• Hulu
• growth from struggle
• fireflies
• the pelicans on Kiawah Island
• sushi and a saketini at my favorite restaurant
• pedicures
• growing herbs for summertime dinners
• hardwood floors
• the photoblog
• fun jewelry
• cinnamon
• my electric toothbrush
• Amazon
• great travel tales
• alpacas
• the Redneck Valley wine bar
• the birds that visit our feeder
• my man's five o'clock shadow
• Lake Woebegon
• each and every breath, bringing me back to the present moment