Favorite Things about My Favorite Person (Me!)

Not sure why, but I feel like telling you my favorite things in life!

Music - country - ALABAMA -I'm not 100% sure, but I believe my Daddy took me to see them at the rodeo when I was a kid. Regardless, I LOVE them and am super pumped they're back together! I like Tejano as well, reminds me of my parents dancing when I was a kid, and now my Mom and stepdad. 
Shoes - flip flops - I think my feet and toes are pretty even though in reality they're just chunky sausages :/
Place - my house - I live on the land where my gparents lived, my parents lived, uncles and aunts lived, and brothers lived - I love it here!  I also love being on our boat on the lake - I love the peacefulness a day of fishing brings - just ask David - I fall asleep pretty quick on that water :)
Sound - kids laughing - Lil' David playing his game, Kimberly and me being silly, Hilda Mable's grandson, children on the playground - all these sounds make my heart smile :)
Smell - Old Spice reminds me of my Dad, my boys' cologne, David's cooking, Chelle's lotions
Food - was once shrimp - but now fajitas - I once tried becoming a vegetarian - but David waving a beef fajita taco in my face was all I needed to kiss that idea adios
Day - Friday - I feel a sense of accomplishment from working all week; I also love the days before school where we prepare to welcome a new group of kids
Flower - carnations!  Roses are so ordinary and typical - B O R I N G & W A C K - I also like wisteria (not sure on the spelling)
Color - PURPLE!!  Is there really any other color?  Nope - didn't think so!
T.V. Shows - Oprah - reality shows - documentaries - I love to learn from real life human beings
Movies - horror and suspense - I love to be scared (and thank God my kids do too)
Moments - I love the feeling of security and pride when all four of us are at church together; I also love the peace I feel while driving or riding in a car when it's raining (scary for most folks) - but I remember laying in the back seat of my parents' car while my Dad drove and watching the droplets fall down the window - it's so soothing to me :)
Pictures - my kids' pix - nothing makes me cry like looking at those memories - where has the time gone? I can go right back to that moment when I look at those pix; I also like looking at old family pix - once again, where has the time gone?
Weather - cold and rainy
Feel - hugs at school from kids who see the good in me :) - best feeling in the universe; cozy beds (not that I've been in many - lol)
Tastes - fresh cherries, peaches, and watermelon - and of course anything my mom cooks!  (Danny Meekins' cheesecake is pretty good right now too)
Sights - happy kids, goofy faces, Rattler and Aggie games (of any sport) - I love the sound of the band, fans, whistles, everything! A CRUCIFIX (enough said)
Animal - dolphin - I remember doing science fair in jh and we could write a paper - and researching dolphins interested me so much - I have since collected dolphin things, my first tattoo was of a dolphin, and lots of dolphin jewelry
Possessions - a garnet ring my mom had made for me when my Dad passed away - it was a stone he had in a ring that he bought in Mexico on vacation - and she had it put in a ring for me - coolest idea ever! A silver rabbit piggy bank that my parents got in Kansas City on vacation for me - I can still see them driving up in the back of our house and unloading things - the rabbit being one. Pictures of course, baby books of course - but most importantly - a possession I have told David I would divorce him over if it was ever destroyed - a Raggedy Ann and Andy chalkboard my Daddy bought me - I can still remember the day he brought it home and had it on my front porch as a surprise with a box of chalk and an eraser! Oddly enough - in my years of teaching - never got a chalkboard - I could choke the person who invented white boards :/ - I don't care if dust is everywhere or my slacks got white - I WANT A FREAKIN' CHALKBOARD!  lol
Last, but certainly not least - person - JENNIFER RENEE SANCHEZ RAMIREZ - that's right ME!! I love me some me! I love family and friends - but the fact is that the only person anyone can count on all day every day is themself. Others will let you down. Trusting completely in someone else is a mistake. (my opinion of course). I read posts from several people daily (some are close friends of mine) who strive for attention, who apparently are unhappy with themselves by the things they do and say - I see it, as so many others do.  They want to "fix" things about themself or their life - and in the meantime they are missing out on seeing the big picture - on living fully, on enjoying today, on embracing who they are.  God knows (and so do you) that I have many flaws.  I screw up big time on a daily basis.  I could sure stand to lose weight, iron my clothes, brush my hair (yep, I admit some days I don't), speak nicer, see the good in others, be more positive, etc. etc. etc. But one thing that I am so proud of - is the fact that I LOVE ME. WITH ALL MY FAULTS AND FLAWS, I LOVE ME.  Just Jennifer - that's all I need :)   and of course Jesus Christ to be with me along the way.