It's a Meme Monday too!

It's a break time post! I have to say, as I’ve stated before – I love memes! It’s an easy way to take some time and put up a post without having to utilize too many already overworked and overtaxed brain cells – usually. This time I was tagged by Beckie of A Child of God.

Here we go.....

Name ten of life's simple pleasures that you like most, then pick ten people to do the same. Try to be original and creative and not to use things that someone else has already used. (That's how the tag is, but I don't see how that's entirely possible.)

In no particular order:

1. Spending time with my Emily doing small things like a picnic or swimming or even just cuddling up and reading a story. She's such a whirling dervish of energy and strong emotion that the quiet(er) times are even more cherished.
2. Seeing the expression of unabashed, enthusiastic excitement on Emily’s face. It’s so spectacularly innocent and free of the worries and cares that life throws at you as you grow up. It’s pure emotion and pure joy - no guile whatsoever.
3. Smelling crisp, cold air – air below a certain temperature has a smell all its own that is clean and invigorating.
4. Riding on the back of a motorcycle, my arms wrapped around the person in front of me, feeling their strength and the sting of the air on my face and hearing the rush of the wind in my ears (the better version of this is the bug-free version!). Leaning into the turns and really trusting the person in front of you. Um, it’s been a while since I’ve done this. Before Matt. Still, it’s a lovely, simple pleasure.
5. Singing favorite hymns and a couple of contemporary songs (Chris Rice’s "Come to Jesus" and MercyMe’s "I Can Only Imagine" (the original recording) being a couple of them) and really feeling that connection with God through musical worship.
6. Getting into a pool on a HOT summer day and feeling refreshed and relaxed while floating on the water, sans floating device as the warm sun above caresses my face and arms and the cool water below laps where the sun touches me. It's almost hypnotizing like being rocked to sleep.
7. The sweet, sharp tang of a perfectly made cold Italian Margarita – on the rocks and hold the salt!
8. A perfectly cooked buffalo filet (medium), my really yummy mashed potatoes and a great glass of red wine!
9. Being held by someone I care deeply about, hearing their heartbeat beneath my ear and feeling the strength of their arms around me - it's even better in a swimming pool with the feeling of being cocooned by the water like a blanket. (It’s been probably close to three years or more since I've just been held like that.)
10. A room filled with candlelight. No lighting is more romantic or sentimental than the soft glow of candles infusing the room with their incandescence, casting flickering, dancing shadows on the wall.

I rarely tag, but this is an interesting subject so I am tagging the following: No Average Girl, Written, Inc., One4JC, Crouching Mommy, Hidden Laundry, THE GWB, Lawbrat, Lois Lane, Wild At Heart, The Sojourner's Journey and Parallel Chaos.

Back to work!