Soror6, the next update will be tomarrow. Thanks for asking! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

I love...

Waking up to the sound of rain on a Sunday morning and being able to just snuggle in my bed and not have to get up!

Helping people http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

My dogs (Yogi Bear and Fozzy Bear)

Dancing up a storm and having lots of fun!

Singing karaoke and making a fool outta myself doing it! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Getting praised for my hard work!

Falling for a guy again (that gut feeling...oh yeah!) Cross your fingers everyone! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

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What do you get when you cross an Alpha Omicron Pi and a Sigma Phi Epsilon? A beautiful Chi Omega!
~Love ya mom & dad :)

Thought of some more stuff...

Any kind of funny word or expression -- my favorite:

"We're gonna have a coming to Jesus meeting!"
Cracks me up everytime I hear it -- including when my mother says it to me (STILL) because I know she STILL MEANS IT! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Anything that includes "Tom Foolery" such as "I ain't putting up with no Tom Foolery"

Hearing a song that you haven't heard in FORever, and still knowing every single word! (Yet I can't remember my own name half the time - go figure http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif).

Anything to do with my pets - Oscar (the big black lab) makes the funniest noises when I pet his head -- I can't even describe it, but it just cracks us up --- Riley (the Australian Shepard mix) can smile -- he pulls his nose way up high (kind of like a growl), but he shows you his entire teeth and gums and wags his whole body -- it is the CUTEST thing. He now knows that we give him treats for doing it so he does it on command -- used to you had to get him really excited like when you first got home.

5pm on Fridays!!!!!

Cloud watching

When callers ask to leave a voicemail without saying "I'll hold" http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by AXO Alum (edited February 07, 2001).]

I'm usually such a cynic, so I'm going to sit down and come up with things I love:

-Sleeping in.

-Back massages.

-My boyfriend.

-REAL BREWED iced tea. The stuff they pass off as iced tea here comes in a can. Yecch!

-Running across the Main Green during the first snowfall of the season.

-Going home.

-Flying first-class.

-Kids.

Since I'm also a pretty big cynic, and have been accused of being 'negative' at times, I'll come up with a list of my own http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

* My amazing boyfriend of 3 years 5 months

* My cousins (Boys age 12 and 4 and girls
age 8 and 3.5)

* Finding something great to wear on the sale
rack

* Jimmy Buffett's music

* Going to Barnes and Noble, getting a
Frappucino from the Starbucks, grabbing a
stack of magazines, and sitting and
reading for an hour or 2

* Warm weather

* Mardi Gras

* The Hallmark Kiss Kiss Bears

* Mario Golf (the best N64 game *ever*)

* Kate Spade handbags

* Marble Slab Ice Cream

* Cancelled classes

* www.userfriendly.org

I love this topic! Let's see.....

My family

Greekdom

Breezes

A good book and finding lots more books written by the same author

Snow days with the family

Beaches

Helping people adopt

Shih Tzus

I'm sitting here with a silly smile on my face just thinking about all these things!

GREAT topic1! heehe

-being able to sleep in on weekends--oh i love doing that!

-that satisfaction you get when you have FINALLY finished your hmwk and can go out and just relax (though that doesnt happen often http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif cuz i procrastinate!!!!)

-hanging out with my sisters and knowing they will be there for me not matter what. they're there as a shoulder for me to cry on, to celebrate my successes, etc. they are an extension of me actually!!

-my own biological sister http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif and of course the rest of my family

-going to some theme park (gotta love Disneyland) and just being a little kid again and riding your favorite rides multiple times (Loved Big Thunder MOuntain Railroad and Matterhorn mountain!!!! those are the best!!)

-kids...just a smile and hug from them can put you in a elated mood for hours on end http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif plust the smile you get from them...and how they never judge you http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

-the contentment of being truly happy (have gone through one of those "identity crises" thingeys and it feels so good to be happy again)

-just chilling at some serene place out in the nature...or at the beach when no one else is there...

-Carmel, CA--if you havent visited there, you must!! Such a beautiful, cute, quaint little town--very charming...the "shopping center," if you can call it that, is just so irresistible--has that traditional wooden look...you wouldn't believe that you were living in the 21st century http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif the white sand beaches therre are incredible too

-traveling: there's nothing like seeing the world and all the diff sorts of ppl living there!!!

-just being able to do nothing for a day and just be whatever you wanna be--a couch potato, a little kid again, etc...

-baseball!!!! i'm a HUGE SF GIants fan

-true friends who are there for you no matter what...who don't judge you...

-italian food

-being able to just sit in a bookstore all day and just read any book/mag you want w/no one to bother you http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

-sunny days--everyone is just so much more happier...

-seeing a rainbow, seeing the fog roll in (my hometown: S.F. aka Fog City hehe), or the sun set over the ocean http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

-your first kiss

sorry so long!! i'm sure there are so many more... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by sammie17 (edited February 09, 2001).]

Sammie17, I've been to Carmel before. My aunt and uncle live in Monterey which is close to there. Carmel is a very unique place. Especially the shops and the beach. If I had one word to describe it I would say its "Artsy". Its not my most favorite place, but I think it would be rather romantic to take a lady to though. My mom loved it there. I like the Monterey Aquarium also and the Cannery.

Kevin


[This message has been edited by Miami1839 (edited February 09, 2001).]

Hey Kevin!!

Dfeinitely a romantic place! have you been on the 17-mile drive near Pebble Beach (which extends all the way up to san Fran and near my parent's house http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif)? The stops along the way on the 17-mile are absolutely INCREDIBLE--breathtaking!! I just love Carmel so much--I would love to live there one day... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif but the houses there are rather expensive!!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif The last time I was in Carmel was 5 years ago http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif I have forgotten so many sites there, but I still have that general idea of Carmel http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Monterey is also a lovely city http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif Isn't the Bay Area and the Greater Bay Area terrific??

[This message has been edited by sammie17 (edited February 09, 2001).]

Things I love hmmmmm... good topic..

My husband and my pup...
Flannel sheets in the winter
Waking up, finding out it snowed overnight and classes/work is cancelled!
The sound of the ocean when I wake up
Weddings
Nights out with "the girls" - consume large amounts of beer and fried bar food then dancing.
Sitting with my family and over analyzing everyone we know.
My mom's cooking, my mother-in-laws cooking
Sunny days with the temperature about 70
Walking my dog in the snow - it's hilarious!
A baby's smile
Helping dogs that are abused/neglected/homeless.

I''m sure there are more, but that's it for now!

What I love:

Hanes Her Way Sweat pants

Blue Bell's cookies and cream ice cream

basketball season

gossiping with my best friend from Dallas on Sunday afternoons

my ex-boyfriend

spending the whole day reading the Sunday newspaper and eating crossiants

the feeling I have after I have taken a bath,put on clean pj's and slipped into bed that has fresh sheets on them

Greekchat

Dave Matthews Band

Powerpuff Girls and Daria

cheesy horror movies

spending a whole Saturday watching cheesy movies on Lifetime

There's tons more,but this is all I could think of at the moment. Hope everyone has a super weekend

Hey Sammie17 http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Is that the Pacific Coastal Highway, Hwy. 101? which goes down from San Fran to Monterey/Salinas. I think I did take that route one time with my parents from San Fran to Monterey and it was definitely very scenic in some parts. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif I love that whole area of San Fran, Fishermans Wharf, Ghiradellis, China Town, and Monterey. Santa Cruz is kind of a fun place too with their boardwalk and has a nice beach. That area definitely has expensive houses/apartments and I think really you can only get a better deal by going North towards Sacramento. My family has a cabin up in lake tahoe and thats my favorite place which I absolutely love. Sometimes I think Calif. is a great place to visit but not necessarily a great place to live. Maybe thats just me.

Kevin

Hi Kevin, so sorry for such a delay! I totally missed the post when you posted. San Fran is great isn't it? Well this is coming from a girl who has SF as her hometown! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif Have you ever been to The Cliff House at Ocean Beach?? WOW. Spectacular views. If you haven't noticed, I'm a person who LOVES bbeautiful views and serenity LOL. There's just something about being able to sit on a rock overlooking the vast sea of blue water, and hearing the waves crash, and seeing a sunset at the same time. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif I'm honestly not sure about the 101 Highway thingey. I think that is where you go for the 17-mile drive...I really can't say for sure though. The 17-mile drive does stretch from SF to Monterey though. Also the outlying area surrounding SF is great! Have you been to the Napa Valley and Tiburon/Marin/Sausalito??? Napa is famous for its wine...and Tiburon, Marin, and Sausalito offer incredible views...and are such beautiful towns. Sausalito has this incredible aura about it...it's a seaside town (of course http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif and the shops there are lovely. It's my kind of place. I want to move there (along with Carmel)! LOL...I have never been to Sac-Town. How is Sacramento? Is it fun there? I also adore Lake Tahoe!!!!! It's got to be one of my fave vacation spots http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif You are so very lucky to have a cabin up there http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif You know, though, I was very, very scared while driving up to Lake Tahoe...I was driving around midnight...and the route you have to take is incredibly dangerous (the cliffs)...I felt like the car was going to swerve off and fall hundreds of feet down to the Lake! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif It's beautiful driving there during the day...but I was scared out of mind during the night-drive! I always am sure to drive extra-slowly whenever going to Lake Tahoe! But anyway, when I was driving on those dangerous roads, I saw those beautiful cabins on top of the Lake...and they are so cute! I told my family I wanted to own a cabin there one day http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Nice talking to you!!!

[This message has been edited by sammie17 (edited February 22, 2001).]

BTW Kevin, where are you from? Are you from the east Coast?

No worries on the delay http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif Thanks for writing back http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif Yeah, San Fran is great. Theres so much to do. Although you probably know it much better than I do. I've only visited it a few times. I dont think I've been to the Cliff house and Ocean beach but I could be wrong. Maybe I have. Your not alone on enjoying spectacular views. Thats one reason I love visiting California. It isnt all that great to live there I dont thin. Maybe I'm wrong. I just think some places are better visited. Sac town is ok I guess. Its got old town sacramento which has a railroad museum but I guess its not as cool as other places farther south. but every town has its own character though. Like Hang town as they call it or Placerville. Thats awesome your familiar where my familys cabin is at. Yeah, its definitely my favorite place and first choice anywhere as far as vacations. We have a back road off the back that leads to I 50 which is the road you spoke of. Its pretty crazy too in some places with huge drops. I like going to Harveys too with their buffet and the slot machines are nice too. I'm not much of a gambler though. I'm originally from Virginia. Fredericksburg, Virginia to be exact. 50 miles south of D.C. and we have George Washingtons boyhood home down the street and loads of other historic places. So its night and day compared to California. I love both though. My dads family is fornerly from California and he went into the Marines in 69 and met my Mom whos from Maryland. So even though I've lived in Virginia for many years I've spent my share in other places. Nice talking to you too http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif