A few of my favorite things!

Hello all! APHA is nearing the end of the World Show, and I have a few minutes to spare to post! Happy 4th of July!

I learned that if you are viewing this blog from http://throughabbyslens.blogspot.com you can click on any photo and it will expand. Yay! It's way complicated to make the photos any larger, so just click on the photos if you want a closer look.

I've decided to expound on a few of my favorite things in life-- illustrated by photos, of course. :-)

In no particular order, because I haven't learned how to upload in the order I want, I give you:

Reading

I love to read a lot. Barnes and Noble is a wonderful place to buy books or just peruse. I could never work there because I would spend all my time reading rather than working!

Wine

The older I get, the more I have come to enjoy viticulture. I'm no expert, but it sure is fun to explore the taste buds! Apparently my cat Alfred also enjoys wine. More about that cat later.

Coffee

I love coffee more than any other liquid. :-) No other drink makes me happier!

International culture
I've visited Israel, England and France. Unfortunately, all of my photos from those trips are film, so I have none online. I borrowed this photo from www.seoglobalwarming.com, but i really just searched for it on Google. I'm going to France, Italy and England July 16-August 4 and you better believe I am bringing my digital cameras!! I'll post photos here so stay tuned!

Sunrises and sunsets

There is something about sunrises and sunsets that speaks to my soul. I took this photo after returning from working out right outside my apartment with a point-and-shoot.

Bubble baths

Ok, so I'm not scandalous enough to post an actual bubble bath pic of me, but here are my cats inside my giant garden tub. Taking bubble baths really is one of my favorite things.

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M gave me the absolute best college experience I could have asked for. I have a million pics, but this one I took at my brother Jonathan's Final Review spring 2008. I'm class of 2006 whoop!

Zach

Zach is the looove of my life and my best friend. We've been dating since Feb 2007, but we met seven years ago at a homeschooling bookfair and just kept in touch until I moved to DFW after I graduated college.

Live country music

This photo was taken with my point and shoot at a Gary Allan concert at DFW Mardis Gras 2007. I really love live music, especially if it's Texas Country. These types of events are just so chill and fun to attend. Related to that, another favorite thing of mine is...

Dancing

I love love love to country dance. Maybe it was my years at A&M, but give me some Aaron Watson and I'll be dancin' all night long! Shown here is my favorite haunt from college: the Texas Hall of Fame.

Horses

I know I've already written about how much I love my horse, but horses really are one of my great loves. Here's another photo of my Quarter Horse Willy.

Pierre

Pierre is my cat I got from a co-worker last August. He's a little over a year old and a TOOT.

Alfred

I've had my precious cat Alfred for three years. He's been all over Texas with me. Currently, little Pierre likes to bully him, but he's still the perfect British gentleman.

Nutella
Nutella is the greatest food you could ever consume. The end. It's like peanut butter, only with chocolate and hazelnuts. This European delight goes great with crepes, bananas, strawberries, toast, Ritz crackers, spoons, whatev. 

Shoes

I planned to do this awesome, artsy photo of all my shoes. Yeah... I changed my mind. I really love shoes. Any of you who know me, know this. Here is a peek at my closet with some of my shoes. Mom, please note that I threw a lot of them up there so they would be all in one place. This is not what it looks like alll the time..... :-)

Texas

I'm proud of my state! I've forgotten where I got this illustration. I think it was wikitravel.com

My job
I work at the American Paint Horse Association for the Paint Horse Journal.

I write and take photos. It is totally my dream job. :-)

Sunsets

This was taken in Amarillo. If anyone knows how to move photos around while creating posts, PLEASE let me know. Sigh.

Damask

I am totally crushing on the damask pattern these days. So far my love affair has translated into notebooks and a swimsuit, but I hope to buy this

when I get back from Europe. I REALLY want to have a damask background for this blog, so if you know where i can find one for blogger blogs, let me know! :-)

This concludes a way long post. Thank you for reading!