I love that time of night or morning, when half the people have their headlights on and half do not....
I love when I drive past a store and they are obviously closed, and all is dark, except for the open sign in the window, which was left on and burning bright.
I love God's grace...but I love His mercy even more.
I love gas stations that still have a full service pump. I don't use the full service pump, but I love them.
I love to dance.
I love when I have told my class that we are in silent mode, somebody sneezes, and at least half the class takes the opportunity to say "bless you" at different intervals. I give them all a look, but inside I'm smiling.
I love dropping into my bed, exhausted, after a full day of service, a long day of getting things done, or hard, physical, labor, or a great performance.
I love it when an actress goes up to announce nominees and winners at an awards show, and you know everyone is relieved that they are looking at the worst dressed for the evening.
I love running yellow lights, especially when it turns red when I am only halfway through. (Terrible!)
I love making funny faces.
I love Helen Mirren, Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep, Carol Burnette, Gilda Radner, Susan Sarandon, Cate Blanchett, Angela Lansbury, Betty White, Elaine Stritch, and Ethel Merman.
I love an empty stage...no audience, no actors, no lights...well, maybe a ghost light.
I love white Christmas lights.
I love when the sky turns a shocking color, like pink or maybe purple.
I love turning the key in the lock, opening the door, and seeing my kitchen, just the way I left it. I love coming home.
I love watching a student on stage, stopping them, giving feedback, getting up, watching them struggle through it, getting up again, trying something else, watching them try something new, cheering from the back, encouraging them to keep going, and watching that 'aha!' moment come to them, and seeing them get a reaction from the audience for the first time.
I love watermelon jolly ranchers.
I love when I don't get in my own way, and I actually have a really good time.
I love driving.
I love surprises.
I love reading autobiographies.
I love when I'm walking down the hall and I hear a little enthusiastic voice shout "Hi Miss Cartwright!" and turn to see an unfamiliar face smiling at me. I don't know them, but I know they know me, so I smile and say hello. It always makes my day.
I love a great pair of jeans, the perfect fitting t-shirt, a beautiful scarf, and a stellar pair of heels.
I love passion.
I love roller skating.
I love a traditional dinner: ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green bean casserole, rolls w/butter, or spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread, or eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, and toast, or pizza, or chocolate cake, or pumpkin pie with whipped cream.
I love being enlightened...even if it means I have to admit I was wrong.
I love fashion magazines.
I love sunshine.
