my 5's:

prompted by Carrie, i thought this would be really fun. and it was fun to read hers - amazing the things you could never know about a person otherwise.... so, read, learn, enjoy...

5 things under $5 I couldn't live without:
coffee
toothbrush
snow
trees
Landon (well, he's a litte more expensive than $5 - but his love is free!)

5 favorite movies:
while you were sleeping
pride and prejudice (the newer one)
legends of the fall
a river runs through it
braveheart

5 favorite baby names:
um, landon's not too keen on us sharing these until we're done with babies (though we haven't even begun! - don't want you to steal our great ideas).
but if i had it my way, our kids would be named after things in nature, mostly trees.


5 songs I love:
hymns in general
wild horses - rolling stones (we danced to this on our wedding day!)
blessed the rains - toto
if you want me to - ginny owens
shout to the lord - first song i remember understanding what worship was as a child, and wanting to worship God with my whole heart. really special.

5 positive influences:
family
Landon
african orphans
literature
college

5 things always in my purse:
credit card
Bible
tampons
chapstick
trash

5 life-changing moments:
1999 - Columbine shooting
2002 - moving back to Colorado (from APU)
2004 - Landon FINALLY falls in love with me
2005 - living in Africa
2007 - moving to Illinois

5 current obsessions:
reading your blogs
coffee
pulling dandelions
flowers
family

5 places i want to go:
Colorado
New Zealand
Kenya - i miss my babies!
Montana - don't you think i would love it there?
Switzerland

5 appliances or kitchen tools I cannot live without:
stove/oven
can opener
wine
our nice set of knives
calphalon cookware

please share yours if you so desire - i'd love to learn these quirky things about you!!