Top Five

I lifted this survey from my friend Anne's blog, because she told me she'd be interested in reading my "five things" list. Here we go, and my lists are in no particular order:

Five things under $5 I could not live without:
5. Lip balm (Bonne Bell Lipsmackers or Avon Flavor Savers)
4. Clean & Clear oil absorbing sheets (for blotting my oily face)
3. Bath & Body Works antibacterial hand soap
2. Skim milk
1. Jif peanut butter

Five favorite movies:
5. The Shawshank Redemption
4. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (It's three movies, but I'm counting it as one epic)
3. Dead Poet's Society
2. Drop Dead Gorgeous
1. Pretty Woman

Five songs I could listen to over and over again:
5. "Saint Simon" by The Shins
4. "Plus Ones" by Okkervil River3.
"The Blizzard of '77" by Nada Surf
2. "9 Crimes" by Damien Rice
1. "November Rain" by Guns n' Roses

Five people who have influenced me in a positive way:
5. Mom
4. Dad
3. Jason
2. Brooke
1. Nana

Five things that are always in my purse:
5. Wallet (which, unfortunately, doesn't always contain cash)
4. Cell phone
3. Mirror
2. Lip gloss
1. Eye drops

Five moments that have changed my life forever:
5. Living in Hoobler my first year at GVSU
4. Getting hired for my first "real" job (at Metro)
3. Meeting Jason
2. Getting married and moving across the country two months later
1. Finding a "positive" sign on the home pregnancy test (if you're surprised to read this: call us)

Five obsessions I have right now:
5. Top Chef
4. Fresh fruit - strawberries, nectarines, cherries, raspberries, mmmmm....
3. Finding a new apartment
2. "Six Feet Under" (the HBO series on DVD)
1. The spinach manicotti at Villa Capri

Five places I would like to go:
5. Italy
4. Hawaii
3. Seattle
2. Back to New York City
1. Back to San Francisco

Five appliances/kitchen tools I can't live without:
(In the past I would have added our coffee pot to this list, but I'm off caffeine for nine months!)
5. Dishwasher
4. Our Cutco knives
3. Vegetable steamer
2. Microwave
1. Telephone (for ordering take-out)