The Thursday Thirteen...

All three of my pups are still recuperating from their Spa Day...don't they look relaxed?  :)

Thirteen of My Favorite Places To Vacation:

1.Bermuda
2.Key West, FL
3.South Padre Island, Texas
4.Cloudcroft, New Mexico
5.Santa Fe, New Mexico
6.Taos, NM
7.Amelia Island, FL // Fernandina Beach, FL
8.San Antonio, TX
9.Biloxi, MS
10.Toronto, Canada
11.El Paso, TX
12.Surfside Beach, SC
13.Clearwater, FL

You will notice that the majority of my favorites are within the U.S. borders.  In today's world, I just don't have the same desire to venture too far away from our own country.  There was a time when I enjoyed Nassau in the Bahamas and Cozumel, Mexico.  But, not anymore...I am just not comfortable there.

I feel differently about Bermuda though...I feel pretty safe there, but one must always remember that when venturing out of the U.S., different laws pertain!  One must rely heavily on the U.S. Embassy abroad...does the name Amanda Knox ring a bell?  I still really believe that she was innocent and framed.  I cannot even imagine being in a foreign country where they speak a language I am not totally fluent in...and then being interrogated for hours on end.  Talk about frightening!!

Thursday Thirteen

For those bloggers who have been blogging as long as I have been...some of you may remember the "Thursday Thirteen" theme that we used to do...

We haven't done it in so many years!!  So, I decided to bring it back...at least for today!  

It IS Thursday...so here are...

Thirteen things I like about me:

~I can laugh at myself. Almost every situation has some kind of humor in it!!

~Good spelling. I could win a spelling bee hands down and I have!

~I adore dogs! Maybe I'm a bit partial to Bichon Frises, but still...I love most dogs...big / little / no matter!! They have hearts of gold and they don't talk back or ask for money.

~My thoughtfulness. I love making cards for people for no reason, buying some silly little thing just to make someone smile. I call, I write, I stay in touch. Really I do.

~I can remember numbers like no one's business. I don't know why, but I do. I can remember the Vehicle ID Numbers from all of our cars and the social security numbers of a bunch of people close to me. Some of 'em don't like it, but I can't help it. Perhaps I'm a genius in disguise :)

~It's very easy to embarrass me. I will never live this down. It was always a problem during those "surprise" work parties...you know...meet us in the conference room for a "meeting". Yeah. I didn't go. Used to really piss them off. Maybe I'm just shy.

~Apologies are not hard for me to give if I am wrong. 

~I'm relentless. I will NOT give up if it is something I truly believe in.

~I'm a good friend. Remember the staying in touch thing?

~I am extremely independent. And, I love it. A weekend spent in solitude with no one to bother me is Heaven!!

~I can be very creative. When I want to be. If I don't feel like it, forget it.

~I really love celebrating holidays...it's the little things in life!

~Hope and Faith - Two somewhat abstract ideas I'd never get through the day without.

So there you have it!

Give me your thoughts...should we bring the "Thursday Thirteen" back again?