chai lattes, great books, personal blogging, ice hockey, knowledge, scarfs, penn state monuments\football, italia mi amore - tuscan hills, cooking&giada, basil, beyonce, coffee shops & hole in the wall restaurants, vintage jewelry&bags, shower singing, thunderstorms&lightning, scent of fall, the ocean, countingcrows, fresh tomatoes, philadelphia sports & the city of brotherly love, interactivity, traveling the world, candles, holidays, old furniture, jazz music, wine tasting, arts&crafts, sunrises, strawberries, photo albums, puddle jumping, outerwear, driving with the windows down, gift giving, new socks, close families and ALL THINGS ITALY