WHAT I LIKE

• My family

• My faith

• ​Queen (the band--the other 'his majesty')

• My students

• Freddie Mercury 

• (really) great coffee 

• Brian May (guitarist for Queen)

• Our home

• A good French martini (shaken, not stirred)

• Quality chocolate

• Roger Taylor (drummer for Queen)

• Walking barefoot

• Swimming

• Boating

• Fine dining

• Mexican food (probably my fav!)

• John Deacon (bass guitar player for Queen)

• Campfires

• Burnt marshmallow by the campfire

• F*R*I*E*N*D*S (I'm Monica)

• Dogs!! (Frito feet) : )

• Sleeping with the windows open

• White sandy beach

• Books (non-fiction)

• Holding an actual newspaper

• Learning

• Bohemian Rhapsody

• Classic films

• My Peloton bike

• Apple products 

• Executive coaching 

• Spotify

• Comfy jeans

• A clean house

• The smell of freshly cut grass

• LuLu Lemmon yoga pants 

• Documentaries

• Chocolate chip pancakes

• Lake Erie

• Girlfriends, old friends, new friends

• Quite time

• Getting up before the sun

• A quality hotel 

• Flowers

• Sunshine

• Thunderstorms 

• Aviation (it runs in the family)

• Gymnastics

• Buttered popcorn

• Heggy's candy (a local thing)

• A Swenson's cheeseburger (another local thing)

• A hot bubble bath

• Memorial Day weekend (boat goes in the water!)

• Friendly neighbors

• Chocolate chip cookies from the oven

• Ice cream sundaes

• The feeling of clean teeth after the dentist

• A fresh hair cut (and color--sheesh!)

• Gathering with cousins and relatives

• Weddings

• Living in America (most often)

• Netflix

• Lakeside cottages (Chautauqua)

• The James River (Richmond, Va.)

• Sketchers shoes

• A high-end bath soap/body wash

• A pedicure

• Veggie Pizza

• Board games 

• Looking at family photos---mine or yours

• New babies (I love the way they smell!)

• The laughter of children

• The smell of summer rain

• Taking a walk

• Driving my car

• The first big snowfall each year

• The end of Ohio winter

• My heritage (Romanian and Italian)

• Gratitude

• Forgiveness