A few of my favorite things: #5!

I am having a REALLY hard time narrowing this list down to only a few highlights because there are SO many things I am absolutely loving right now - but I'll keep the list fairly brief, don't worry. :) (Continued from lists Uno, Dos, Tres y Cuatro!)

1. Raffaello

Meet my delicious European boyfriend: Raffaellos are individually-wrapped, sweet-talking Italian bon-bons that have bewitched my taste palette. They are little balls of milky goodness and a single almond at the center, surrounded by a coconut wafer shell and rolled in coconut. I love coconut like nobody's business, I love cream like nobody's business - I love Raffaello because it IS my business. (Excuse me... I just drooled a little.)

2. The internship

During the day while the kids are at school, I work as an intern - at the Europe-headquarters of a world-wide purse line. Seriously? Yes - I can't believe it either; every time I go to work in the morning I think about it, and each time I realize that the reality of everything I get to do here still hasn't hit me yet. I work with some of the most wonderful women you'll meet, purses GALORE (every girl's dream), a fast-paced business and all of my favorite design programs. And in only a couple weeks, I'm flying with the head honcho and her assistant to a European fashion tradeshow. Somebody please pinch me!!!!

3. Getting to be a mom/big sister

I can't even put this experience in words, it's only been a couple weeks since starting here yet I love being a nanny for these kids SO much. My experience has already been incredible because the family is just that amazing. The mom often does work from home, so she's around a lot but not always available - which creates the perfect balance of responsibility for me: half mom, half big sister. I keep house but get to do everything big sisters do - boss the siblings when needed, tease them, laugh with them, tickle them, play with them... and last night, as all 6 of us sat in a circle together playing games in the living room, I couldn't keep the huge grin on my face from growing because of how lucky I felt (I don't mean to sound cheesy, I'm just being honest!!). What I'm doing feels nothing like a job - it feels like I'm adopting myself into another wonderful second family that I get the chance to have in my life.

To say that I am loving life doesn't even do it justice!!!