This is so huge, how did I miss it.
1. I love to experience new cultures, cuisines. I love my husband and my family. The former I chose because he did as well, the latter exposed me to it and made me what I am. While many of my current and past friends and family think I should feel that I've had enough, all I can think of is more when it comes to new and exotic locales, friends, and foods.
2. It is hard to put this second, but books and reading. Reading and books. Reading and more reading. I wish I was better in languages so I could read more books (and yes, I've bought cookbooks in foreign languages and used them with the help of a dictionary!!).
3. My new (relatively speaking, 5 years) small town and the old house that goes with it. I've always wanted an old house in an old town and am living out that fantasy now. I may not want it forever -- I doubt there is anything besides my husband and family that I will want forever -- but it fits for now and I'm loving it.
4. My rich social life. For other people home and TV are fine. Some don't care if they ever see anyone besides people related to them and one or two friends once or twice a year. Everywhere I've lived, we've created a circle of people who meet about 5 at a favorite location. I thrive on entertaining and being entertained. I love marathon phone nights when we talk to everyone we know halfway around the globe. These people enrich my life. I believe the world would be a huge bore if everyone was just like me and enjoy the great diversity of the people I've met over the years.
5. Walking, and being somewhere that walking can be a part of your life, not something you do for exercise. Walk to visit friends. Walk to go out for drinks. Walk to my exercise class. NOT GETTING INTO A FRIGGIN' CAR EVERY TIME I WALK OUT THE DOOR.