RTW: Whole Lotta Love-Lists

From YA Highway:

Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question to write about on our own blogs. You can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.

(Today I'm celebrating one year since my very first Road Trip and I'm so grateful for all the fantastic readers and writers I've met along the way!)

This week's topic:  Inspired by Stephanie Perkins' post on Natalie Whipple's blog, what is your novel's "Love List"?

So, just to be clear, I luuurve just about anything that comes out of Stephanie Perkins' brain, and this was no exception.  What a great idea - to make a list of things you love about your work as both a reminder of why your work is worthwhile and as a "handy guideline during the revision process."  Of course you want your readers to luuurve the things in your book that you luuurve, too. 

(Also, if you haven't read ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins yet, please do yourself a favor and buy it. Now.)

Here are my two love-lists - the first, because I'm currently in CLOUD 9 country for my now-annual writing retreat, for CLOUD 9, and the second for my poor, lonely, longing-for-attention WiP, WAITING FOR THE SUN (which also takes place in CLOUD 9 country).  I hope this inspires me to kick it into high gear!

CLOUD 9
The Spinning Milkshake
Number 4 Ladyslipper Lane - the Cozy Cottage
Mini-golf and Blueberry Hill
Brad Keenan's love for Led Zeppelin
Brad Keenan
Song lyric battles
The Spice Girls (hey - second Spice Girls mention in a week! Wait, did I just mention the Spice Girls in the same post as I mentioned Led Zeppelin?)
Macaroni and cheese
The Fire Tower
Scrabble, crossword puzzles, tea, and the grandparents
The garden at the Cedar Avenue house
The Pack-Mobile
Home

WAITING FOR THE SUN 
Halcyon Lake
Lilacs
Root Beer Barrels
Agates
A black Pontiac Thunderbird
Buckle Bunnies
Escape plots
New friends
Shared sorrows
Second chances

Here's the view from my balcony this week:

Have I ever mentioned how much I love Minnesota?

How about you?  What do you luuurve about your WiP?