8 Things

Okay, so Carrie actually tagged me and a few others by name, so...

8 favorite TV shows:
1. The Office
2. 30 Rock
3. The Amazing Race
4. Just about anything on HGTV (soon to be missed, cable downgrade on the way!)
5. Food Network Challenge (especially the ones involving cake)
6. That's all I can think of
7. Hmm
8. Still nothing


8 favorite restaurants:
1. The Monsoon
2. Red Iguana
3. The Bombay House
4. This little Chinese restaurant on 33rd, can't remember the name. They have the most excellent coconut curry chicken (for the times we can't make it to the Monsoon).
5. I like to try the local places, they're always good.
6. When I need my french fry fix (and special salt to smother them in), Red Robin but it has to be a girl's night out, Bryan won't go with me
7. Getting together with friends and family and having a good meal
8. Mmmm.....


8 things that happened yesterday:
1. Woke up extra early and sold my plasma
2. Had a great workout with Shelly while the kids were at school
3. Ran errands with Emian
4. Visited Annie and Isabelle (sister-in-law, and cousin)
5. Brought Isabelle to our house to play
6. Watched as Emian put herself to be at 5:30 p.m. (she woke up at 9 wanting to brush her teeth, then slept until 7 a.m.)
7. Babysat Ian and Ginger's kids from 6-9 p.m.
8. Fell asleep reading my latest thriller, No Time For Goodbye


8 things to look forward to:
1. Reading more of my book tonight
2. Our family trip to Disneyworld in ONE whole year
3. The upcoming holidays (Halloween just gets the fun going!)
4. Being 10 pounds lighter (15 would be even better!)
5. The long weekend with my kids (October 16&17 is fall break)
6. January 2009 and some great new leadership for this country
7. A country that does not depend so heavily on OIL
8. A remodeled kitchen
9. I could go on and on!


8 things I love about fall:
1. Celebrating my kids' birthdays
2. Changing leaves
3. It stays dark longer, kids sleep better
4. Brisk, but not cold, days
5. Halloween celebrations
6. The smell in the air
7. Picking Halloween costumes with the kids
8. By the end of fall, only have to wait through winter to get to SPRING!


8 things on my wish list:
1. Being with my family for eternity
2. A new kitchen
3. Laser hair removal
4. A magic fairy who cleaned up my house on a constant basis
5. A better economy
6. A baking business
7. A vacation for Bryan and me somewhere tropical (sorry Erin, not Hawaii)
8. New windows in my basement

So there they are, lots of favorites and wishes and what-not. It was harder than I thought it would be. Why don't you give it a try!