Crazy Eight Tag

Thanks to my wonderful cousin Michelle and sister Heidi, I now am going to participate. I don't do these very often. But it seemed kind of fun and I am stuck in the house so I might as well do something. Right?

8 Favorite TV Shows:
This is hard. When we moved here we decided to no longer have tv (as in cable or tv shows). We use our tv for movies only now. But here are my choices before I went cold turkey. (yes there were withdrawal symptoms).
1. Glimore Girls (luckily I have all seasons on dvd)
2. So you think you can dance?
3. The Office
4. Biggest Loser
5. America's Next Top Model (Heidi, don't worry. It is also my guilty pleasure)
6. Hell's Kitchen
7. Project Runway
8. Top Chef

8 Things I did Yesterday:
1. Grocery Shopping
2. Listened to "Spanish Immersion" so that I can understand when my husband starts speaking in hushed spanish tones. I know it is about me.
3. Got my husband to watch Charly with me. This is only the third time he has cried in front of me. He also told me he is never watching that movie again.
4. Read most of The Notebook
5. Played with Korban
6. Continued on my Weight Watchers Diet (yes I have begun again)
7. Worked on landscape designs for the front and backyards.
8. Reserved lots of garden books at the library because I suck at landscape design.

8 Things I look Forward To:
1. No longer having to deprive myself of my desserts (part of the diet).
2. When I can drive into my garage on concrete. They poured part of it today. We have to wait a week now.
3. When Korban can just tell me what he wants instead of crying.
4. When I can see the sun and feel its warmth. I miss you Phoenix.
5. When my husband comes home everyday.
6. Going on a second honeymoon with Jason.
7. Watching Korban and any future kids go up.
8. Being able to design again for a living.

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Red Robin (I have this red meat thing right now. I am always hanckering for a hamburger)
2. Johnny Corinos
3. Oreganos - Those from Phoenix will understand. I am sorry for those that have never had the pleasure of the 2 inch thick stuffed pesto chicken pizza
4. Fontera Grill - Went with Russ, Tia, and Wendy in Chicago. Amazing mexican inspired food.
5. Bajios
6. PF Changs
7. Gelato Spot - They don't serve food but they do serve a mean gelato
8. Home - for me I don't really enjoy going out a lot. I like to cook something and eat it in the privacy of my own house.

8 Things I Wish For
1. The rain to stop so my driveway can actually cure and not get screwed up.
2. The rain to stop so I can see the sun and warm up
3. A never ending cup of calorie free hot chocolate
4. To be able to put in a sprinkler system, grass, a cool designed backyard and a fence all this year. Not a chance.
5. To be content with what I have.
6. To travel the whole world.
7. To be multi-lingual
8. World Peace :)

That wasn't too bad. It gave me a chance to tell everyone what is going on in a round about way. I guess I am supposed to tag someone now. But I am not. Instead, if you would like to do this please feel free.

A Happy Reunion

Thanks to the amazing computer detective skills of Diane Lambert (College roommate and friend), a new alligator was acquired on Ebay. I consider myself the sentimental person but I definitely went beyond the normal line on this one. I could not sleep the night I posted the wanted sign. I was so upset (1) that I had lost the alligator in the first place and (2) that I couldn't find it online anywhere. So at about midnight I started my search again, determined to find it. After about an hour of no luck I resigned myself to just check my email and head to bed. There I miraculously found an email from Diane with a link to a new alligator, just like the one I lost. I bought it immediately and received it last Saturday. Here are pictures of the happy reunion. Korban definitely remembered it and has been hugging it more closely since. Thanks again Diane!