Tagged!!

Because I know that you are all dying to know all about me!!

Here are the rules:
1. Post the rules on your blog:
2. Answer the six "8" items
3. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

8 Favorite TV Shows:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Greek
3. Law and Order (all of them!)
4. Private Practice
5. Real Housewives (NY is my favorite, OC a close second)
6. Top Chef
7. Good Eats
8. The View

8 Things I did yesterday:
1. Watched the Lakers dominate the Nuggets
2. Updated some donor files
3. Went to a very long APhi meeting
4. Finished all of my DAR paperwork
5. Paid tons of APhi bills and updated the house records
6. Stayed up half the night trying to play with Buckley (he was too tired to even notice)
7. Finally cleaned out my camera and posted about 100 pictures
8. Thumbed through the applications I received for an upcoming program at work

8 Things I am looking forward to:
1. The Fourth of July in MN
2. CABO!!!
3. Golf lessons
4. Spending some quality time at the pool this summer
5. Finding a new apartment (I am not looking forward to the actual moving part)
6. Getting into shape for Cabo
7. Courtney coming into town tomorrow
8. My birthday!!

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Melting Pot
2. Uncle Julios/Rio Grande Cafe
3. Bertucci's
4. Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes (The lack of one nearby is upsetting)
5. Shine Sushi
6. Clyde's
7. Lauriol Plaza
8. CPK

8 Things on my wishlist:

1. An engagement ring
2. Art for my apartment walls
3. A GPS
4. An I-Phone!!!
5. A Berkin bag
6. A speedy recovery for Jenny's brother Johnny (this actually is first in my head)
7. A KitchenAid, preferably in Gloss Cinnamon
8. The entire contents of any Williams Sonoma store

This past week I have been crazy busy and have deprived my little blog of the rightful attention it deserves. Kathy was in town for the holiday weekend. It was eventful and nice to have her in town. Gotta love quality parents time, right? This week Daniel was in Seattle for work and left Buckley and me to man the fort. While I would love to say I spent the whole time snuggling Buckley and getting in some quality mother-son time, I was busy running around and going to meetings. So, the poor pup was all by his lonesome and pretty unhappy about it. But, he can't mope around me too long, he always gives up and jumps into bed and snuggles me. He loves to wrap up in the blankets and stick only his nose out. Goodness gracious he is so cute, just look at him...

Moving along, I have this problem that I have to stay up and watch the Lakers. Doesn't sound like a problem, right? Everyone goes to bed late now and then. BUT, if you are watching the currents series, you know these games have been serious nail bitters. I sit there and almost have about 5 heart attacks within the last 2 minutes of every game, because my heart is beating at about 250 beats per minute. So once we win, I get super excited, jump around the house and squeal a little, and then... nothing. Dan is sleeping, having succumbed to slumber a good 3 minutes after his head hits the pillow (his ability to tune me out has been finely mastered, I am often more impressed than upset). The next 2 hours I watch reruns of The Nanny and Good Eats, fiddle with my blackberry, try moving the dog so he will "accidentally" wake up and want to play with me... all while trying every few minutes to trick myself into falling asleep. It rarely works and I spend a good 3 hours doing absolutely nothing but wishing I was snoring like Daniel next to me. So, last night I was awake until 2am. 2AM!!! (I am usually out cold circa 10:00pm and can almost promise if I am up any later, crankiness will follow in the morning.) I really need to figure out a solution to this problem, or just deal with it for the next two weeks because once the Lakers beat Denver on Friday, they will be off to the Finals. We are close to a finish people, we are close to the Lakers taking home the Championship, and we are close to the best team in the NBA winning the title they rightfully deserve this year.

And don't you just love my ring?!? I think I bug Daniel about it at least once-a-day. While he tries not to hyperventilate, I tried not to scream in frustration. You know how your mom always said, "He won't buy the cow when gets the milk for free." Well, I now completely understand that saying. He keeps saying he wants to be able to buy me what I deserve, which in his mind is 5 carats. (rightfully so, I am awesome) but lets be honest... do I want a huge amazing ring? of course; do I need or expect a huge one? absolutely not. The fight isn't that he doesn't want to get married, he just doesn't want to spend the money. Well honey, no one does, so why don't you just suck it up and get your amazing and beautiful girlfriend some bling. But, this theory never works and here I am spending my spare time designing a ring that won't be on my hand anytime soon.