Highlights of 2008

(in no particular order)

• adopting Jelly Bean: 12.21.08



• moving into our new apartment: 7.14.08



• Disney World: 2.15.08, 2.29.08, 5.20.08, 5.29.08, 6.27.08 [my birthday, Keys to the Kingdom Tour], 7.31.08, 8.04.08, 8.13.08



• James' Birthday = 1st tattoo! : 1.28.08



• my 1st tattoo: 9.25.08



• new jobs - me: 04.30.08; james: 5.01.08



• generous Christmas: 12.25.08



• 4-year Anniversary = Thai food, You Do the Dishes, *other: 10.30.08



• "The Ellen Degeneres Show" at Universal: 3.29.08



• vacation with my family (including visit to Cocoa Beach): 7.20.08-7.25.08



• vacation with James' family (including first visit to Bubba Gump's): 8.05.08-06.08



• getting my tooth replaced: 3.10.08



• teaching at Weightman Middle School: 11.04.08, 11.18.08, 11.25.08



• the discovery of my beloved D'lites: 8.17.08



• discovering "Lost", thanks to the bum: 6.05.08

[me and my jelly bean]

Looking forward to:

• New Year's Eve in downtown Sarasota with two of my FAVORITE people


• listening to all of the songs from the CDs Amy gave to me as part of the MOST wondrous Christmas gift EVER :)


• "Lost" coming back to tv in January


• all of the award shows coming up


• Ringling and ArtWalk on Thursday


• seeing Julia on Sunday


• NO WORK FOR THREE DAYS!!!


• $5 admission at Lowry Park Zoo on the 11th

For Bum, because it will not let me post a comment on her page:

darling bum,
i cannot wait for tonight
[alone, we are magnificent,
but together, we are
magnificently miraculous]

Inspired by "City of Angels"

I love the smell of:

• Acqua di Gio
• chocolate covered almonds
• Victoria's Secret Pear Glace
• Heavily buttered popcorn
• Hawaiian Ginger body spray
• McDonald's
• Birthday Cake candles
• scrambled eggs
• Hollister
• Pumpkin scented burning oil
• James ****
• Ma's homemade Almond Joy soap and Jacky's Rosy Cheeks soap
• the front case at the candy store (full of chocolates and truffles)
• Chinese food
• watermelon lip gloss
• a just-opened bag of Skittles

I love the feel of:

• warm-almost-hot showers
• fronting candy in the bins at work (I wear gloves, of course!)
• shaggy carpet
• James' rough hands
• Crocs
• pimple-free skin
• cotton candy melting on my tongue
• Casper licking between my toes
• shaving cream
• play-doh
• riding the ocean waves
• flannel pajamas
• silky and velvety anything
• emptiness in my belly
• getting a pedicure (the massages and warm water are heaven!)
• James' massages
• Casper and Jelly Bean cuddled next to me
• James' arms around me
• leather journals

I love the sound of:

• little kid giggles
• British accents
• the music at Disney World
• "I love you" in any language
• music on the radio
• Casper howling

What I REALLY want for Christmas:

• tickets to "The Ellen Degeneres Show"


• time off from work AND school--at the same time


• unlimited craft supplies


• a home with just J and I


• a puppy! (or a cute dog!)


• someone to buy my old laptop


• annual tickets (or any tickets, really!) to Disney World


• a job at a school


• time and money to travel


• and, of course, world peace.

OBSESSED

check it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGHrijOVG8M

LOVE

LOVE

LOVE

[i know you will, too]

If it starts with "P", "C", "B", or "S"...

...then it's yummy!

For example:

P

• pie
• peaches
• popsicles
• pickles
• pitas
• pumpkin-flavored anything
• peanut butter
• Pepsi
• punch
• praline cookies
• pound cake with ice cream
• pancakes
• pretzels
• pudding
• popcorn
• pizza
• pineapples
• potatoes
• pop-tarts
• plums
• pastries
• parmesan cheese

C

• cupcakes
• chocolate
• cookies
• candy
• cheese
• Coke
• chicken cacciatore
• cucumbers
• chocolate syrup
• cinnamon toast
• chalupas
• cones
• chocolate covered pretzels
• cinnamon buns
• cake
• Crunch bars
• Chinese food
• cantaloupe
• coffee
• chocolate milk
• cole slaw
• cheesecake
• cereal
• Chips Ahoy
• candy corn
• cherry cordials
• chimichangas
• churros
• chicken salad (homemade)
• chicken nuggets/fingers
• corn on the cob
• chicken parmesan
• coffee cake
• Capri Sun
• cookie dough

B

• bubble gum
• butterscotch
• baked beans
• burgers
• baklava
• buckeyes
• blueberries
• brownies
• blondies
• breadsticks
• butternut squash fries
• banana peppers
• Blizzards
• blintzes

S

• stuffed mushrooms
• slushes
• soda
• soup
• salsa
• stuffing
• sweet potatoes
• spinach
• souffles
• scrambled eggs
• sprinkles
• sandwiches
• salad
• Subway
• shrimp
• sauteed veggies
• scones

See?