8 Things

This Eights game has been going around the blog universe so I figured I'd join in on the fun! You should too!

8 TV Shows I Like to Watch
1. Gossip Girl
2. Lost
3. Everybody Loves Raymond
4. Real Housewives
5. Dancing with the Stars
6. American Idol
7. Anything on the Food Network
8. Gilmore Girls

8 Favorite Places to Eat & Drink
1. The Local
2. The Strawhat (in Anguilla)
3. Not Your Average Joes
4. BrewWorks
5. Panera
6. Upstairs on the Square
7. Elephant & Castle
8. Red Robin

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To
1. Moving into my new apartment in June!
2. My cousin's wedding in a few weeks in NJ
3. Red Sox game with my BF on Wednesday
4. Decorating my new apartment
5. SUMMER
6. New Sex and the City movie
7. Getting married... some day
8. Going to grad school... again, some day!

8 Things That Happened to Me Yesterday
1. Celebrated Mother's Day with a cookout with my family
2. Went to local organic grocery store
3. Dropped a plate of scrambled eggs in my lap.
4. My cousin from RI visited me for a few hours
5. Saw my BF :)
6. Watched "She's Crafty" on ION Life
7. Took a nap
8. Tidied up my room.... thrilling, I know.

8 Things I Like About Winter
1. First snowfall
2. Christmas!!!
3. Toasty warm snowboots
4. Family Christmas party
5. Boston at Christmas time
6. Using the snow as an excuse to work from home
7. Christmas cookies :)
8. Advent

8 Things I am Passionate About
1. Family
2. Friends
3. Love
4. Writing
5. Living Well
6. Faith
7. Food
8. Service

8 Words or Phrases I Use Often
1. "To be honest..."
2. "God forbid" (always saracastically)
3. "There ya go."
4. "Seriously"
5. "Note that..." (I use this in work emails to sound like I mean business!)
6. "'kay"
7. "Right."
8. "Son of a bitch!" (when I'm angry... and showing off my good breeding...)

8 Things I Have Learned from the Past
1. Men throw friendship around like a football and it doesn't break. Women treat it like glass and it breaks to pieces. (I forget who said that?)
2. People can change.
3. I can be independent.
4. Never look back unless you are planning to go that way. (Thoreau)
5. Love finds you when you least expect it.
6. What goes around comes around.
7. Smiling at people makes a world of difference.
8. Listen to your parents when they tell you NOT to get a credit card.

8 Places I Would Like to Visit
1. Ireland
2. San Diego (I've been here a few times, but want to go back.)
3. Paris
4. Munich
5. Italy
6. South Africa
7. Tibet
8. Morocco

8 Things I Currently Want/Need
1. New sneakers
2. New bronzer (mine broke to pieces :( )
3. $$$$!
4. New Burberry trench coat
5. Peace of mind
6. A new job...
7. Several new Lilly items
8. To somehow learn not to worry about everythinggggg