Top 5 Friday

I 'm so glad it's Friday. When the hubby and I were surfing through the tv channels I was thinking about how few shows there are out right now that I really love. I'm totally addicted to Bravo shows but reality shows aren't the same as a good sitcom show. Which got me thinking about all the shows that I use to love and now miss.

Top 5 Favorite Shows That Are No More

5. Sunset Beach


I imagine that there are a lot of people that haven't seen this show before. I never really noticed how racy their opening title shot was until now. Anywho, Sunset Beach was a short lived soap opera (the only soap opera I ever watched) that I got addicted to one summer. It wasn't your typical soap opera show as they kind poked fun at them selves and even do a whole spoof based on the Scream movies. I was always kinda bummed that the only soap that wasn't "typical" got the boot.

4. Law & Order
The wounds are still fresh with this show being taken off the air just a couple months ago. I know it has been going for a long time but the way that they just cut the show off so abruptly with no plans of bringing it back was kind of crazy. Law & Order SVU is actually my favorite of the L&O series and I would cry big sloppy tears if they ever took my Stabler and Benson away from me.

*cue the Law & Order music*

3. Dharma and Greg


I really loved this show. While my husband and I are not totally opposites like this couple was and we knew each other a whole lot longer before we got married (Dharma and Greg got married on their first date) I feel like it's probably the closest tv example of our marriage. He's a structured, "plan on being spontaneous" kind of guy and she's a happy, yoga loving kind of girl.
Anyone remember the episode where Dharma became a football fan? LOVED IT. And don't EVEN get me started on their dogs, Stinky and Nunzio, and the fact that the dog had a dog as a pet. I really love this show.

4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer


I could never get into all the Twilight, New Moon, Team Jacob/Edward stuff because I will always be TEAM BUFFY. I pretty much wanted to grow up and be Buffy when I was in high school. I wouldn't say that I was a die-hard Buffy fan but it's no coincidence that I have the same number of piercings as Sarah Michelle Gellar and bought every magazine she was on in the late 90's and beginning of 2000. I'm just saying. I'm so not a scary movie type person but I still loved this show. I think there was an episode called "The Watchman" that was really scary but other then that it was just a whole lot of vampire and zombie butt kicking and teenage love and angst.

1. Felicity
The whole reason that I wanted to be an RA in college was because of this show and I guess more specifically because of Noel Crane. Everything about this show was so perfect. I loved and hung on every single moment of it. I think that I was mostly cheering for Felicity to get with Ben but about half way through the series I became Team Noel. So many things that I loved about this show, the music, the "Dear Julie" taped letters (did we ever find out who Julie was? I forget) Javier and Dean and Deluca and of course the year that Felicity shaved off all her amazing curly hair. I had a friend that stopped watching the show after that. I could never stop watching.


So that's my trip down tv shows of the past. What shows are you missing?

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Monday Morning Brain Dump Post

Brain Dump Post
(Just some stuff that is on my mind right now...)

• I realized late on Wednesday that I forgot the Wednesday's Wednesday Wisdom post. The whole 3 day weekend thing threw me off. I will not deprive you of her cuteness this week. She promises to be extra cute for this post.
• I'm trying to start a second Etsy shop that will mainly be focused on design (logos, brand development) since graphic design is my real career and I love doing creative design. Getting up the focus and energy to pull that new shop together has been......challenging.
• My sister is coming to visit next week. I'm giddy excited. Shopping and cupcakes and pumpkin spice lattes, OH MY.
• I hate the Wizard of Oz and don't know why I quote it.
• I need to learn some moderation. When I get excited about something I get REALLY REALLY excited and burn white hot about it but can't usually sustain that level of obsession interest. See the bullet above about my Etsy design shop.
• The Halloween decorations are going up next weekend. Boo-yah!

Got anything to brain dump this week?

Tear Jerkers

I use to be a tough girl, or at least I think I was tough compared to the mushball that I have become lately. I don't cry over Kleenex commercials ( I do cry over Publix commercials but that is because I DESPERATELY miss my grocery store) but I have turned into a big ol' sappy girl.

And sometimes I kinda love it.

Here are a few of my guaranteed movies that are bound to have me searching for a tissue and and a comfy shoulder to hug.

Marley And Me

He looks so innocent and sweet in that picture, right? WRONG! I don't think I have ever cried so hard during a movie then I did when we watched this one. Big, heart wrenching, sloppy tears. Thank goodness we were at home (BFF tipped me off NOT to see it in the theater for this reason). MAJOR tear jerker.

The Lion King

The first time I ever found myself sniffling through a movie was this one. I just couldn't help it, poor little lion cub watches his dad die and then you have Jonathan Taylor Thomas (remember him!!??) and his pre-pubescent voice crackling "Dad?? Dadddd???" Just gets me.

Up

Disney is doing a number on me. The thing that was amazing to me about Up (which I LOVED) was how they were able to make me cry without using any words. Really incredible. I don't think Pixar can do anything wrong though...(Hello! They are partnered with Apple!).

The Notebook

I think this is a pretty classic girl cry movie but that is part of it's great appeal and it never seems to get old. Which is why I always have to STOP and watch it every time it is on the Oxygen channel which is approximately once a month. Just ask my husband, I'm sure he's counting.


Steel Magnolias

Big hair and even bigger tears. It also gives me lots of big laughs which makes it the perfect trifecta for a girly movie.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Both of these movies give me a big lump in the throat and a few sniffles. Now if I made a list of my Top5 -10 movies of all time you would see a lot of these movies on that list. I guess I just love being a big mushball :)

What movies make you reach for a tissue? Do you like sob-fest movies?

Football Season: Gator Style

Being a landlocked Florida Gator fan comes with its challenges. Being far away from The Swamp (Ben Griffin Stadium) means crossing your fingers come Saturdays in the fall that they are playing Florida football games all the way out here in the midwest. It also means representin' for you team on Fridays and your clothes not matching anyone in your office. That doesn't happen back in Gainesville. Everyone is wearing their blue and orange finery on Friday and Saturday and maybe even Sunday if it was a REALLY good game. College football in the South is practically a religion.


And you must dress accordingly.

I introduce to you the Southern Girls Football Season Uniform. Let's begin shall we?

1. Wear chic, attractive clothing in your schools colors.

Orange and blue baby

2. Skirts and dresses are preferred, don't forget your cute coordinating accessories.

3. Got your pearls? Original and team color appropriate

4. And then there is the hair and that means lots of hair spray and "The Poof" (NOT to be confused with Snooki from Jersey Shore's poof).

Poof in progress:

The higher the hair the closer we are to scoring a touchdown right?

5. The final addition to the outfit? A hot Gator hubby that is showing his pride the day before a game too.

GO GATORS!!!

Crazy Coupons

I'm sure by now you have heard of these die-hard coupon people that are able to clip and collect coupons and show up in a grocery store with a fistful of magical coupons that drastically drops their grocery bill. $200 of goods for $75. $50 worth of food for $2.50.

Crazy amazing price difference.

I've tried doing this, probably didn't try that hard or for that long but I'm just really not very good at it.

We don't HAVE to use coupons but why wouldn't you if you know that it is supposedly really easy and can save you money. And who doesn't want to save some money?


I try and keep up with all the nifty thrifty websites that let you know all the incredible HOT deals that are going on. I print some coupons off the internet if they seem like a good deal. And once in awhile I will buy the Sunday paper only to grab the coupons out of it. But I still don't feel like I have a good grip on this coupon thing. Here is why:

1. It seems like you have to be into hoarding (hoarding coupons and hoarding extra pantry items) for this system to work really well for you. I'm not a hoarder. At all. I hate having lots and lots of STUFF around. Clutter makes me crazy.

2. A lot of the coupons you see are for baby products and processed foods that I don't want to eat or buy.

3. I'm a peaceful person and the idea of going to the store and having a cashier argue with me about whether or not my coupon is legit makes me want to crawl under my shopping cart and roll out the door. It doesn't seem worth it to me. The cost of my peace of mind vs the cost of an extra .50 cents or $1 on an item.

As negative as this all sounds (I'm not trying to be, just frustrated) I really do want to get better at cutting back our grocery bills and finding a way to get the coupon system to work for me.

Anyone have any tips?

Wednesday's Wednesday Wisdom

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