Favorites

October 2009

1. 2009 American League Central Division Champions, the Minnesota Twins

2. Alexi Casilla and Carlos Gomez

3. Not needing to use the AC

4. Fall scented candles

5. Aaron Rodgers

6. Postseason

7. the Gap in the Mall of America

8. Atticus and Sir Thomas, my kitties

9. Doctor Who

10. Mika’s new album

11. The guy on TMZ with the long blonde hair.

12. $5 Trader Joe’s wine (NOT two buck Chuck)

13. Church-shopping

14. Getting back to my usual fall schedule on Sundays (coffee, Meet the Press, Church, Baseball, Nap, Reading)

15. Purple is the new neutral

September 2009

1. The U.S. Open (Tennis)

2. Settling into my new apartment

3. Discovering an abundance of hiking trails near my new neighborhood

4. Not going to class the day after Labor Day

5. My purple comforter, pillow shams, and bedskirt

6. Local On Demand offerings

7. Alexander Skarsgård

8. Home and Garden Television

9. The ability to watch the Twins on FSN every night.

10. Strongbow

11. Glee

12. Knowing that besides ice, the only 2 things in the freezer are 3 bags of butter cream frosting and a bottle of vodka.

13. The anticipation of sweater weather.

14. New walking routes.

15. Fall television premieres.

August 2009

1. Orange Gatorade

2. Sookie Stackhouse novels

3. Finding a pair of running shoes that don’t give my heels blisters!

4. Brad Paisley’s “Welcome to the Future”

5. Health Care Reform

6. MOVING!

7. Freezees (especially the green ones)

8. Citizen Kane

9. Running into former classmates that still recognize and say hello to you

10. Productivity

11. JobsinMinneapolis.com

12. TMZ

13. Seguin’s colby cheese

14. Orlando Cabrera’s quote: “Who doesn’t like M&M’s?” in response to coming to Minnesota

15. Sheldon Cooper

July 2009

1. Alan Rickman’s voice

2. Harry Potter

3. How I Met Your Mother

4. Dark blue toenail polish

5. Bonfires with 20 foot flames

6. Surprising Douglas

7. The Golden Girls

8. Broccoli

9. Funemployment

10. Reading the current issue of the New Yorker the week it arrives in the mail

11. Keeping busy and occupying my time

12. Green purses

13. The Surdyks wine sale (that I cannot afford)

14. The sound of a loon calling across the lake

15. The Recovery Act seal on road construction signs

June 2009

1. Raspberry Concrete Mixers from Culvers

2. Majestic Eagles in all forms

3. Ray Bradbury

4. Wearing a skirt every day

5. Either diet Coke or diet Pepsi from the fountain

6. Walking for an hour and a half

7. Writing cover letters

8. Joe Mauer’s home runs

9. Sarah Vowell’s version of history

10. Country music (which is a newer development)

11. Kittens inspired by Kittens (YouTube)

12. Matriculation

13. Exploring the metro area

14. I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here

15. The Big Bang Theory television show (I have a type when it comes to men…nerdy)