Friday Faves

Blah blah blah. Let's get to the point. What awesomeness has in the life of the master of awesome this week?

1. Manager Rentals

What is better than ending last week over my 18% sales goal? Getting free rentals for my troubles makes the week so exciting. I also made my sales goal this week so free rentals for another week. If I haven't said it before, I love my job!

2. BD's Mongolian Grill 

I think the picture is fairly self-explanatory. I love BD's. This visit was particularly amazing. Joe and I created 4 perfect bowls on this visit and once again proved our culinary genius.

3. Best Friend Time

I love having time with Joe. Doesn't it always make my Friday Faves. We had lunch at BD's, saw the Great Gatsby, had dinner at Olga's, and picked out a pair of glasses for Joe. It's always a good time when I get to see Joe.

4. Sock Bun: Accomplished

My list of hair styles is very short but I did finally try out the sock bun and I've been loving it for work. It's been looking a lot better than that photo. It's been a lot of work but I've been rocking it.

5. Downton Abbey

I am OBSESSED!!! 

Friday Faves

My life right now is a teeny bit boring right now. I've just been working and playing bingo on Facebook. I've been watching a lot of Friends too so I decided to post my top five favorite moments of Friends for this edition of Friday Faves. This was really hard because there are so many great one liners for the show but here are just five of my favorites. Below each GIF, I've listed the episode title.

1. Season 7, Episode 20: The One with Rachel's Big Kiss

Or how I'm going to open Dad's funeral some day.

2. Season 2, Episode 6: The One with the Baby on the Bus

I laughed so loud and hysterically that I woke Joe up.

 3. Season 8, Episode 6: The One with the Halloween Party

Even though Chandler never does that, it is still the greatest impression of him ever.

4. Season 7, Episode 15: The One with Joey's New Brain

I can't blame everyone else in the scene for visibly trying to hold back laughter. Phoebe singing along with the bagpipes is just too great for words.

5. Season 3, Episode 2: The One Where No One's Ready

I'm Chandler. Could I BE wearing any more clothes?!

Doctor Who Season 7 Part 2 Premier

WARNING: May contain spoilers.

Doctor Who once again made my bucket list because the premier was on the Saturday before Easter and I've been looking forward to it since Christmas. The first episode of second half of season 7 is "The Bells of Saint John".  We have the return of Jenna-Louise Coleman's terribly confusing character of Clara Oswin Oswald and Matt Smith continues as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor. And spoiler! We also get a glimpse of "the Great Intelligence", played by Richard E. Grant. Can't wait to see how he comes back throughout this season.

We don't get a lot of details about Clara/Oswin except the connection from Clara to the name of Oswin and the little details of how Clara comes to be a nanny in the 21st century. I'm afraid the last 7 episodes of the season may not give us a lot either.  Moffat can be pretty sadistic like that. But I'm hopeful this season will help us learn more of Clara's story and resolve how she has died twice! Seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if she is Rory's daughter or something from the number of times she has died and come back to life.

Also! Neil Gaiman has been bribed back into writing another episode, which will be the 12 episode of the season! It's titled "Nightmare in Silver" and Moffat requested that Gaimen make cybermen scary again! Considering Gaiman wrote one of my top 3 favorite episodes of all time, I can't wait to see it!

"When you say 'mobile phone', why do you point to that blue box?"

"Because it's a surprisingly accurate description!"

Friday Faves

The second week of 2013 and the first week of classes was very hectic for me. It's not that it was a bad week. It's just difficult to think of good things when you have a million things to do so I'm going to do my best this week to come up with really good things that happened despite going back to class.

1. Grey's Anatomy Season 8

I spent my last weekend before classes enjoying season 8 of Grey's. If you haven't seen season 8 or season 9, you should get on that because they are really good. I also enjoyed watching the latest episode with a bunch of sisters last night.

2. Hulk Baby

I went home to go to the dentist and got to take Liam his Christmas present from his Uncle Joe. He absolutely loves his Hulk blanket and ran around wearing it until Jessica decided to do something and then he of course had to bother her for a while. Toddler priorities.

3. Lunch With Emily

I got to catch up with Emily this week. It was really great seeing her and getting to hear about her break. We just get along so well.

4. Quality Dairy Doughnut

I went to visit my mom at work this week and she bought me my favorite doughnut in the whole world. She is such a nice mama.

5. Amy Pohler

I wish she was my BFF.

Doctor Who Christmas Special 2012

WARNING: May contain spoilers.

The Doctor Who Christmas Special is on my winter bucket list because honestly, it wouldn't be Christmas without the Doctor Who Special. Anyways, this year's special is titled "The Snowmen". We have Matt Smith as the Doctor and Jenna-Louise Coleman as the new companion, Clara Oswald. It also features a new Tardis design! We have the return of Madame Vastra, Strax, and Jenny. Jenny and Madame Vastra really should have their own spin-off because the characters are just hilarious and Strax is a fun character.

The story is set in Victorian London and without giving too much away, it is definitely the scariest Christmas special in recent years. It also left some pretty big things hanging. How is Clara going to begin travelling with the Doctor? And how is the Doctor going to fix this Oswin/Clara mess? I'm really excited to see all this play out in season 8.

"I'm the clever one! You're the potato one!"

Friday Faves

The first Friday Faves of 2013! Happy New Years!

1. Hot Tubbing

I went hot tubbing with Joe on Thursday. It was so relaxing and it was a great way to spend an hour the week before classes start.

2.  Vera Bradley Turn Lock Wallet

Luke bought me this wallet to match my bag for Christmas and I just love it!

3. Lincoln

Luke and I went to see Lincoln this week and it was amazing! Definitely a must-see!

4. New Year's Eve

Courtney and I had a blast on NYE eating McDonald's and Taco Bell and watching movies. We goofed around and stayed up long enough to see the ball drop and to wish everyone we knew a happy new year and then went to bed. It was pretty great!

5. Friends

It's been deathly cold in my house but I've been cuddled up in my bed watching Friends and I have to say it is definitely my favorite show!

Friday Faves

It's Friday again? This year has gone by so fast. It's only 4 days until Christmas, people!

1. Friends

I've watched Friends for a solid two weeks and I am not ashamed. I'm almost done with season 10 and I plan on starting over again at season 1. Sorry I'm not sorry?

2. Hickory Farms Turkey Summer Sausage

I am obsessed. So freaking good. I could eat this all day every day.

3. Miss Universe

Watching Miss Universe with Courtney was super super fun. Although I think Miss France was way prettier, Courtney and I cheered for Miss USA when she was crowned.

4. Liam Time

Liam and I got some quality time together this week. I got to see Jessica's house and I'm so excited to see how it looks when they are all done. Liam and I played lots of games and I can't wait to see him on Christmas.

5. Jeffrey's Christmas Medley

Since Christmas is upon us, here is my favorite version of some Christmas classics. :)

Friday Faves

Sometimes I wonder how differnt my lists would be if I didn't need to make a list to remind myself of the positives in life. Oh well... Here we go again!

1. Greek Family

We welcomed our new baby roses to the family on Friday night! I love my family!

2. Trick-Or-Treat Dessert Crawl

We didn't make it very far but I absolutley loved dressing up like the Tardis! And that's Rosie the Rivetor if you can't tell.

3. New Job

I started training at B&BW this week and it was so fun! I am going to love this new part of my life!

4. Grey's Anatomy

I've been rewatching old seasons and I forgot how much I absolutely love this show. I need to get caught up again!

5. My Roommates

I am so appreciative of them for helping me make some difficult choices this week. They really are the best!

Friday Faves

It's Friday again. I'm finally planning on getting some stuff checked off the fall bucket list. But this week was pretty non-eventful so we will see where my brain goes on this list...

1. Tau Night

Every Wednesday is Tau Night for Alpha Sigma Tau. We hang out with the new members and they get to learn more about our sisters. Paige made caramel corn this week and it was soo good. She's going to give me the recipe but it was super easy so hopefully I'll make it soon and share it with all of you!

2. Sweet Asian Pear Tea

So much love! It is absolutely amazing! I know what I'm getting myself for Christmas!

3. Face Off

Brandi got me hooked on this show. I don't know why it is so interesting except maybe that Brandi and I like to yell at the TV because the contestants aren't like regular reality show competitors. They help each other and crap like that. What is that? But anyways, it's really really cool to see the transformations and I love hanging out with Brandi.

4. Thursday Night Shenanigans

Thursday night at the Saloon is karaoke night. Well... This time it wasn't. Some nonsense about baseball. Lame. Anyways, we always have a good time and I can't wait for Thursday this week!

5. Apple Cherry Pie

Joe and I got pie checked off our list this week. Look forward to a pie post later this week!

Friday Faves

WARNING: This post will contain spoilers for the new episode of Doctor Who (Asylum of the Daleks). If you haven't seen it yet, back away from the computer and come back when you've experienced the awesomeness.

So anyways... has it really been 6 weeks of blogging? Good for me. I feel rather accomplished when I look at all my posts, both past and scheduled. It's been a good 6 weeks. So let's get into the best of this week.

1. Oswin and the Asylum of the Daleks

Highest point of my week is the premier of Doctor Who! Oswin is going to be my favorite companion, I can just tell. She is a total bad ass and she is definitely going to have some epic adventures with the Doctor. I am so impressed by the plot and especially the end of this episode. I think Joe might be sick of me for talking about it so much but good news, there is another new episode tomorrow. I'm sure Doctor Who will top my list quite a bit this fall!

2. Liam

I saw the baby nephew this week! Could there be anything better than a cuddly nephew? I don't think so.

3. The Cottage

I spent part of my weekend here. Be jealous. But not super jealous. All I did was nap... #collegestudentproblems

4. Menna's Wednesdays

Wednesdays are family dinner days so Grace and Emily and I met at Menna's to eat some delicious dubs and talk. It's seriously one of my favorite sorority memories. Plus Menna's is just so good.

5. Recruitment Workshops

We had our first recruitment workshop of the semester this week. It feels a tiny bit silly for me to attend because this will be my third fall recruitment as an active but it was fun to teach the new girls the cheers and give them advice on how to answer the tough questions. My favorite potential question someone came up with: "Does everyone get along?" 

I thought this post would be hard to write because my list of negative events of the week has been a little lengthy and is on my mind this morning but coming up with 5 awesome things was actually really easy. In case you can't tell, I love writing these!

Fall TV Shows

I am so excited for fall. And that's partly because all the shows I love will be back with new seasons! I don't have a lot of time for TV and I work during prime time but here's what I'll be keeping up with this fall via Hulu and Joe. They aren't ranked because they are all so awesome.

The Big Bang Theory - September 27

I am so excited for the return of the nerd herd despite the slightly less dramatic cliffhanger season 5 finale. While it was less dramatic, it made up for it with like a dozen "AWWW" moments! Anyways, I really hope season 6 sees the addition of Bernadette and Amy to the opening credits. They are part of the regular cast but I still struggled to find a picture like this with the new leading ladies. Don't get me wrong, I have a giant tier 1 girl crush on Penny. I just love Amy and Bernadette too. And they should get some recognition considering it's been confirmed that Stuart will be promoted from a recurring guest to series regular. I am most looking forward to the progression of Penny's character as the creators have confirmed they have put an emphasis on growing her and progressing certain aspects of her life beyond her love life!

2. Community - October 19

I am insanely nervous for Community's return. With the creator, two producers, and two writers leaving the show, I'm not really sure what direction the show is going to go in. To be honest, this season could be absolutely terrible. Especially considering some of the slightly too crazy plot lines of season three.  Only time will tell...

3. Doctor Who - September 1

Finally! I feel like I've been waiting forever for some new Doctor Who but really it's been 8 months. I am so looking forward to some Dalek shenanigans and to see Moffat's brilliant mind at work once again. Will the Ponds die in some epic nonsense? If they do, I hope the Doctor takes them to the library to be uploaded with their daughter. If not, I hope we find out their lives don't go back to being slow, boring, and all in the right order. I expect their exit to be nothing less than epic. 

4. Grey's Anatomy - September 27

I sighed a huge sigh of relief when I read that Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson, and James Pickens Jr. have all signed contracts for the next two seasons. With Eric Dane and Chyler Leigh leaving, it will be nice to know that the season premier won't kill off any  the last 6 original cast members. That being said, I don't think I'll be too sad if Arizona Robbins dies. Sure, it will be sad for her wife and baby. But I don't think Arizona is a particularly great character. I think she's sorta in there because they thought of all these great little dramas between her and Callie.

5. How I Met Your Mother - September 24

I'm going into this season of HIMYM holding my breath. This could be our last year with the gang! I can't decide if it would be worse if this was their last season or next year will be their last season. But anyways, I am so excited to see some fun with Marvin Wait-For-It Erikson! And I am looking forward to seeing how Barney gets from proposing to Quinn and marrying Robin. Should be a great year for the gang.

Friday Faves

So here we are again. Sometimes, it's hard to come up with 5 things about your week that are actually positive. Like this week. When I spent a lot of time doing things I'd been dreading to get ready to go back to school. So here is the list... It took a while but it just goes to show you there are 5 good things about every week.

1. Subway

 Thanks to Subway, I may actually be a tiny bit less poor soon. I got a call yesterday morning about an interview on Monday morning. So hopefully all goes well and I won't starve to death!

2. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings

Watching two American teams compete for gold and knowing that we would be up on the medal stand twice? Pretty cool. Watching Misty and Kerri's reaction to winning their third gold medal together? Freakin' epic. They are really cool chicks and I can't wait to watch Kerri compete in Rio in 2016. Might be a little hard to see her compete with someone else but for now I'll just remember when Kerri started dancing in the sand.

3. Go On

Some people may be upset that NBC cut their prime time Olympic coverage to show a commercial-free preview of Matthew Perry's new show Go On. I am not one of those people. The show was hilarious! A genius move on NBC's part because I wouldn't have watched it except I was too lazy to find something else and I didn't want to miss any Olympic coverage. Now, I can't wait for this show to come out because it is just so darn funny.

4. Blueberries

Joe and I have gone blueberry picking twice in the last month and this time we made some delicious blueberry crumble. I'll share the recipe later this week. It was so yummy with some vanilla ice cream!

5. My new Vera Bradley Planner

I got my new Vera planner this week and it makes me so excited for the new semester. There is nothing better than a brand new planner waiting for my notes all over it! So excited!