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1)Post rules on your blog
2)Answer the six "8" items
3)Let each person you tag know by leaving them a comment
8 Favorite TV Shows:
1. E.R.
2. Law & Order
3. Law & Order: SVU
4. How Clean Is Your House? (I obsess over this show. I take notes as I watch it. LOL)
5. Nanny 911
6. Supernanny
7. Wife Swap
8. History's Mysteries
8 Things I did Yesterday:
1. Spent HOURS working on the Trimming the Fat manuscript. It started innocently enough: I wanted to fix up the sample chapters. Then I just went whole hog with it.
2. Helped Jennifer with her homework. (After missing a lot of school, she came home with a lot of homework!)
3. Returned books to library.
4. FINALLY saw the movie, The Dark Knight. It was pretty good. Heath Ledger was awesome as the Joker, though I didn't get that whole lip-licking thing he kept doing (it was kind of gross). I was disappointed by the ending, though. I have to wonder: Who makes the better Joker, Jack Nicholson or Heath Ledger?
5. Saw a GRUESOME movie clip on a website. I'd never seen the movie and was curious about it. WHY couldn't they put a warning on there saying the guy was going to get cheese-sliced and it was going to show his intestines and everything as he falls to pieces on the floor?? EWW!!!
6. Tried to call my sister Elizabeth but of course nobody answered the phone.
7. Instructed Jennifer's school and her teacher to text me IMMEDIATELY if she has an adverse reaction to her new antibiotics or if there's any emergency. (I was REALLY worried about her. She had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics the doctor prescribed for her pneumonia and we just started her on a new kind yesterday. So far, all is going well.)
8. Did the whole "should I get a job and put the baby in child care or continue being a stay-at-home mom?" debate again. I'm too paranoid with child care, but I feel bad that I'm not working and contributing to society as I know I should. Well, there's always volunteer work! Part of the reason why I'm such a sucker for charitable causes. At least I am giving back something!
8 Things I'm Looking Forward:
1. MY BOOK GETTING PUBLISHED! MY BOOK GETTING PUBLISHED!! (In August! Woo-hoo!)
2. Wrapping up this newest book.
3. Working with someone on her book project.
4. Finding an agent/publisher for Trimming the Fat or Shadow of Samhain. Whichever comes first!!! (Hm, Trimming the Fat is starting to sound like a diet book instead of a book about revisions. Maybe I should change the title...again.)
5. Getting a professional author site set up.
6. Being able to buy some Starbucks again.
7. Teaching the children advanced sign language.
8. Losing weight!
8 Favorite Restaurants ( in no particular order)
1. Jung's Mongolian Grill
2. Applebees
3. The Mission (THE best Mexican food I have ever tasted!)
4. Ring of Fire
5. Sweet Life
6. Golden Orient
7. The Olive Garden
8. Sweet Basil
8 Things on My Wish List:
1. A literary agent
2. A home that we OWN.
3. Winning the lottery
4. Perfect credit (sigh)
5. All my family members ACTUALLY communicating with me (that counts my nephews, parents and in-laws!)
6. More REAL LIFE friends, but the kind who I can actually see at least twice a month. Still, I am grateful for the real life friends that i DO have! I also love and appreciate my online friends. They rock!
7. Lifetime gym membership.
8. College fund for my kids that will pay for their ENTIRE college education.
8 People I Tag:
I tag none.
Showing posts with label dining. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dining. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Decisions, decisions
My wedding anniversary is coming up! It's this Friday but, because my husband has to work, we won't be able to celebrate it until Saturday. We are just going to exchange gifts and go out for dinner. Nothing all that glamorous or exciting. But I'm just as happy with the low-key stuff. It's a chance to go out to eat! Yay!
The problem is, I'm having a hard time figuring out where I want to go out to eat. I've thrown a few suggestions my husband's way but he can't decide, either.
Here are the usual suspects:
Ring of Fire
This restaurant is right across the street from us. You can imagine how tantalizing it must be to smell their delicious Thai food every day! LOL I've been tempted to run over there a time or two to grab dinner!
Golden Orient
I went here only once when I was out and about, having a break from the kids. (And I ended up dropping off some of their food at home on my way to the bookstore after I finished eating there.) This Chinese restaurant is very good. The service is excellent and their restaurant is clean and attractive.
Izzy's
This is a buffet and because I have a neice named Izabel, I'm tempted to pick this one. Hah! I once asked a lady who works at a local bank where I can get the best pizza. After some thought, Izzy's was her choice. But it's not just pizza they serve as a main course; they also have pasta, chicken and beef dishes. The first time I went to eat here, I got lost trying to find it. (Unfortunately, I have a knack for getting lost!) I was told to go in one direction looking for the street when actually it was in the OTHER direction. (And that right there is the story of how I ended up at Fern Ridge Lake, Katy. LOL) NOW I know how to get there and they DO have good food. Their food choices are small, but, hey! It's a buffet! All the more reason to walk back to your table with a full plate!
Applebee's
When I lived in the California desert, I used to go to the Applebee's in Rancho Mirage all the time. So you can imagine my joy when they FINALLY opened an Applebee's in my neighborhood. WOO-HOO!! I love eating at Applebee's. Their food is just so different and tasty. The restaurant has a fun atmosphere (though not as fun as TGI Friday's) and reasonable prices. I have YET to eat at the new Applebee's here, though, so I can't really say if the service is pleasant. Still, memories of eating their offerings has me ready to run right over there ASAP and check 'em out. Though not sure if for my anniversary.
The Mission
For two years in a row, I went here for my birthday. They are, IMO, the best Mexican restaurant in Eugene. Though I'll admit I haven't eaten at too many Mexican restaurants to make a fair comparison. ;) But I really love eating here and not just because it's one of those "dressed up" Mexican restaurants (complete with colorful chairs). Their food is to die for and it's always hard from me to pick something from their menu. If you are ever in Eugene, do eat here if you can!
So those are the usual choices to select from when it comes to going out to eat. My husband likes to eat at the Kam Loon Restaurant and I have been meaning to pay a visit at the Jade Palace Chinese Restaurant. There are also a couple of other places we have enjoyed dining at: Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine and the Lotus Garden Vegetarian Restaurant.
As I paged through the phone book, looking at all of the other places to have dinner at, all these restaurants we haven't tried yet, I'm tempted to try something different. Something we haven't tried before. Some place we haven't dined at yet.
Maybe it isn't so terrible to try some place new for a special occasion. The usual suspects are definitely good to have in mind to pick from when it comes to picking a place to eat, but this is our first "second marriage" anniversary. Might as well mark the occasion by trying to have dinner at some place new.
Now all I need to do is pick one!
The problem is, I'm having a hard time figuring out where I want to go out to eat. I've thrown a few suggestions my husband's way but he can't decide, either.
Here are the usual suspects:
Ring of Fire
This restaurant is right across the street from us. You can imagine how tantalizing it must be to smell their delicious Thai food every day! LOL I've been tempted to run over there a time or two to grab dinner!
Golden Orient
I went here only once when I was out and about, having a break from the kids. (And I ended up dropping off some of their food at home on my way to the bookstore after I finished eating there.) This Chinese restaurant is very good. The service is excellent and their restaurant is clean and attractive.
Izzy's
This is a buffet and because I have a neice named Izabel, I'm tempted to pick this one. Hah! I once asked a lady who works at a local bank where I can get the best pizza. After some thought, Izzy's was her choice. But it's not just pizza they serve as a main course; they also have pasta, chicken and beef dishes. The first time I went to eat here, I got lost trying to find it. (Unfortunately, I have a knack for getting lost!) I was told to go in one direction looking for the street when actually it was in the OTHER direction. (And that right there is the story of how I ended up at Fern Ridge Lake, Katy. LOL) NOW I know how to get there and they DO have good food. Their food choices are small, but, hey! It's a buffet! All the more reason to walk back to your table with a full plate!
Applebee's
When I lived in the California desert, I used to go to the Applebee's in Rancho Mirage all the time. So you can imagine my joy when they FINALLY opened an Applebee's in my neighborhood. WOO-HOO!! I love eating at Applebee's. Their food is just so different and tasty. The restaurant has a fun atmosphere (though not as fun as TGI Friday's) and reasonable prices. I have YET to eat at the new Applebee's here, though, so I can't really say if the service is pleasant. Still, memories of eating their offerings has me ready to run right over there ASAP and check 'em out. Though not sure if for my anniversary.
The Mission
For two years in a row, I went here for my birthday. They are, IMO, the best Mexican restaurant in Eugene. Though I'll admit I haven't eaten at too many Mexican restaurants to make a fair comparison. ;) But I really love eating here and not just because it's one of those "dressed up" Mexican restaurants (complete with colorful chairs). Their food is to die for and it's always hard from me to pick something from their menu. If you are ever in Eugene, do eat here if you can!
So those are the usual choices to select from when it comes to going out to eat. My husband likes to eat at the Kam Loon Restaurant and I have been meaning to pay a visit at the Jade Palace Chinese Restaurant. There are also a couple of other places we have enjoyed dining at: Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine and the Lotus Garden Vegetarian Restaurant.
As I paged through the phone book, looking at all of the other places to have dinner at, all these restaurants we haven't tried yet, I'm tempted to try something different. Something we haven't tried before. Some place we haven't dined at yet.
Maybe it isn't so terrible to try some place new for a special occasion. The usual suspects are definitely good to have in mind to pick from when it comes to picking a place to eat, but this is our first "second marriage" anniversary. Might as well mark the occasion by trying to have dinner at some place new.
Now all I need to do is pick one!
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