Sunday, September 13, 2009

A few obsessions:

As of late, I have become totally obsessed with a few things.  Ok, so maybe not just recently. Maybe always.  Yep! I've ALWAYS been obsessed with these, with the exception of a few newbies to spice up my life with even more excitement. 
#1  PICKLES! If you know me, or even if you don't, now you know that I LOVE pickles.  There's a special place in my heart and stomach for this wonderful vegetable.  Pickles have been there for me always.  Growing up, Sunday dinners, Grandma always had a dish of pickles. Thats where it all started I think.  And now, I always keep a jar in my fridge.  (Collin said "Only blog about the sweet ones, just the dill ones." He knows me so well!  Anyway, they've been there for me during the highs and lows in life, and even my "comfort food" when I was down or discouraged.  They make me happy.  :) ( I just ate 2 of them for a nice snack!)
#2 SPORTS! Obviously, this has been a big part of my life from the time I was a tiny little one.  One  year I gave my dad a cool framed picture of us laying on the floor watching a tiny 10" tv of sports.  Twenty some odd years later, nothings changed!  Collin and I love watching sports. I definitely married the right guy.  We've loved the US Open, the NL Wild Card race, the beginning of NCAA and NFL football, and just love each other the whole time while we watch what we love. :)  We're even in a pool with some of Collins buddies.  So ESPN is our best friend for sure. Morning, Afternoon and Night!
#3  GLEE!!!!! This is definitely mine and Collins new favorite show! We watched a tiny bit of the sneak peek a few months ago, but we saw enough to know we would give it a fair shot!  AND YESSSSS!!!  We love it.  I'm so happy to know that so amy other friends share the same love as they blog, facebook and tweet about it. Fabulous!  Can't wait for the next one! I love Wednesdays (esp w/ SYTYCD)... and Thursdays too (SYTYCD, Community, The Office AND Jay Leno). Sign me up! :)
     
#4 Our new Couch!  Oh my word! This new piece of our lives is amazing!  One day after going to the temple, Collin mentioned a "once a year furniture sale" at the local U&I Furniture.  So we went by, only to find that they were closing up shop, but were nice enough to let us take a gander.  Thank you! We found the most perfect reclining love seat! It's tan microfiber (matches our lovesac perfectly) and each side reclines separately. I need to take a picture, but my camera is in the car! LUCKILY, Collin's fabulous mac has a built in camera! Perfect!!
#5  Netflix!  We are hooked!  Two of my friends that I went to Mexico with on Study abroad got married and for OUR wedding, they gave us a free month of Netflix.  Amazing gift!  What a great idea.  So, ever since, we've been hooked to netflix!  We've been able to watch the Star Wars in order, Planet Earth (on blueray of course), and a ton of other movies we either hadn't seen in a long time or that we have been dying to see.  If you haven't tried Netflix, you should definitely take advantage of the free month offer they usually have!  Its phenomenal and totally worth the tiny monthy fee (esp if you watch lots of movies like we do).  Definitely recommend it!
So there you have a few of my current favorite obsessions!  Don't knock 'em until you rock 'em!

4 comments:

danielle said...

AHH TRACI! So good to hear from you! Looks like you're loving life! Blogs are the best, huh? I have a pickle obsession too. I'm doing good, just finishing up my last year of school! Keep me updated & take care!!

Unknown said...

I LOVE ALL OF THIS ABOUT YOU! Those pickles look delish, I'm suddenly craving one! Yum! I miss you!

Nat said...

that was great. your own version of "my favorite things." just like oprah. good to have you blogging again.

Reimstar said...

Yay for a new post! So glad you're still alive! Even more glad to hear you're enjoying life so much, that is great news! Just wish I could see you sometime! Love ya!