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MCW tagged me so here I go!

8 TV Shows I Love to Watch:

1. Grey's Anatomy (mostly out of loyalty)

2. Private Practice

3. The Office

4. Parenthood

5. Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood (don't judge)

6. The Real Housewives of New York City

7. Glee

8. Brothers & Sisters

Wow, my TV habits make me kind of sad.

8 Favorite Places to Eat and Drink

1. our down-the-street diner

2. Good Enough to Eat

3. Chop't

4. Blockheads

5. Cilantro

6. Regional

7. Eatery

8. Angelo's Pizza

All of those are eating places. You can see where my priorities are. In terms of favorite bars, I'm kind of all over the place.

8 Things I Look Forward To

1. International vacations

2. Second dates with guys I like

3. Falling in love

4. Dance class

5. Dinner dates with good friends

6. Seeing my family

7. Fitting into my old jeans

8. Receiving good news

8 Things That Happened To Me Yesterday

1. I woke up in a good mood.

2. I went all the way downtown for my doctor's appointment during lunch to find that it had been cancelled.

3. I wandered around Whole Foods then left without fully completing my shopping because it was too crowded.

4. I ate cereal for dinner.

5. I chatted with my roommate and called my folks.

6. I watched the premiere of the Real Housewives of New Jersey

7. I felt good about myself and my life.

8. I had a normally boring but still decent day.

8 Things I Love About Winter

1. The first couple of snows

2. Christmas

3. Comfy sweaters

4. Apple cider

5. The good smell of chill in the air

6. Fun scarves

7. Snuggling under the covers.

8. I really don't like winter.

8 Things on My Wish List

1. A quilt from West Elm

2. A chair for my room

3. A new bookcase

4. An I-phone

5. A dog

6. for my jeans to fit again

7. my own apartment

8. peace of mind

8 Things I'm Passionate About

1. books

2. volunteering

3. family

4. being a good friend

5. being a kind person

6. my career

7. living in NY

8. being single rather than settling for someone who isn't for me

8 Words or Phrases I Use Often

1. essentially

2. fo sho

3. holy ______ batman

4. oy

5. ick factor

6. aye dios mio

7. oops

8. rut roh (trying to stop this... haha)

8 Things I Have Learned From the Past

1. I'm a survivor and a strong person.

2. Sensitive people are often the most empathetic

3. I'd rather be a kind person than a powerful one

4. Each friend plays a different part in your life

5. Things will change and change will be hard but change is good

6. My parents were right. But so was I.

7. Chemistry is inexplicable and is not guaranteed to happen with the cutest guy or the smartest one.

8. Forgive the person you were at sixteen. She didn't know any better.

8 Places I Would Like to Visit/See

1. Santorini

2. Vermont

3. South Africa

4. Egypt

5. Ireland

6. Rome, Florence, Tuscany

7. Hawai'i

8. Switzerland

8 Things I Currently Want/Need

1. new bedding

2. a drink of water

3. new summer clothes

4. eye make up remover

5. a hug

6. some ibuprofen for my headache

7. travel size toiletrees for my trip

8. to take a shower