Friday Favorites

Favorite Facebook:  Mina Chen.  She posts pictures of Hawaii sunsets, she swims with dolphins and though it hasn’t been for a while, takes the best food photos I’ve ever seen. 

Favorite Twitter:  Huffington Post.  It’s real news, you know. 

Favorite Day:  I’ve loved this whole week.  I am very blessed!

Favorite Restaurant:  Noodles Express.  Again.  I went there 3 times this week.  YUM times a gazillion.

Favorite Quote:  You are who your friends are.  I think it’s by Jack Canfield.

Favorite Dessert:   Our family’s homemade fudge sauce.  So delicious over vanilla ice cream.  In moderation, of course. 

Favorite Refreshment:  Heaven Latte from Florence Coffee Company.  Nothing like it anywhere.

Favorite Bite:  I made my own pizza.  It rocked my face off.

Favorite Book:  I forgot that while I was in Eastern Montana, I read half of our next book club book, “The Magicians” by Lev Grossman.  “Like everyone else, precocious high school senior Quentin Coldwater assumes that magic isn't real, until he finds himself admitted to a very secretive and exclusive college of magic in upstate New York. There he indulges in joys of college-friendship, love, sex, and booze- and receives a rigorous education in modern sorcery. But magic doesn't bring the happiness and adventure Quentin thought it would. After graduation, he and his friends stumble upon a secret that sets them on a remarkable journey that may just fulfill Quentin's yearning. But their journey turns out to be darker and more dangerous than they'd imagined. Psychologically piercing and dazzlingly inventive, The Magicians is an enthralling coming-of-age tale about magic practiced in the real world-where good and evil aren't black and white, and power comes at a terrible price.”  -Barnes and Noble Overview

Favorite Movie:  Arbitrage.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764183/ I just found myself rooting for the bad guy.  And I SO wonder what happened to these characters after the movie ended.

Favorite Song:  I promise I will stop talking about The Lion King album.  So in order to do that, I had to force myself to find other music to listen to.  It wasn’t until I saw “End of Watch” that I found my favorite song for the week.  It was played during the final scene.  And it was before midnight on Friday, so it counts.  The song is Sgt. MacKenzie by Joseph MacKenzie.  It’s not on the “End of Watch” soundtrack, but it can be found on the “We Were Soldiers” soundtrack.  http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sgt.-mackenzie/id186212565?i=186213905

Favorite TV Episode:  I have left this out on purpose recently because I have watched an ungodly amount of TV these last few weeks.  I should be embarrassed about it, but I’m not.  My favorite episode was the finale of Weeds.  *weeps*  I have loved that outrageous show for 8 years (not even sure how that happened).  I’m very sad to see it go.

Favorite TV Finale:  Because I was gone this summer when most seasons ended, I’ve been catching up – Blue Bloods, The Borgias, Episodes, Franklin & Bash, The Glee Project, The Mentalist, Best Thing I Ever Made (on the Food Network), So You Think You Can Dance (when Travis is home), Inside The Actors Studio, Most of the OWN network, and the best finale is hands down Person of Interest.  Edge of my seat, and my heart was pounding the whole hour.

Favorite Thing To Do:  Go to lunch with friends.  It was so good to see you, Paige!

Favorite Thing To Look Forward To:   Our friend, Candice, is getting married tomorrow.  It will be so great to share her special day and I can’t wait to catch up with good friends.  And Travis will be home from hunting in time to go!