The Five Coolest Things About New Jersey My Life

1. Got my first paycheck from my new job and after months of unemployment/temping/barely part-time work, I feel positively wealthy. :)

2. I got my Christmas presents wrapped for Nick while he was sitting 5 feet away from me. (Okay, I'm cheating a little because our apartment has two living rooms and he was sitting on the couch in one while I was wrapping in the other. Still counts, right?)

3. I found a really neat fabric bowl with a cow print and homemade marmalade called Mosquito Marmalade (Peach and Orange with Red Raspberries.) I'm giving it to my cousin, Liz, as part of my family's "not-so-secret Santa exchange with dad's side of the family."

4. I had Chinese food for dinner (chicken with mixed vegetables and crab rangoon with Chi-Pan's signature sauce) and have left-overs for lunch tomorrow.

5. There are new episodes of Raising Hope and New Girl tonight. :)
Sidebar: For those who wish to know, I trimmed down my gigantic list of shows and lost seven. I find myself not missing them so much so I'll call that a plus. (Thankfully, ANTM ended because LEVERAGE is back!!) ( What I Cut )

Honorable Mention: I got all of my holiday cards sent out in the mail yesterday so keep an eye out for them!

Honorable Mention 2: The coffee shop that is (sadly) closing at the end of the week is taking cookie orders. I'll be getting SIX chocolate chip cookies with pecans and since Nick's dad is coming to visit us on Saturday for an early Christmas exchange, I have people to share with. :)

Honorable Mention 3: My best friend and bro for life, Loki, is in Wisconsin for the next week and a half and he's planning to come visit me on Monday!

A Prezzie I Can Share With The Whole World - Or At Least Those Who Watch HIMYM and like Ficlets.

My darling friend maryfic is a new convert to the How I Met Your Mother fandom and has made it up to Season 5. If that wasn't awesome enough, she just wrote her first HIMYM ficlet (Barney/Robin) and dedicated it to me!! I'm positively tickled plaid by this because I think her story is super cute (and contains a reference to a personal favorite literary character.)

Go check it out and make sure to leave her comments. :)

An Educational Holiday (Barney/Robin. PG-13)