Changes!

While I will continue to chronicle my 100 favorite things, please slide on over to Navy Cupcake! Which is London's Calling but revamped! Ow Ow!

43. Gelato

This was a toss-up, readers, a difficult decision. Ice cream?? Gelato??

Well, as you can see, gelato won out. (Not that I don't still love you, ice cream).

Sometimes, you just want to feel dainty and cute while eating dessert. And my Coldstone Birthday Cake Remix, while delicious, certainly, does not make me feel that way. Gelato, in contrast, comes in those cute little multi-colored dishes, with itty spoons in sophisticated flavors! Yes! It's the J. Crew ruffle tee version of a dessert, if you will.*

I'm still on the gelato hunt here in Richmond, but in New Orleans there are several places with the good stuff. Sucre** smells bad, but the decor is really cute and so's the gelato. My favorite is La Divina Gelateria, once featured on one of Alton Brown's TV shows. They have like a million flavors I can't decide on, the sign of a good place, but I always go with the same one, creme brulee!

And the gelato in Europe! I ate it with one Katie in Paris, where they made it into a flower! and had gelati from three different shops in three days with my other Katie in Florence! Hells to the yeah!

Also, places that serve gelato are always really cute. I'm just sayin. So fellas, take a girl there for a date and she'll feel all dainty and gelato isn't gonna bust the bank, either.

*Go with it, people!!
**I'm friends with them on Facebook. Lots of annoying events, and they won't friend Hannah, what up with that??

42. My Mom

I love my mommy. Not that I don't love my daddy. But I think my mommy deserves a shout-out.

A. She reads this blog a lot.

B. She works really hard (like driving my car up to school and helping me get all moved in) and I don't think I tell her enough that I think she's super! So now she just has to read it on the world wide web.

C. We have fun together, watching Bravo, among other things. And we text a lot too!

Yay for moms!

I would like to add that I am drinking wine right now that she bought for me. Thanks Mom!

Announcement

Hello all:

I have been neglecting the blog a bit lately I know, but I've been busy! Back at school, sorority recruitment, etc etc.

I have some very sad news however. I today realized that I can no longer enjoy one of my favorite things, Special K Chocolately Delight. It contains high fructose corn syrup, which I think is evil. So it may become a very special occasion food, but certainly not for everyday. Can you believe two summers ago I ate it sometimes twice a day??

However, I can still safely enjoy many other cereals, such as those by Kashi, which are a bit more wholesome.

Special K, you will be missed.

41. John Stamos

Julia – if you are reading this, just know that you are my hero. For you have met John Stamos.
JEALOUS!

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He’s listed under my interests on my Facebook profile, so of course this dashing man, aka the love of my life, made it onto this blog!

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9th grade: The obsession begins. Over winter break, Hannah and I watch a Christmas episode of Full House, the late ‘80s to mid ‘90s sitcom that John Stamos starred in. Not only does my obsession with the show begin, but as does mine with this beautiful man with a great head of hair. My love for Full House has waned (honestly, how many times can I watch the baby Michelle say something cute?) but my love for John Stamos lives on, and always will.

11th grade: The obsession is renewed, when John Stamos begins to appear on ER. Season by season, his appearances grow until he is one of the stars. Then ER ends its run. But my love for Dr. Tony Gates lives on.

Who do I love more? Uncle Jesse? Or John Stamos? Hmm that’s a tough choice. For me they’re pretty much one in the same. Damn I am jealous of Mary-Kate and Ashley. Not because they’re multi-millionaires or whatever, but because they were always mackin’ on Uncle Jesse! In their diapers!

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When Rebecca Romijn and he divorced, Full House fans around the world rejoiced. For Uncle Jesse was back on the market! If only I could meet him and make him fall in love with me.

Those eyes! That hair! That smile!

Have mercy!

40. Inside Jokes

BoMa

Literal dancing

“I care. I care deeply.”

All of the above are examples of inside jokes. Don’t recognize them? That’s probably for the better, for you would certainly lose a few brain cells upon hearing the origin (Mozzarella! In stereotypical Italian accent).

Look deep inside yourself. I’m positive that you have inside jokes, with others I hope, but it’s A-OK to have them with just you!

If you want to spread joy and good cheer, send a spirited text message to a friend, detailing an inside joke. All it has to say is “Does he have a brother??” and you’ve had a laugh yourself, and spread one to another! That is, if they remember the joke, for if not you just look a fool. But maybe that in itself could turn into an inside joke!

And if you have inside jokes with yourself … well just remember on them fondly.

For people of my generation: Do you remember the Facebook bumper stickers that said things like “We have so many inside jokes, strangers can’t understand our conversations”? I thought those were so stupid. But alas, they’re kind of true!

Oh, and if someone is on the outside of an inside joke – let them in! They’ll appreciate it, and the joke will only grow! Until it’s commonplace, but then you might as well just write it into your sitcom so the entire world can enjoy it.

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Don't follow this advice!

39. Really Listening to Music

The "really" in the title should be in italics. But apparently you can't do that in titles? Whatever, blogger.

What is really listening to music? Well, it's listening to music, but really doing so. Concentrating on lyrics, the emotions you feel, etc etc. All that cheesy goodness.

A lot of the times, I'll have so much going on, that music has truly been reduced to just background music, what with doing homework, gchatting, driving and all that which gets in the way of really listening to music.

But sometimes ya just got to disconnect and listen to what the music has to say.

My friend Shelby likes to do this with Simon and Garfunkel.

Me? Dashboard Confessional is a favorite, but seriously, nothing feels better than just plopping my head down on my desk for a little recharging to whatever is playing on iTunes.


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Simon and Garfunkel. Not Shelby and me.

38. Amazing Clothing Sales

Yes, I am a complete clothes-horse. I will not even try to deny it. I can shop til' I drop. But I don't like paying full price for things (unless it's a pair of jeans or something that will never go on sale, or stuff at Forever 21 since that stuff is already pretty cheap and the clearance is crap). Hence, clothing sales are AWESOME!

However, it's not much of a sale when they knock like five dollars off the sky-high price (I'm talking to you J Crew!*).

This is why Gap and Banana Republic are a-freakin-mazing. In my experience, like 75 percent of Gap's merchandise is on sale. Not the stuff in the front, but they change everything so fast, plus debut the seasonal stuff super early, so soon enough it'll be like 20 percent off. Plus, the clearance stuff isn't that bad. Also, this past summer they ran a promotion - buy one shirt, get one free. OH MY LORD. I went nuts. I got five really nice, cute tops for next to nothing. Anyway, I love Gap. Go there. It has a bad rep and I have no idea why!

Banana Repubic can be a bit more of a dig in my opinion, but all the clothes I've gotten from there I love. I believe that store was my first clothing sale high, if you will, when I found an orange cashmere cardigan that was dirt-cheap. I was hooked.

So go shopping! Support the economy by searching out discounted merchandise!

*Slight exaggeration, I know. But only slight.