Fortune Does Not Equal Cookie (or Good)...

After playing some Guitar Hero III with Patricia, I mentioned to Chris that I was hungry but didn't have a plan for dinner. We proceeded to try to create a plan (which took a long while) and finally decided on using some Olive Garden gift cards.

We drove out to Olive Garden but when they said it would be 25 minutes (I know...that's not really that long), I went back out to the car and informed Chris that I didn't want to wait...I was hungry right then.

So, we got back in the car and drove down Route 7 perusing potential places (you like that, don't you?). We finally ended up at a Chinese placed called, Fortune. I wasn't 100% pleased, but we were hungry, Chris kind of wanted Chinese and we couldn't really seem to make a decision.

The first thing I noticed was that, unlike Olive Garden which was packed, this place was completely empty. I mean, it was a huge restaurant and other than one large Asian party dining, there was no one there. I really didn't want to stay, but Chris assured me it would be fine.

We ordered our food, all the while, me whispering to Chris about the weirdness of the place being totally empty on a Friday night. That's not a very convincing plug for a place to eat. The food wasn't that bad, but it was too late...I was already weirded out. Not only were there no customers, but there were like 50 people working there. Odd.

And when they had wrapped up our leftovers and we had paid the bill, we walked out...couldn't have been soon enough for me. And once in the car and driving away, we realized...we didn't even get fortune cookies. What kind of restaurant is named Fortune and withholds the fortune cookies? Let's guess where Lora won't be going back to eat?

Christmas Meme...

Can't believe I haven't blogged in 18 days. Yikes. The past few weeks have been insanely busy. So after almost 3 weeks of not posting, this is a cheesey post...but I'm doing it anyway.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? both - depends on the gift and how quickly it needs to be wrapped!
   
2. Real or fake tree? fake...and prelit
   
3. When do you put up the tree? usually the day after Thanksgiving
   
4. When do you take the tree down? early January...we like to enjoy it for as long as possible
   
5. Do you like eggnog? yes
   
6. Favorite gift received? this year's gift...a PS3 with Guitar Hero!
   
7. Do you have a nativity scene? yes
   
8. Hardest person to buy for? brother
9. Easiest person to buy for? husband or friend, Patricia
   
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? rain ponchos!
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail
    
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Christmas Vacation
    
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? try to shop throughout the year but it doesn't always happen.
    
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? food
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? clear
    
17. Favorite Christmas song? the Hanukah Song! ;-)
    
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? depends on the year
    
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? no
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? seriously? angel and sometimes she mimics an air traffic controller because she has a light in each hand and sometimes they bli
    
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? rude people
    
23. What I love most about Christmas? besides the spiritual part, which is very important to me, I love all the lights and decorations...everything looks so pretty.
    
24. Do you have kids that still believe? no
    
25. What is the meat on your Christmas Dinner menu? depends on where we go...beef if Chris gets his way.
    
26. Do you go out shopping on Black Friday? no stinkin way
    
27. Do you shop on Cyber Monday? I didn't know there was such a day
    
28. Do you do more Christmas shopping online or in the stores? both
29. Do you and your spouse/significant other (if you have one) exchange gifts? yes
    
30. Do you believe in Santa? no...and I have this great picture of me when I was little screaming my head off while my mom is picking me up off of Santa's lap with a humiliated look on her face!

Hope that gives you a little glimpse into my Christmas!

Me and my best pal...

Just thought I'd share this great picture of me and my best friend, Sonja. I love you, Sonja!

I love the 80s...

Many of who know that I often say how much I love the 80s. There were some amazing fashion moments, great music and so much more.

A friend recently forwarded an e-mail to me, titled "You Know You Grew Up In the 80s, if..."

Thought I'd share a few of my favorite lines with you:

• you wore a ponytail on the side of your head (um...hello...you didn't?)
• you've ever ended a sentence with the word "sike"
• you ever owned a pair of jelly shoes
• you knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell"
• you tight rolled (or pegged) your jeans
• you owned a banana clip

How can you not love it?