love & hate, all moved in edition!
September 24th, 2007 @ 10:11 am | dc, love & hate | Post a Commentlove: my new house
hate: no internet until Friday. How did I live before the internet existed? I truly wonder sometimes. We’re at a local coffee shop stealing an hour of WiFi right now.
love: I took today off of work to finish up some house stuff
hate: I would pay $1 million to be able to take off the whole week
love: with the help of my mother in law, sister in law, and DC-BFF, my new kitchen is completely unpacked, organized, clean, and ready for you all to come over and drink wine from my three dozen wine glasses. (Okay, maybe we over-registered for drinkware, but they are all so sparkly and pretty!)
hate: you can’t come over for dinner quite yet because we don’t have any chairs. Or a coffee table. Or hand soap. But we’re working on it!
love: did I mention I LOVE MY NEW HOUSE. And Andrew loves his new ginormous television. All are happy.
hate: except the cats. Cats are not happy about the move at all. (But they don’t pay the mortgage, do they?)
love: all the help we had with moving this weekend. It was freaking amazing and made things go so smoothly.
hate: I’ve been so busy and exhausted from all the moving that I’ve taken no pictures for y’all! I’m sorry, I’ll try to remedy that soon. Don’t worry, I haven’t started painting yet or anything.
Quick questions for you: It’s TV premier week — what new shows should I be recording (in HD, suckas!) on my TiVo? And leave your loves and hates in the comments. And (lastly), like I said, I don’t have internet at home all week so I might be a little MIA this week…Good thing I’ll be too busy making out with my house to notice.
Woo! Yay for new houses and moving help! Although I suppose your secret-operations van helped in the process, too.
Love: actually having this whole week off!
Hate: JG has a super busy week so we can’t exactly enjoy it together
Love: fall weather
Hate: the large range of temperatures in a given day
Love: fall clothing! Mm, corduroy.
Hate: uh, I have no money and my wardrobe is sadly lacking.
Love: I hate to admit this, but I finally checked out the new Martha line at Macy’s and, despite my better judgment, her stackable cake plates are so going on my Christmas list. For cakes! And cupcake towers!
Hate: the Things I Want and the Things I Can Afford lists are never in sync.
Love: fall premiers! What we’re DVR-ing:
- How I Met Your Mother: tonight, 8pm, CBS – be there!
- CSI
- The Office
- My Name is Earl
- The Simpsons (hello, not my choice)
- House
- I am also slightly intrigued by “The Big Bang Theory” because of the nerds. Plus, it has a good slot between HIMYM and 2.5 Men. Thoughts?
written by RA
September 24th, 2007 @ 10:22 am
Don’t worry, I will sit on the floor if there is wine to be had!!
written by Laurel
September 24th, 2007 @ 10:31 am
I am so excited for you. I love the organization orgy that is moving. And getting everything just right with help from caring in-laws/family.
My fall tivo plan involved an excel spreadsheet. With mulitple worksheets. But the new things I’m trying this season: Dirty Sexy Money, Private Practice (I know how you feel about GA so I’m not sure about this one for you), Samantha Who?, Chuck, and Carpoolers. I would really like to try Cane but it conflicts with Boston Legal, and 10pm is about 3 hours past my bedtime (just kidding) (sometimes) and Tivo can only do one show at once and so help me god I’m not going back to the VCR. So maybe I’ll catch that one on DVD if it makes it. Otherwise, Desperate Housewives/Brothers & Sisters/How I Met Your Mother/Grey’s Anatomy/The Office/Men in Trees (I have pared down the reality shows to 0% because, KEEPING UP WEEK TO WEEK! STRESSSSS!).
written by Erika
September 24th, 2007 @ 10:32 am
You are all moved in!!!! That is so exciting!
I only have loves today.
Love: I bought new work clothes this weekend!
Love: I had coupons for $100 off, so I bought $207 worth of clothes and only paid $107!
Love: Jim and Pam are back on Thursday!
Here is what I am watching:
How I Met Your Mother (CBS- 8 – Monday);
House (Fox- 9- Tuesday);
30 Rock (NBC- ?- Thursday?);
The Office (NBC- 9 Eastern?- Thursday).
written by -R-
September 24th, 2007 @ 10:44 am
Where did my comment go?
written by -R-
September 24th, 2007 @ 10:45 am
Love: Fall Premiere Week!
Hate: MNF that seems to pre-empt Monday Night tv…
LOVE: I now have an HDTV in my kitchen, and I need to get my season passes set up on it!
Hate: DirecTV’s DVR… TiVO is sooo much better…
LOVE: ER in HD. and Grey’s Anatomy.. yes, I am still sucked into those shows.. but HD makes things so beautiful!
LOVE: How I Met Your Mother – 30 Rock – The Office
written by Jane
September 24th, 2007 @ 11:05 am
Love: That there is actually something to watch on tv now!
Hate: Joel informed me that we have a date with the Tv from 8-11pm tonight. TV overload!!
Love: Tivo.
Hate: Mondays. Period.
Love: Business trip this week means only 3 days in the office!
Congrats on being all moved in! YIPPEE!
written by Operation Pink Herring
September 24th, 2007 @ 11:29 am
Okay Here goes-
Love: That you moved smoothly. I was thinking of how it went this morning on my way to work.
Hate: That you haven’t taken pictures yet!
Love: That The Office is Back on Thursday! Tivo THAT!
Hate: That it’s Monday, and I have to be at work everyday this week.
BOO!
written by Julie
September 24th, 2007 @ 11:31 am
Love: That my few TV shows I actually really like are coming back this week (The Office, My Name is Earl)
Hate: That my baby is alreayd interested in TV!
But! We got a DVR when she was born, becuase people, we don’t have time for commercials! So we’ll just have to watch our hour of TV in 30 minutes or so after she goes to bed.
written by alison
September 24th, 2007 @ 11:37 am
Oh, there are so many shows I’m recording this week… tonight Heroes and How I Met Your Mother, and I’m watching Dancing with the Stars and the Bachelor (I know, I know, feel free to mock at will–I wanted to watch Chuck too, but I can’t squeeze it all in), Tuesday is Reaper and House, then there’s Gossip Girl and America’s Next Top Model on Wednesday (continue with the mocking) and I’ve chosen to watch Bionic Woman over Private Practice.
Thursday is surrounded by a heavenly glow as both The Office and Grey’s Anatomy return, and I fell in love with Ugly Betty over the summer, so that’s going on the list too. I’m wrapping up my Fall Previewpalooza on Friday with Ghost Whisperer and Moonlight. And then I will need to nap all day on Saturday to recover!
written by Angela
September 24th, 2007 @ 12:07 pm
Erika… so glad to know that I am not the only person who uses Excel to plan their TV schedule….
Though I find it less stressfull since I have 3 Tivo’s (One Series 3 (dual tuners) and 2 Series 2…). I am the ultimate TV Dork…
Though my TV is not quite so big as Andrews….
written by Daniel
September 24th, 2007 @ 12:10 pm
First of all, a huge CONGRATULATIONS! to you and Andrew on moving into your new house!!! I’m so glad it went so smoothly for you – and your kitchen is already set up! Whenever we would move, I’d get the kitchen and bathroom done first. Cuz those are the two most important rooms, hehe.
Secondly, here are my Loves and Hates:
Love: That Hub-E surprised me on Friday by inviting my two sisters, my brother in law, and my two nephews over for dinner.
Hate: That the kitchen “exploded” and still isn’t finished being cleaned up from Friday’s dinner.
Love: That we get to go camping in the Sierra’s on Thursday! Woohoo!
Hate: That I started my period on Sunday and we might end up cancelling the camping trip, depending on how things are on Friday.
Love: The Horatio Hornblower series that I watched this weekend.
Hate: That my cramps are so horrific that I can barely function. I just popped a Midol and have been sitting in agony with a heating/vibrating pad on me.
Love: That I will only have to work 3 days this week (if we go on the trip).
That it. I’d like to keep it on a “love”.
Congratulations, again! I can’t wait to see pictures.
written by Chiada
September 24th, 2007 @ 12:31 pm
Oh the cats! That’s right (they don’t adjust that quickly)
written by Abbie
September 24th, 2007 @ 1:02 pm
Do not let the cats stake out territory or never leave the second floor ala my parents cats.
Glad you are in safe and sound!
written by alexa
September 24th, 2007 @ 1:25 pm
I’m sure the cats did hate it! Mine hid under the couch for a few days when I last moved. Can’t wait to see pics of the new house, congratulations!
love of the moment: pumpkin cream cookies my bf picked up for me
hate of the moment: that i freeze in my office and have to run the space heater no matter what season it is
written by Michelle
September 24th, 2007 @ 2:05 pm
I agree with Laurel. Besides, we’ll all end up on the floor after a few bottles of wine, anyway, so why not just take out the middle man, so to speak, and bypass the chairs entirely.
Congrats on being all moved in! What a GREAT feeling that must be!
written by Audrey
September 24th, 2007 @ 4:46 pm
i’m so excited you’re all moved in!! it’s such an awesome feeling, isn’t it? until you see all the organizing that has to be done, that is.
written by cady
September 24th, 2007 @ 5:34 pm
Congrats on moving! Glad you’re getting settled through the chaos…
written by Princess Extrordinaire
September 24th, 2007 @ 6:30 pm
yay for being all moved in
And really, who needs chairs and a table? Overrated, I say!
written by Jennifer
September 24th, 2007 @ 7:51 pm
I’m so excited that you’re loving your new house! Too bad you can’t get more time off though; I know you’re dying to spend more time in your new place.
written by Zandria
September 24th, 2007 @ 9:41 pm
Love: I took my first spinning class tonight, which is the first time in about a year and a half that I’ve worked out!
Hate: I only made it through 15 minutes.
Love: But I’m going again tomorrow!
Hate: But I’m going again tomorrow.
Grey’s! The Office! Haunting Evidence! Hey, you asked.
written by Jurgen Nation
September 24th, 2007 @ 11:47 pm
The house news is so exciting! I can’t wait to see pictures.. kitties will grow to love it.
written by alyndabear
September 25th, 2007 @ 3:22 am
Love: I’m glad you are moved in and nothing broke or went missing!
Hate: No photos!
Love: My 4 DVR’s including one HD DVR. I cannot imagine trying to keep up with shows otherwise.
Hate: That we only have one HD TV. Haha!
My shows:
Monday:
Heroes
How I Met Your Mother
2 1/2 Men
Rules of Engagement
Prison Break
Dancing with the Stars
Chuck
CSI: Miami
Tuesday:
Reaper
Boston Legal
DWTS
Beauty and the Geek
Wednesday:
Gossip Girl
America’s Next Top Model
Private Practice
Kitchen Nightmares
DWTS
CSI: New York
Pushing Daisies
Dirty, Sexy Money
Thursday:
Ugly Betty
Grey’s Anatomy
CSI
Big Shots
Survivor: China
My Name is Earl
30 Rock
Scrubs
(I’m still catching up on past seasons of “The Office” so I don’t watch the current season.)
Friday:
Ghost Whisperer
Numbers
Friday Night Lights (If you haven’t seen it, rent the first season and watch the second season, it starts October 5th!)
Sunday:
Desperate Housewives
Brothers and Sisters
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
The Simpson’s
Family Guy
Dexter
This helped me plan and write this comment!
Yahoo 2007 Fall TV Schedule.
written by Sara
September 25th, 2007 @ 8:58 am
Congrats on the move finally being over. At least the hardest part is done right? (We’ll keep on telling ourselves that)…
loves: Being home
hate: Doing dishes at home
I’m recording:
Heroes
Bionic Woman
Greys Anatomy
Chuck
Gossip Girl (going to check it out at least)
Beauty and the Geek
written by Ashlie
September 25th, 2007 @ 11:03 am
HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TONIGHT!! 2 hours to go…I can barely contain myself!!!
If Office starts this week, then definitely that…and Desperate Housewives on Sunday.
Glad your new house rocks!
written by Lindsey
September 25th, 2007 @ 6:57 pm
What’s worth DVRing in in HD and taking up all that precious space:
Heroes
Bionic Woman
Greys Anatomy
Lost (in February 2008!)
Everything else for the TV that doesn’t suffer if it’s just in regular format TV:
The Office
Journeyman (I actually liked it!)
30 Rock
Ugly Betty
Private Practice (not sure about this one…)
written by tiff
September 26th, 2007 @ 4:08 pm
Wow… I have to say – I’m damn impressed with the following here (as represented by the comment string).
Anyhoo, I hope you and the beau are doing well. I am glad to stay somewhat abreast and send well wishes from Chicago.
Have you ever heard of… well, it’s called The Weblog. There is something there. Something that I appreciate and that you might, too. I especially recommend his Tuesday and Friday serials.
http://www.adamkotsko.com/weblog/
written by Gray B.
September 27th, 2007 @ 1:59 am
2 things – I don’t know how I existed before the internet either!
#2 – You must repost this TV premier – what should I be watching answer. I am looking for new shows as well but I can’t handle the mass of 27 (crazy) comments. I need cliff notes! mk thanks I just gave you a post topic.
written by elysa
October 3rd, 2007 @ 6:33 pm