Erin's Tag

8 FAVORITE TV SHOWS
1. ER
2. Designed to Sell (we want Lisa Laporta to design our house to sell then we'd keep it)
3. From the Top (also listen to it on the radio on Saturdays)
4. Sell This House (mom and I are HGTV junkies)
5. Rick Steve's Europe Through the Back Door (and travel junkies)
6. Today Show and most news programs
7. Jeopardy
8. Duke basketball games (when they are televised) and most college basketball

8 FAVORITE RESTAURANTS
1. Olive Garden
2. PF Changs
3. Phuket Thai
4. Benihana or Tanaka of Tokyo
5. Lei Lei's at Turtle Bay (or Ola's)
6. Cheesecake Factory
7. Cholo's
8. Long John Silver's/A&W in Mililani (love the root beer)

8 Things that happened yesterday
1. Attended several hours of the "Vision Hawaii" meetings
2. Read and responded to dozens of emails
3. Assisted Mike Bright and Josh/Bryan Hartman with Josh's campus visit (visiting from Colorado)
4. Had lunch with Mike and his guests
5. Answered a call from Megan on my cell phone--"How do you get to 500 West? Which direction is it?"
6. Played the piano
7. Picked up dinner on the way home
8. Relaxed at home in the evening with Dianna

8 Things I'm looking forward to
1. Erin's visit in a few weeks
2. Christmas traditions--setting up our new tree after Thanksgiving
3. Visiting Jenny and Aaron and ? in Pennsylvania
4. Achieving our goals in the University Relations area--following up on our great retreat from Thursday
5. Hearing from and writing family and friends (email, Facebook, blogs)
6. Teaching piano to Trevor, Devin, Kyle . . . .
7. Travels with Dianna (New England in the fall, Disneyworld during some Christmas--very festive, Europe, Asia and . . .)
8. Serving a mission with Dianna

8 Things on my wish list
1. My own Steinway--some day
2. Dozens of grandchildren
3. Travel to see #2
4. A quick remodel of the temple (18 months is a looooong time); excursions to Kona
5. Lots of messages from family and friends
6. Serve a mission
7. Upgraded kitchen counter (same as Dianna)
8. Complete some home projects such as finished bedroom [painted walls, window coverings, rugs, etc.]

I'll add one other list like Dianna added to her list:
8 Things I'm grateful for
1. A wonderful eternal companion
2. A close family and regular contact--an eternal family
3. The gospel and membership in the LDS Church
4. Great friends; long-term association with several students who have also become such close friends
5. Fun employment opportunities--I've always looked forward to EVERY day
6. Opportunities for an education and children who have taken advantage of their opportunities
7. Opportunities to travel and see many places in the world
8. A great country in which to live and places to live including Iowa, Virginia, Utah, and Hawaii where we have great memories through the years!