liza bean

Birthday wishes

I'm turning 25 in a few days here (April 8th is my 'yearly celebration of the entry into this world'). My husband -I just love writing that bc it's still so novel- stresses out when it comes to getting me a gift. My sister Anya always compiles a wish list. Although when she does it I'm absolutely thrilled because then I know just what to get her, I hesitate to do it myself because it seems rather bold. But it's oh so fun too! So here I go with my top 10:
1. I wish for a house. Not a doll house but a real actual grown-up person house with an orange tile roof and a kitchen that would make Emeril jeolous. Not that I'm much of a cook, but I could be!
2. I wish for a puppie. A smoochie, woochie, drooling adorable yellow lab that I could name Derby or Dido or -actually- Smoochie...yeah Smoochie.
3. I wish for a job on the series Alias. I wanna be Sydney's future best friend because she needs a friend -seeing that her only girl friend turned evil. Apparently that happens frequently to friends of spies so maybe I could then play her conniving kick*** nemisis.
4. I wish for a 2004 Toyota Camry or a some type of hybrid.
5. I wish for a new bike and to live in a town with scenic bike trails. Sorry -the ones throughout campus just aren't cutting it!
6. I wish for a nice digital camera -ooh that would be fun!
7. I wish for a book that would teach me how to put on make-up. You see, I plan on becoming a Mary Kay lady but before doing so I feel that I need to enhance my facial-art skills.
8. I wish for a new wardrobe -like the one that you get if you are lucky enough to be so fashionalbly inept that you land yourself on the TLC show "What Not to Wear". I had some quality time watching that show with my dad- but shhh- he might be embarrassed if you bring that up.
9. I wish for a full body massage -like the one I received in the Outer Banks before that hurricane tore that peninsula into shreds.
10. I wish I could spell. I'm making so many spelling errors in this darn thing. Wait, scratch that. I wish spelling errors weren't such a big deal. There. Done. For me, they are not.

I was going to list 25 things but frankly, I've lost interest in thinking of unrealistic gifts and feel silly writing down realistic wishes. So there it is. Mr. Trump -if you happen to stumble upon my blog- you'll know several material things that would make this here soon-to-be 25 year old tickled pink. Alrighty then, on to a productive day of studying and grading papers. That's my biggest wish- to recieve a fellowship so that I do not have to be challenged with the huge personal test that TAing brings. I know it's good for me but I just don't wanna deal with it anymore!