really good things

Leonie has offered up an invitation to list five really good things in my life, and I've decided to take her up on it. Couldn't have done this a few weeks ago when I was in the "my house will never sell" funk, but right now it's a fun, simple task! without further ado, my really good things:

1. Fifteen years with Mr. LT. Yes, I already posted about this, but it's a really good thing. Our friends all thought we were insane when we got married after only knowing one another for a few months (and living 6,000 miles apart during that time), but we knew, and we still know.

2. My girls, Burger and Zippy. You both bring me so much joy.

3. Our new town. We're thrilled to be in Bend, and we've never felt so welcomed in a new place. Thanks, Bend. You rock.

4. Less than one year until the General Election, and less than 14 months until the current clown leaves the White House. This would be a really, really good thing if we could significantly reduce both those numbers.

5. The people in my life who know me, know my flaws, and love me anyway. Or at least tolerate me with good humor. Thanks. I hope it's worth it.

I'm not going to tag anyone, but I'd love to hear about your really good things. May there be many.

Worlds!

My favorite sport is gymnastics, you remember gymnastics, it's that sport you see every four years on television during the Olympics, right? Well, I'm sickened because we can see things like cup stacking, billiards, and cheerleading on ESPN (and other channels), but we get maybe 8 to 10 hours of gymnastics coverage in non-Olympic years (2 hours for the American Cup, 2-3 hours for the Visa U.S. Championships, 2-3 hours for World Championships). There is so much good gymnastics out there - I'm very thankful for You Tube because it allows me to see at least portions of competitions that we'd never get to see on television.

World Championships are this week in Stuttgart, Germany, and the team competition was held yesterday. An article about the results of the team competition are here, but if you don't want to be spoiled by reading the results, you can (OMG!!!) watch the coverage by signing up for an account on WCSN - AT&T has sponsored things so that WCSN can provide free coverage that we can watch! Bart Conner ('76, '80, '84 Olympian) and Tasha Schweikert ('00 Olympian) do an okay job of commentating - they're a little more in love with the Romanian team than I am, but I'm not necessarily surprised by that, considering that Bart is married to Nadia Comaneci who (duh) has strong ties to Romania. I do think we need a Dick Button type for color -- I love Dick Button because he's just snarky enough, but sweet and honest about it.

I stayed up way too late last night watching the coverage, and love that it's available for all! What a great preview of the talent out there with the Olympics coming next year!

My favorite pizza topping

I'm mostly posting this because I know that keeneye reads my blog. And because The Minkz posted about piggies. But, it's utterly true, and completely important. My favorite pizza topping is bacon. Yum. You can't put it on the pizza when it's raw - it has to be pre-cooked. But friggin' yum. Bacon and onions, bacon and mushrooms, bacon alone... Bacon on pizza is awesome and shouldn't be missed! So keeneye, please, try some bacon on a pizza before you open. Small pieces. Cook the bacon about 80% before you put it on the pie. Yum.