t.t.h.

Recently, I was very pleased to notice that my tator tot hotdish (t.t.h.) was thought to be delicious enough to include in my "signature dish" roll-a-dex. I was however, displeased to realize i had not been sharing my "gifts" with anyone beyond Mike. In short, I had not made the tasty dish for heather and sam, despite many diner opportunities in which enchiladas were repeatedly served. i had incorrectly placed t.t.h. below enchiladas on the delicous dinner party dishes scale without realizeing h's love for t.t.h. this was remedied tonight.

in a slightly odd move, i cooked for them at their home. odd or perhaps very luxurious, depending on your view of it. not to sound too vain, but this was hands down the most tasty t.t.h. i have ever crafted. if paul and jim had been present, they would have been fighting with sam for seconds. so there it is, i probably think this song is about me.

the secret, i believe, to the extra scrumptiousness of tonight's t.t.h. was the colby jack cheese. i had previously used cheddar. this was a mistake i will not soon repeat.

all are invited to the chi area for the new and improved t.t.h.
enchiladas may have been replaced forever.

my life list

so i decided to start a life list, ahem:

• Finish college
• buy a house that Mike and I both enjoy
• own a pug and name him Sven
• find a rewarding occupation
• compete in multiple triathlons
• watch mike compete in an ironman
• fly on a private jet
• travel about Europe, making sure to visit Norway, Germany and Italy
• Go to Thailand
• Attend the World Series, preferably when the Twins are competing
• Attend an Olympics, preferably winter, i love the ice skating :0)
• own and operate a coffee shop
• design my own line of coffee mugs
• vacate Illinois in the next 5 years
• learn to make lefse
• add to my "signature dish" repetior so that it includes more than "enchiladas"
• buy matching mini coopers with H that we customize ourselves
• appear as a contestant on "Who wants to be a millionaire?"
• learn more than 6 cords and write a song
• perform said song in front of people
• write a book/books
• paint something i would actually want to hang in my home
• throw out a first pitch at the new Twins ballpark
• tour the eastern states including Boston (hit Fenway), DC (and visit Lincoln on our birthday) and NYC (for New Years)
• attend Austin City Limits
• swim in the great Salt Lake
• ski at Aspen
• attend wimbolden

to be continued...

This morning my Tuesday/Thursday 8 am class was to start. I woke up and groggily drove (and by drove i mean sped) and ran to my class. It turns out this is an education class, and as i will not be teaching chillins anytime soon, i'm probably out of my element. What of it? Despite my desparate dash to class, the intructor didn't show. i am not a happy camper.

For Jim

i dedicate my first blog to a one, Jim Hammen, who's blog i stalk to the point where he has told me to start my own (parital dedication to h, who also has a hilarious blog). it most likely will not be as witty, but those who read it (hi rock, hi h) will have to deal.

in case you were wondering, i entitled my blog "life of chike,"mike's and my celebrity name, as this blog will inevitably mention mike more than once, though i'm positive he will never contribute. it may change if i think of something better, suggestions are welcomed and encouraged.

that said, the only noteworthy event in my life recently was the ditching of the beetle in favor of a toyota solara. so far it is love, despite the fact that on my drive to school this morning i discovered the rear defrosters do not work. mazda of naperville shall be getting a call later this afternoon.

i just discovered that, though powered by google, this blog does not include a spell check, which as you know, is a dire situation for me. i know you two ladies will be silently correcting me and shaking your heads constantly. sorry.

and now, it is time to study for midterms. i.hate.school