1. GG's breakfasts
2. Quiet rainy afternoons together
3. Two DVDs
4. Tammy K.
5. Tammy Y.
6. Kisses for my tears
7. He loves me

1. The Eng's
2. Jade and Tammy
3. Craig and Tania
4. Gordon Biersch garlic fries
5. Shopping together
6. Communication
7. Talks about the future

1. Late starts
2. Best Buy and Target
3. Trader Joe's and Cost Plus
4. Tomatoes and mozzarella
5. Spinach ravioli and tomato salad
6. Compliments from friends
7. 20 minute breaks

1. GGs breakfasts
2. Finally walking across the Golden Gate Bridge
3. Walking with GG
4. Shopping with GG
5. Cost Plus wine selection
6. Connie and family
7. Warm Christmas Eve night at home in his arms

1. American-style breakfast made by GG
2. Espresso with GG
3. Waking up late
4. Walking through Chinatown
5. North Beach
6. Fisherman's Wharf
7. Shopping for wine
8. Old American cars

That's 8 for today!

1. Time together finally
2. Good talks through our broken languages
3. Food shopping
4. Showing him my city
5. His blue sweater
6. Seeing his face through the crowd
7. Hugs and kisses

1. Last day of work
2. Vacation - ahhh!
3. He'll be here in less than 5 hours
4. Trader Joe's
5. Gym
6. Cleaned up with plenty of time
7. Good wishes and happiness from everyone

1. Shopping around the East Bay - distraction!
2. Temescal Oakland
3. Target
4. 4th Street in Berkeley
5. Emeryville Public Market and Borders
6. Robert
7. King Wah restaurant in Oakland Chinatown

1. Time to clean my home office
2. No rain, sigh!
3. 2 more nights til GG is here!
4. Email from my GG
5. Walks to Nordstrom with a friend
6. Union Square hot dog and Pepsi
7. Clean laundry

1. Lazy Sunday mornings
2. Clean dishes
3. Bento in Japantown
4. Tinkerbella commonality
5. Michael
6. Freesia flowers
7. Quieter parts of town away from the crowds

1. Rainy nights in
2. Emails from my GG
3. Mutual excitement about his arrival and time together
4. Friends who want to meet him
5. He wants to meet them too
6. Finally, a strong man who does not get scared
7. Giuliano Cirivilleri

1. Friday
2. Friday
3. Friday
4. Friday
5. Friday
6. Friday
7. Five more nights til GG is here! :)

1. My Northern California team
2. Unexpected cool Christmas presents
3. Ability to crop pics
4. Lobster ravioli
5. Sharing the news about GG's arrival next week
6. IL Fornaio
7. Professional pics

1. Christmas cards mostly sent and distributed
2. A working refrigerator
3. Cold beer
4. Christmas cards from good friends
5. Christmas presents in the mail
6. No excuses to go to the gym
7. Giuliano, my LOVE

1. A call from my GG
2. His reservation to come to me on the 21st
3. Plans to meet him at the airport
4. Love, love, love
5. Digital pics of my trip to share
6. Frequent Flyer CD compilations
7. "You're Still the One"

1. Flight home to San Francisco
2. Alyssa and Tony
3. Craig and Tania
4. Good friends to visit and spend time with
5. "Spelling Bee" play off-Broadway
6. Grand Central Station
7. Sushi and pizza

8. Lots of new great pictures to play off of! - ok, that's 8 for today

1. Trips to NYC
2. Warm winter clothes
3. Cute NYC clothing styles
4. Conversations with GG
5. Alyssa
6. Craig
7. Share restaurant as I saw on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"

1. Ford Mustangs
2. Joan
3. Basil restaurant in Paoli, PA
4. The Desmond Hotel
5. Amtrak from PA to NYC
6. Alyssa and Tony
7. A quiet night

1. A chance to see the other side
2. Sunny days in Malvern, PA
3. Weekend plans in NYC
4. Enjoying each day as they come
5. Working out again
6. "Wedding Crashers"
7. Smiles about GG

1. Cool Mustang rentals
2. Really good cheeseburgers and onion rings
3. Sales tax-free shopping
4. H&M
5. Finding the perfect gifts for my hosts in NYC
6. Not needing to call him...yet
7. Giuliano, my Love

1. Flying to the east coast for work and play
2. San Francisco International Airport
3. United Airlines
4. Hertz - they gave me a Mustang rental for the whole week!
5. Ford Mustangs - vrroooom!
6. Arriving at the hotel right before the snow started coming down
7. Thoughts of GG all the way over here

1. Call from my GG, his voice, his Italian accent, and how he makes me chuckle
2. San Francisco theatre
3. My silver Chevy Impala
4. Rides into parts of San Francisco I've never been
5. Cool, colorful murals
6. Spotting the Universal Cafe my friend recommended
7. Sandy

1. Pictures and memories
2. The unknown and steps forward
3. Sunny days and loose agendas
4. Freedom to ultimately chooose my own actions
5. Wonderful 3-bill concert
6. Priscilla
7. Nabeyaki udon

1. Nice days out in the sun in Union Square
2. Beautiful drives across the Golden Gate Bridge
3. Seeing the City from Marin on a clear day
4. Good work days with a colleague
5. Pleasant sites that make me glad I have this job
6. Friday
7. GG's text messages that he will be in Costa Rica soon

1. Banana Republic markdowns
2. Clean laundry
3. Farmers' market fruits and vegetables
4. Funny dentists
5. My 5-1/2 sized feet
6. A green wreath for my front door
7. Unexpected sweetness of neighbors