Top Ten Mondays!!!!!!!

Well, another week has come and yet to be gone. It's Week 13 here on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan. Only 1.5 more weeks of classes until Finals! And only 1.5 more months of 2008! Can you believe it (rhetorical question)? It seems like just last year I was watching "The Price is Right" instead of my Algebra lessons as a home schooled 8th grader! *sigh* I guess those days are gone for good. Anyway, it's Monday, which can mean only thing....that's right, tomorrow is Tuesday. Also, it means it's time for another TOP TEN MONDAYS!!

Today's topic: Dave's Top 10 Favorite Things to Eat in IWU's Cafeteria a.k.a. "SAGA"

• #10- Potato Soup- This is a great thing to have for lunch on a cold day, like today, or the next 3 months of winter.
  
• #9- French Toast Sticks- These are really good tasting but are probably the nutritional equivalent of eating a baker's dozen Marshmallow Peeps.
  
• #8- Seattle Beef Wrap- I have no idea why this called a "Seattle" beef wrap (maybe it was invented by a guy named Seattle) but it's very tasty.
  
• #7- Blueberry Pancakes- This is my breakfast favorite, but, sadly, they only serve them once every blue moon.
  
• #6- Chicken Caesar Salad- I have grown to love this appetizer. It's really fun to make too. I put all the ingredients in one bowl, cover it with another bowl, and then shake it up like a salad maraca.
  
• #5- Spaghetti & Breadsticks- An Italian favorite. You can't go wrong with spaghetti for any meal.
  
• #4- Ice Cream- This shouldn't be this high on the list, but, if you're like me, you know that ice cream is supposed to be on the food pyramid, but some nutritionist accidentally misspelled it by writing "vegetables."
  
• #3- Lasagna- The Italian Stallion of pasta dishes. Another all-time favorite of any runner.
  
• #2- Chiken Chipotle Chili- During election week, SAGA held their own election; which chili is the best? The Chicken Chipotle definitely got my vote.
• #1- Roast Turkey and Dressing- Last Thursday was SAGA's Thanksgiving Feast and it was so good that I'm pretty sure the entire cooking staff are Pilgrims in disguise as chefs. Or maybe, they're chefs in disguise as pilgrims?

I don't think I've written yet about the church that I go to on Sundays, so here's a quick snippet (is 'snippet' a great word or what?): Bloomington Bible Church is a small church just down the road from Weselyan (in population, not actual size). The folks there are very nice and they have been very accepting of me. I am one of a half-dozen kids in my age group. The youth pastor's wife is actually a graduate of Morton High School, and several members of the congregation have a snippet of friends in Morton. Yesterday, in Sunday school, the whole church met together and talked about what it truly means to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. We did this by eating Krispy Kreme donuts and drinking coffee (surprisingly it was pretty good, Josh).

Now that Cross Country is over (pause for a regretful sigh and, possibly, tears) my afternoons are free and I have no idea what I'm going to do with myself. I suppose doing a snippet of homework is always an option. That, or a nap. Right now, only one of the two sounds inviting. But, not to worry, Roast Turkey is for dinner:)