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March 5, 2014 by Nicole Morrissey 18 Comments
I thoroughly enjoyed the winter Olympics…almost as much as I enjoy the summer Olympics. Or college (Illini) sports. Yes, even when they lose in basketball to Michigan by, like, 30 points. Gaaah. But as a side note on the Olympics, I really do not understand curling. Atallwhatsoever.
By the middle of week 2 of the Olympics, I was missing my favorite TV shows. Big time.
Two Broke Girls makes me laugh hysterically. Parenthood makes me cry…and smile. I love drooling over Taylor Kinney in Chicago Fire. Subsequently, I’m also now hooked on Chicago PD. Grey’s Anatomy is like a train wreck you just can’t turn away from. Mike and Molly is cute and Molly’s mom…
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