Loved the silly little ducky tie story with Barney, Marshall and Lily. I love that he has to wear that tie for an entire year. It was a great way to break up the story of Ted and Victoria reuniting.

Oh Victoria and Ted…so glad the writers didn’t have them actually go down that road again. As much as I enjoy Victoria, we all know she’s not the mother, and I don’t think I could handle watching Ted in another dead end romance. The bomb Victoria drops on him at the end of the episode was pretty big. She said that Robin was the reason that none of his relationships have worked out, and that their just friendship status isn’t working.

Now we know from past episodes that Robin has something to do with Ted meeting the mother. It makes the whole Barney/Robin wedding seem even more likely. It’s what I’m hoping anyways. What are your theories?

It’s here, it’s finally here!! How I Met Your Mother season premiere, woohoo! We left off with the jaw dropper that Barney is getting married in the future, before Ted! Also Marshall and Lily just found out they are having a baby!! The opening starts with Ted and Barney where we left off. Barney is nervous about his wedding, and they relived Punchy’s wedding. This is where much of the episode takes place.

I can’t believe M&L thought they could keep their pregnancy a secret. With the amount they drink? I love the plan of Marshall drinking for two at the wedding. I’m totally stealing that when the Hubs and I have a little one. Plus it made great drunken Marshall. And Lily’s slip ups-”now that I’m pregnant in my mind uterus.” Bawhahahaa! Marshall ends up getting hammered, and all through the episode you think he’s going to mess up the wedding by accidentally breaking the cake, or hitting the bride. Instead he accidentally outs her pregnancy when he’s pointing to Lily and saying this beautiful woman is pregnant. Whoops!

I knew Robin still had feelings for Barney, but I was surprised she let Lily know in the first episode. I love their dance scene together. That must have been so fun to shoot. Love Robin’s new trimmer figure but I’m not liking the hair that much. She manages to pull it off though. But back to Barney and Robin: those two have great chemistry. Get back together already! But of course just as she about tell Barney how she feels, Nora calls him back. So she tells him how she feels so that he can repeat it to Nora. It was a heartbreaking moment. Almost as heartbreaking as Ted telling Robin that he’s lost his belief in fate and love. Marshall and Lily announcing that they’re pregnant renews his faith.

Of course the writers bounce us back to Barney’s wedding for more teasers and it’s pure torture. We see that Barney isn’t sure if he chose the right girl. Will it be Nora or Robin? My hope is Robin, but we’ll see.

In the second half hour, Ted has two dates after a bit of a dry spell. He then realizes he gets invited to an Architect’s Ball, and has to choose between the two girls.

Marshall gets a call from his dream job, and pending a background check and google search they said he’s hired. Unfortunately Marshall discovers he has some pretty embarrassing videos floating around in cyberspace. When he goes to beg his old college buddy to take the video down, he winds up getting trashed again and makes another video. Luckily his new boss has a great sense of humor and hires him anyways.

Meanwhile, Barney is screwing things up with his second chance with Nora. She makes him come clean about his lying. But she also makes him list all the ways he’s lied to get laid, and ends up leaving disgusted. He vows he’ll stay in the diner until she agrees to go on a second date with him. Towards the end of the episode, Barney wakes up in the diner booth with Nora gazing down at him. Awww!

Back to Ted’s story. He can’t choose which girl to take to the ball, so he takes Robin as his date. While he’s there, he sees Victoria! Remember her avid fans? Season 1? She was so adorable, the baker! They had the perfect night, and then she went off to Germany and they couldn’t survive the distance. The end of the episode shows the two of them locking eyes. ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK! Sooooo exciting!

As usual, I’m equally happy and frustrated with this episode. All of the cliff hangers, none of the answers, but it was oh so good.

I wish the Fall 2012 television season would hurry up and get here. There have been a few shows to keep me entertained this summer, but nothing nearly as good as what is in store for me this fall.

My number one favorite show I’m most anxious to watch is How I Met Your Mother. We have the big question on How I Met Your Mother of who Barney is going to marry. Then there is the excitement of Lily’s pregnancy. Speaking of the character Lily, did you see the latest pictures to pop up on the internet of Alyson Hannigan? She sure looks pregnant, at least in this photo. I know photos can be edited, but what do you think?

Photograph courtesy of E online

I read up on my favorite celebrity news sites and it looks like Alyson is denying the rumors and blaming it on being bloated. Now I’ve been there so I know how that goes, and it would be terrible to be scrutinized so closely by the public eye. Still, I couldn’t help but be a tad bit disappointed. I think it would have been perfect timing if Alyson were pregnant in real life while her character on the show was pregnant as well. I’m sure she’d prefer it to wearing a fake baby bump.

I’m such a huge fan of fall. It’s the start of everything I love. It means my wedding anniversary, my birthday, and then of course the holidays soon after. I’m already getting my Christmas Party Invitations ready for Christmastime. And then of course there will be new tv episodes to watch!

My DVR is going to be so delightfully full this fall. I can’t wait for the return of my favorites and some juicy new shows to curl up and watch. I’m alone weeknights while the Hubs works so Mama needs some entertainment! Wait, that sounded dirty. Ok you know what I mean!

Here’s what’s on my DVR schedule:

• How I Met Your Mother-absolute #1 favorite show. Last season was incredible and full of growth for the characters. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the McClaren gang this season.
• Modern Family-word on the street is they’ve replaced the baby Lily actress with a new toddler that actually smiles and interacts with the rest of the family. With parents like Mitchell and Cam, she needs to have a personality. I’m excited about the change!
• The Middle-I love this wacky family. The Hubs and I have decided if we ever have a son he will probably turn out like Brick. A little quirky but adorable just the same.
• Happy Endings-Great show and the first season started out strong. I love this show because it always makes me laugh.
• Up All Night-I am such a huge Christina Applegate fan. I’m also hoping to one day become a first time parent. This show is tots for me.
• Community-Abed always cracks me up.
• Cougar Town-supposedly a midseason premiere (uhoh, I smell a future cancellation, way to screw up ABC). Love Courtney Cox and the whole culdesac crew!
• Free Agents-Looks like a funny new show. It’s got Phoebe’s science guy in it. It’s gotta be good!
• Parks and Recreation- Love me that Leslie Noppe.
• 30 Rock-I think if I’d never met my husband I would have become a trainwreck like Liz Lemon.
• Grey’s Anatomy-I’ve been a faithful viewer since the beginning. And even though the show basically blows, I still watch it out of loyalty. It’s almost like some of their episodes and the medical tragedies you don’t want to see but can’t look away.
• Desperate Housewives- I’m pissed that the Skavos split up. That was the worst storyline ever. They better get them back together.
• Private Practice-I think I watch this show just so I can yell at the tv. They’re all idiots.
• Parenthood-I’m still annoyed that Christina’s pregnant. We’ll see what the writers manage to do with that storyline. Hrmmmm.
• The Secret Circle-I want to see what this circle is all about.
• The Vampire Diaries-Only watch it for the eye candy. Oh Damon. Yuhummm.
• The Big Bang Theory-Gotta get my nerd fix somehow. Cliffhanger last season, Penny slept with Raj. What’s going to happen next?

I think that’s enough to keep me quite entertained. What’s on your tv schedule this fall?

1. The Secret Life of the American Teenager-Some story lines were downright annoying, but the one I cared about was Ricky and Amy. She’s sucking up to him big time hoping he’ll propose and he’s milking it. The good news is he has a plan to propose on graduation night! But this episode just felt like a time waster leading up to next week’s episode. All of the side stories just bugged me. Who cares about Madison? That girl is just plain aggravating.

2. Tia & Tamara- This is the epitome of a chick show for me. Totally girlie and over the top fake drama. These girls are so silly! But I love watching the circus unfold. Tamara is such a stress case over the wedding and worrying about way too much. Tia is kind of wrapped up in her own world, which is kind of a bummer. At the same time, she’s super pregnant and not in the wedding spirit, which is understandable but also frustrating since when it was her day, Tamara was there for her. The whole baby moon thing that Tia wants to do, the same weekend as Tamara’s wedding is a little F’d up. If she really has to have one, couldn’t she go up a day early? Oh and modeling lingerie for her twin sister is kind of creepy. I also feel like the baby moon story line was a little bit staged. I also feel bad for Tia because it seems like her husband Cory doesn’t care much about about her. He just has this aloof presence. Is it just me who thinks that?

3. The Lying Game-The pilot ended on a suspenseful note when Sutton is in a car and lets out a gasp when someone gets in the car, but we don’t see who it is. I was confused when I saw it and actually thought it was Emma. The second episode starts with Emma waking up in Sutton’s bed and still being distracted and worried about where Sutton is. She’s now in cahoots with Ethan, Sutton’s secret boyfriend. It’s good that Emma has at least one person to talk to. Only problem is Laurel overheard some of their convo. Sutton finally contacts Emma, and we now know she’s in LA with one of Sutton’s friends’ brothers. There are some family secrets still being hinted at, and Sutton’s parents catch Emma with Ethan.

You know what bugs me about this show? Why couldn’t they just use actual identical twins? It’s like the Parent Trap all over again. It just bugs me! The other part that killed me was the ballet dance scene where Sutton’s friend has her hips sticking out like she’s in dire need of a burger. It’s sooo gross. What is wrong with girls today? EAT SOMETHING!

 4. Million Dollar Rooms- I stumbled across this show while I was channel surfing and it was awesome! They show these over the top lavish rooms that these crazy rich people have spent millions on. I love shows like that.

I cannot wait! This show is so funny!

The Secret Life of the American Teenager-The overall message about checking people’s phones that everyone kept bringing up seemed way too much like a public service announcement but that happens a lot on this show. Grace is defending Ricky and Amy and tells Adrian she’s awful. She really is a terrible person. She’s after Ricky and she also sleeps with Ben. Are teenage girls these days really this slutty? I sure hope not. I like that Grace’s character is less selfish, but when she panics when her new boyfriend asks if he can see her phone its obvious that she still has some growing up to do. Meanwhile Amy has been brokenhearted that Ricky won’t talk to her. They end up actually having a grown up conversation. It shows how much the characters have matured and it made me happy. Hopefully the writers keep those two together. And can someone just write Adrian off the show? That girl is so annoying!

Ellen- Reruns: Willow Smith was on Monday’s show. I didn’t realize that Will Smith’s kids were getting so old. She’s 10 and kind of crazy. She’s really cute but her style is very out there. Tuesday was an extremely powerful episode with Ellen’s wife Portia De Rossi. She talks about her book and her struggle with anorexia. I definitely teared up and the way she talked about it struck a familiar cord with me. I never got as bad as her, but in my teens and even in my early 20s I struggled with an eating disorder. It’s one of those things that is so easy to fall back into and interviews like this just remind me of how easy it is to fall back into bad patterns.

 America’s Funniest Home Videos-Sometimes it’s just so nice to giggle. My hubs and I caught an old rerun on tv this week and it cracked us both up. The best one was a little boy who gets his head stuck in a cat house, with the cat still in it. So funny! I wish I had a picture of it because it’s hilarious.

Tia & Tamara-I just found out that they have a new reality show. I don’t know what it is about these twins but I’ve always liked them, even though their sitcoms and movies were incredibly cheesy. The show is following one sister who is planning her wedding (I love weddings!) and one sister who is getting ready to have a baby (I love babies!) so this show is sort of perfect for me.

The first episode I saw was “Last Fling Before the Ring” where Tamera is about to have her bachelorette party. Tamera is upset because Tia won’t come to the bachelorette. Tia makes a good argument against it, “I’m almost 8 months pregnant.” No doubt. Sorry but what crap timing to be knocked up right before your sister’s wedding. BOO.

I’m shocked to learn that Tamera chose not to live with her fiance before getting married. They are definitely in for some changes! Watching them do their registry together was pretty cute. You could see the love there.  I feel bad that the two sisters are dealing with huge life moments at the same time. There’s going to be a lot of toe stepping during this process. It makes me grateful that I don’t have a sister in some ways. There were a lot of mini melt downs and a few unnecessary tears but it was still fun to watch. I will probably dvr the series.

The Lying Game- I did not expect to like this show. I watched it on Hulu when I was bored and I was surprised to discover that I actually liked it. It annoys me that the twin who was brought up by adoptive parents is such an ungrateful snob. How does that happen? Then the twin who ended up in the foster care system is the complete opposite (of course!). All of this is all very predictable but what has drawn me in are the mysteries. The snobby twin, Sutton, tells the hard knocks twin, Emma, that her birth parents knew she was a twin and split them up on purpose. She is on a mission to find their birth parents so she convinces Emma to switch places with her while she runs off to LA to search for them. The episode ends with a cliffhanger, after Sutton doesn’t return from her LA trip, and Emma is attacked by a stranger in the shadows. I will definitely be tuning in to see who Emma’s attacker is.

 Nine Lives of Chloe King-Why did I think last week’s episode was the finale? I’m so glad it wasn’t! The actual finale was Tuesday  nightand it was amazing. Chloe goes off on a day trip with Brian who is searching for his grandmother who his dad said was dead. While Brian is reuniting with his long lost Granny-roo, Chloe gets a text from her long lost Daddy (or so she thinks, but I was skeptical) saying he wants to meet her in SF that night!

Then Chloe confesses to her mom that she’s in love with Brian and poor Alek overhears every word. The rest is just so intense I don’t know if I can give you a play by play. It was by far the best episode yet. I can’t believe Chloe’s mom’s business meeting was with Brian’s evil father. I can’t believe the Order killed Jasmine and her mom. I can’t believe the killer was Alek’s brother. I can’t believe that it was Brian’s grandmother who was the ringleader for the attacks. I can’t believe Chloe lost another one of her lives when she falls for the dad trap. It was really just a bunch of goons and a member of the Order. But mostly, I can’t believe they killed off Brian!

I love Fall. I love the beautiful fall leaves, the crisp fresh air. And new series premieres!

Here are the shows I’m looking forward to this fall:

1. Up All Night- Love Cristina Applegate and Will Arnett. I think the two of them will make a perfect husband/wife duo. I also love seeing a show with the stay at home dad angle. There are quite a few stay at home dads out there and this is the first show I’ve seen in awhile to showcase that.

2. Free Agents-Hank Azaria is great! I’ve loved him since he was Phoebe’s Science Guy on Friends. I don’t know what this show is about,

but I definitely want to see it.

3. Friends With Benefits-This one actually already started and I’ve been tuning in. It’s cute, but it’s not nearly as funny as Happy Endings, and feels like it’s trying to copy it a little bit. But it still entertains me and breaks up the weeknight rerun streak.

4. The Secret Circle-A new CW series starring Brittany Robertson who played Lux on Life Unexpected. I loved her on that show so I

have high hopes for Secret Circle. It’s a show with mystical elements, in this case witches, so I’m pretty sure I’m going to love it.

1. The Secret Life of the American Teenager: This week’s episode was just meh. I couldn’t really get into the storylines at all. Good for Ricky’s mom for going back to AA, but honestly I could care less about her character. Ben manages to resist Adrian’s “charms”. Let’s face it, Ben has never been very attracted to Adrian and only got with her to make Amy jealous, so I’m not surprised there. Nothing else really stood out to me, but I’m intrigued by next week’s episode preview. Ricky better not be all lame and leave. Can those two just get along please?

2. House Hunters International-They had a family that had a million dollar budget for their vacation home. I would give anything for a budget like that for one home let alone a vacation home! They ended up with a drool worthy home in Panama. I wonder if we watch House Hunters long enough, if somehow we’ll be able to magically afford that beautiful Table Rock real estate.

3. Ellen (Rerun)-I really loved the rerun Wednesday about twits & Ask. It’s clever, it’s almost dirty sounding. I love it. Favorite quote of the episode? “You might be a lesbian if you kissed George Clooney and you don’t remember it!” Oh Ellen you crack me up!
On Thursday Ellen had one of my favorite How I Met Your Mother stars, Alyson Hannigan who plays Lily, on the show. Any show that has any HIMYM characters on it makes me automatically love it.

4. Nine Lives of Chloe King-We left off with Chloe kissing Alex (yay!). This week Brian is pissed after spotting Chloe kissing Alex and Alex is pissed that Chloe still has feelings for Brian. Oh teenage love. Chloe needs to tell her Mom about the fact that she’s not human. It’s driving me crazy!

I always complain that summer tv means boring reruns. But with the lovely invention that is a DVR, I’ve been able to reccord daytime talk shows, something I rarely watch in the fall. I’ve been really getting into Ellen again, and I remember how much I love her show. Talk shows are also so much better when you can fast forward through the millions of commercials and interviews with not so interesting people. I’m also getting into the Doctors and Dr. Oz. They’re great programs to watch while folding laundry or doing pilates and my daily stretches.