I have this urge to keep track, to remember all of the things that Mark loved. There is no guarantee that this post will ever truly be finished because I might end up remembering more and more as we go. But here is a list of many things Mark loved
Ribs and Rib tips
Buffalo Wings: especially with crispy skin from TGIFridays
Fried Chicken
He loved Corn on the Cob but rarely ate it because he hated getting it out of his teeth
Thin Crust Pizza with Sausage and Green Peppers
Deep Dish Pizza (he was from Chicago after all)
Fried fish and chips with hot sauce
Hot sauce as its own category
Hot Links with hot peppers
Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches
Gyros (but you had to pronounce the G as a G)
baked mac and cheese
sweet potato pie
Apple pie with vanilla ice cream
Lasagna (he would have said this is his favorite food of all time, but mostly if it was his mom's)
My grandma's beans
My beef stew
Fried Rice
Egg Foo Young
Shrimp and Broccoli with no onions
Vietnamese Egg Rolls
Grape Jelly
Cindy's Chocolate Chip Cookies
Egg breakfast sandwiches
He like his eggs over medium, but he would eat scrambled because it's all I made
Honey Buns, but with frosting not icing
Anything little Debbie but particularly fudge rounds and oatmeal cream pies
Lattes, no flavoring
Cappucinos dry
Coffee: 4 creams, 4 sugars (unless I was making it, and then I cut back on those two considerably)
Apples
Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Pepsi when I first met him
Switched to Red Mountain Dew
Then to Cherry Pepsi
Finally his favorite was Rootbeer, particularly A&W
Peanut M&Ms
Sour Patch Kids
Favorite movie snack was nachos with jalapenos
Nacho Cheese Doritos
Cinnamon Flavored Oreos
French Dressing
White rice with breakfast
bread at every meal
orange juice
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Pistachios
Mustard
Horror Movies
Independence Day movie series
Bad Boys Series
Boys in the Hood
Menace to Society
Friday Night Lights
Sons of Anarchy
Flip that house
Zombie house
The First 48
The Temptations TV Mini Series
The Band in the Hand
Peter Rabbit (with Aaliyah)
Howard the Duck
Police Academy Series
All Marvel Movies
Comic Books
Wild'n Out
Drumline series
Adventures in Babysitting
Yugi-oh
Thundercats
The Rap Game
Video Games
Zelda
Mortal Combat
WWE/WWF
Division
Call of Duty
Mrs Packman
Mariocart
NHL video game
Madden
NBA video game
Favorite Football Team: New England Patriots
Favorite Basketball Team: Chicago Bulls
Favorite Hockey Team: not a big fan of hockey but he would pick the Blackhawks
Favorite baseball Team: Minnesota Twins
Favorite College Sports team: Ohio State
Favorite Sport in general: Football
Played cornerback
Most proud of his 40 yd sprint time (don't ask me what it is, of all running distances I find that the most irrelevant)
Color: Blue
Shoe size: 10.5
Stevie Wonder
The Temptations
Tom Petty
a lot of rap I could never even imagine knowing
Dancing
Singing: including making up songs to sing to the kids
Ping Pong
Paintbrush brand: purdy
Newport Shorts
Carmex
Gym Shoes (he loved gym shoes)
Chocolate donuts
Side of the bed: closest to the door
Church
His Church People
His dog Precious (he still talked about her)
Excedrin
Brand name Listerine
Lysol
Book of the Bible: Mark
Dream vacation: Costa Rica
Wearing house shoes
A clean and ice-free driveway
Waking up at 5:00 am every morning
Pajama pants
shade
a cool breeze
Watches
Chain necklaces
buying gifts
Lotion
Compliments
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