It's totally pouring here right now. It makes me miss Oregon...sounds weird, I know. I listened to Patty a lot in Oregon. She has such an amazing voice.
On a side note, if you haven't been to Great Harvest yet to get their sugar cookies, get going! They are soooo good. Romey and I just walked a 1/2 hour in the rain so we could get the last 3. Totally worth it.
But I'm excited for this movie. This picture makes me laugh so hard. Not only is Gob in this movie, but Jenna Fischer is, too. Hopefully it will not be a huge disappointment.
I'm not sure if this is one of those Utah phenomenon things, but since we've moved back , I've noticed that there are some really weird names here. Obviously this is totally my opinion, so if you choose to keep reading, prepare to get offended.
I know that my name is not your run of the mill name. I don't have a problem with weird names...(within reason). I don't mind when girls are named traditional "boy" names like Sam or Michael. I think that's cute. And of course, there are lots of unisex names: like Tracy, Kelly, Pat, even Courtney. The strangeness I speak of and am continually encountering in Utah is turning man names into girl names. What do I mean, you ask? Well, let me give you some real-life examples (i.e. these are all people that I know or have met).
* Cliffette (I'm assuming her dad's name is Cliff)
*Nelladet (made by spelling her dad's name ted allen backwards)
*Donette
*Jeaneal (mom's name Jean, dad is neal)
*Retta (male family name Rett)
WTFreak? Some of these are worse than others. Advice to future parents out there: If you can't agree on a name for your new baby girl, don't just take your husband's name and add -ette, -a, -elle, or some other suffix. You will end up with a ridiculous name.
Here is Ben Kweller's new video. It's pretty entertaining. This is his 82 year old grandma dancing around. He filmed it in the gym at her condo. All I have to say is that I WISH I had this much energy. And I couldn't help but notice the mini-tramp. My grandma definitely has one of those. Does yours?
Today I read an interesting article regarding a study that a psychology professor has done. In it, he says that there is a direct correlation between cruelty to animals and domestic violence. He cited that 71% of battered women in a shelter said that their partners had threatened or hurt their pets. The article also said that sometimes abusers will purposefully abuse a pet in front of their kids to intimidate them. In one case, a man bludgeoned a kitten with a hammer in front of his wife and 4-year-old daughter.
What kind of a sicko would do something like this? Although I found this article interesting, it certainly isn't surprising. Everyone knows that people who abuse animals have major problems. Isn't that how all of those serial killers start when they're young? The bottom line is that people that hurt their pets are bad and horrible and I hope that eventually they get their due.
Here is a really sad pic of a case in Utah where a dummy beat and blinded his wife's dog and then stuck it in a 200 degree oven. He is currently serving 4 months in jail.
p.s. so it looks like I've moved on from kids to pets
This is the reason why our front windows always look like a giant monster with a muddy face came and slobbered all over them.
Happy 28th Birthday to Peter! If you don't know Peter very well, you can get to know him in the next 5 seconds. Here are some of his favorite things: Sports, Romey, Baths, Popcorn, Italy, Rich Chocolate Cake, and Sleeping In. This weekend we will be combining all of his favorite things with a trip to Cucina Toscana on Friday and one to Michelangelo's on Saturday, a Jazz Game, Mandy's delicious chocolate cake recipe, some TV time with a big bowl of popcorn and cuddling with Romey, AND I will let Peter sleep in without incessantly bugging him on Saturday and Sunday.
If one day we can produce anything that is half as cute as Peter was when he was little, then we will be ecstatic. Happy Birthday to my love.
I know the LOTR post was probably screaming "biggest dork alive" to most of you. So, if you're not interested in more of where that came from, I'm giving you fair warning to stop reading now.
When I was little, I remember loving the movie The Last Unicorn and always crying because it was so sad. So, apparently geeks like me exist everywhere. Here is a video of The Last Unicorn and even better, someone had the ingenuity to set it to one of my fave Regina Spektor songs. I realize blogging is a big time sucker, but how do people find the time to do stuff like this? And more importantly, what am I doing tracking stuff like this down AND watching AND posting about it? And why am I getting sad watching this?
I seriously thought this was so funny. Luke was about to have a heart attack because Romey was inching closer to us. This was his first time being around a dog. Have you ever seen such huge eyes?
Here's the vicious beast herself:
Okay, so if it seems like I'm obsessed with other people's kids, I probably am. Our niece and nephews came over tonight for dinner and I had to post some pictures of them. Olivia just had a birthday and turned 5 and lost her first tooth. James is such a cutie pie! And Miles just likes to chill. P.S. Tomorrow night I get to babysit Mandy's little Luke and I can't wait!!
I got to hang out with my friend Mandy, who is visiting from the O.C. this week. We have been friends ever since the good old college days. We used to live in our sorority house together and hide out in the galley kitchen where we would steal cereal and eat it into the wee hours of the night. I have long told her that she is pretty much the cutest thing ever. However, now that she has passed on her blessed genes, I think it is safe to say that Luke is the epitome of cute. It seriously doesn't get any cuter than this. I mean really, you'd have to have a heart of stone to be able to resist those big browns!
