Random Thoughts That Don't Go Together

1.  I watched Marley and Me this week.  Great movie.  It made me think about our beloved Boston who we lost last Fall.  It also made me realize that our golden retriever Fenway is part-Marley.  Not so much on the destroying all property side but rather on the goes bananas when people come over side.  I should really get him trained.  Like Marley though, he loves us, all three of us, more than anything in the world and he shows us that everyday.

Cory and our beloved Boston

Boston and Harrison

 Our precious Fenway!

2.  I also watched Country Strong.  Very enjoyable movie if you are a country music fan (who isn't?).  What surprised me, though, was how strong of a singer Leighton Meester is.  I love her on Gossip Girl, love her even more as a singer.  She needs to release a country album!

3.  Facebook can be mind boggling and annoying.  What is with all the people who write status' that are four lines long with not a single punctuation mark?  I am by no means a grammar expert - quite the opposite in fact.  You will find several grammatical errors in this paragraph alone (please don't stop being my friend, Jill!) but throw in a period or a comma here and there so we can at least separate your thoughts.  This is an example of what an awful, annoying status would be:

I was walking down the street and wouldn't you know it Cheryl jumped out of the bushes screaming I like dogs I can do 10 pushups from my toes do you like mustard circles have no corners my favourite colour is pink I bought 3 new picture frames I keep a fan on all year long there are lights in the sky that look like UFOs Netflix is taking over our house I believe in ghosts

See what I mean?  It drives me bonkers.  You know what else does?  Some of the pictures people put up.  You know the ones I'm talking about.  Let's just leave it at that to protect the guilty.

4.  I'm very lucky. 

I have a wonderful husband who loves me and loves our family.  He takes care of us and he makes us laugh. He asked me out when I was a too-skinny (oh to be 15 again), nerdy girl (still am) with crooked teeth (still have those), and he was the cute boy everyone liked.  He holds my hand when we are in public sometimes.  He laughs appropriately at my brother when he makes a joke that isn't funny.  He doesn't make fun of my Mom when she gets lost in a parking lot.  He doesn't punch my Dad in the face when he yells at the top of his lungs when Harrison is sleeping.  He doesn't file for divorce when I have my cranky pants on in the morning (and boy were they on this morning).  He took me to see The Notebook three times in the theater.  He introduced me to the Red Sox in 2003...just in time to really care when they won the World Series in 2004.  He agreed to go to Disney World for our honeymoon and agrees that we must return as often as we possibly can.  He has baked me pancakes and cookies shaped like Mickey Mouse.  He combined two different kinds of cereal to recreate my childhood favourite cereal that you can no longer buy in stores.  He married me.

Our wedding day - June 20, 2009

Rehearsal party - June 19, 2009

This about sums us up

Goose and Duck (we have a new shirt for Harrison for this ball season - Gosling)

I have great friends who love me and are always there for me.  They listen to me when I complain about being poor (thank you, maternity leave pay!).  They reassure me when I tell them I am worried about Harrison and whatever new thing he is doing that has my stomach in knots that turns out to be nothing.  They keep me going when I am ready to quit at bootcamp.  They tell me I look great even when I don't.  They pass along movies, songs, books, and blogs that they think I would like.  They are always up for a chat.  They notice when I change my hair or wear new jeans or have new glasses on.  They give me advice when I ask for it.  They don't give advice when I don't want it.  They give me a shoulder to cry on.  They like me for who I am.  They don't judge me.  They inspire me.

My beautiful cousin and friend Holly and I

Our wedding party - so much fun!

My bestie (since '97 ish!) and I

Tanya and I and our boys

The girls at Jill's birthday (Jill this is the only pic we are both in, so my options were limited - we need to work on this!)

Wedding party girls

Jody and I!

My best guy friend - Darce and I

My beautiful work friends!

5.  I have a son who I love so much it overwhelms me sometimes.  He is the most beautiful, handsome, and cutest baby boy I have ever seen.  His smile lights up the room, and he smiles often.  I have hundreds, maybe thousands of pictures of him and he is smiling in most.  He has the best laugh.  He laughs when I kiss the side of his chest up to his armpit.  He laughs when we play peek-a-boo.  He laughs when I gently blow air on his face.  He just laughs and it is magical.  It is my favourite sound in the entire world and I cried real tears the first time I heard it.  When I pick him up to take him downstairs in the evening to get ready for bed, he puts his hands on my face and pulls me to him, and gives me a "kiss" (he opens his mouth and tries to eat my face).  I think of him and I can't help but smile, no matter how sad or mad I might be.  He is a real life pick me up that never fails.  He is so special.  He is delicious.  He is mine.

Thanks for reading!