A Little of This and A Little of That

Well I haven't done a random thought post in quite some time. So today is the day for such a post. Hope you all don't mind.

*I went out with three of the ladies I was telling you about a few posts ago. All of our husbands died unexpectedly within three weeks of each other and we are all 'young widows' Once a week we get together for a 'meeting' and lately have been starting to do fun things as well. Anyways, I went out with them today for lunch and then after lunch we went to go see the movie The Proposal with Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock. I swear to you all (in a good way) that this was one of the best funniest movies I have seen in a very very long time. It wasn't just the three of us laughing either, it was the entire movie theater. It was one of those types of movies where I had tears rolling down my face I was laughing so dang hard. It was great, and the whole movie was funny, not just the parts they show for a preview. It was a feel good, romantic comedy/chick flick with a great ending and I LOVED it. I do think that this is a movie that many guys would like as well. Run out, run out right now (well after you finish reading my blog) and go see it. It will be well worth your money! Oh- I forgot to mention. That I love Sandra Bullock, I mean can she be an prettier. I don't know what else to say about Ryan Reynolds besides H.O.T!!! I have always liked him as an actor, all the way back to the good old days of Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place. Anyone remember that show? I think he is a great actor, but after watching him in this movie I especially love him.

*On Friday I leave for my trip to Youngstown. I will be there for ten days and am so excited to be go!! I can't wait to see my friends, all of their kids and the Coach's. I feel like I haven't been there in forever. I haven't been there since the beginning of April and really need to go spend some time with my friends and have a change of scenery for a while. On July 4th we are having a big party complete with our own fireworks, this should be tons of fun and if you are lucky, I will take pictures and maybe, just maybe I will post a few of them. When I get back from Youngstown I will be home for just a week then I leave again to go see my other best friend Megan who lives in Chicago. I will be staying with her and her family for one week. We met at college in 2000 and have been great friends ever since. I'm really excited to meet her family! We have been friends forever but I have never met her family so it will be great to put faces with all the names I have heard over the last several years. I can't wait for my July trips!

*I have now been going to the gym and working out since the beginning of April. I go to the gym 5 days a week and some weeks I even go on Saturday depending on what is going on. I'm up to running 2 miles in 20 minutes on the treadmill, lifting and doing a great ab workout. I really love how I feel after working out. I'm also happy to say for the second time in my life I'm starting to get muscle and that nice toned look back on my body. It's great!

*Thanks for all the great comments the last few days. You are all so sweet and have such great uplifting things to say to me. I've had many new readers and have really enjoyed reading some new blogs. I'm still in the process of adding the blogs to my blog roll. I will get there I promise. Oh and thank you to a new reader who suggested I put banana's in Bo's Kong and then freeze it. He LOVES it and it is a nice refreshing treat for him.

*Ok now for a few thoughts about 'mindless' tv. I hate to admit it but I have been watching lots of mindless TV the last few months and I guess I'm not ashamed to say I love watching it. When I watch it, it takes my mind off of my 'real life' problems. I have loved watching the Bachelorette this season. My top two are Kiptyn and Jessie and I can't for sure decide who the third guy will be, either Jake or Mike. Who do you guys thin? I think that Kiptyn just might take home the final rose. If not maybe he would be available for me (ha ha ha). A few weeks ago Megan told me to watch Tori and Dean on Oxygen. I set the DVR for it because I wasn't sure that a reality show about Tori Spelling was something even I could watch. Uhm, let me just say after staying up a few nights ago until 2:00 am watching three episodes in a row, I love the show! It is totally mindless, but I love it. Ok, on to Jon and Kate...have you all see the new commercial that is airing for Monday's episode? What do you think is going to happen? As much as I love watching the show I hope the choice that they are going to announce is that they are stopping the t.v. show. I hope they stop the show so they can work putting their marriage back together and start fixing their family. We shall see, what ever happens I'm sure it will be sad.

*Yesterday marked 10 months since Shawn has been gone. I can't believe that before I know it August will be here and I will be staring the 18th straight in the face. It literally makes me sick to my stomach to think about this August 18th. I made it through the day yesterday with only a few tears. I was cleaning out my closet and came a crossed a box that for some reason was not labeled. I didn't really want to look in it because I wasn't sure what was in it, but curiosity got the best of me and I ended up looking inside. It was a box of Shawn's clothes. His favorite T-shirt, shorts, and dress shirt to be exact. It was the box my favorite things that Shawn wore. Ugh! I sat on my floor put on his dress shirt and sat there and cried for a little while. It didn't last long and then I was ok. Even though I'm doing ok/good, it still sucks and I still hate that this is the life I have been living the last 10 months. I miss him and would do anything to have Shawn back here with me.

*Ready for some good news about Shawn? Remember a few months ago when I told you that Shawn had been nominated and won the award for the Big 10 Video Coordinator of the year award? Well, with winning that award he was put in the running for The National Collegiate Football Video Coordinator of the Year Award. Yes, I said "National" The awards were given out in mid-May. I hadn't heard anything so I had just assumed that Shawn did not win the national award. To be honest with you, I wasn't even that surprised about it, I really didn't think he was going to win that one. I was fine with that and was so happy with the fact that he was even nominated. However, last week the Head Coach at Youngstown called me to tell me that they had just found out that Shawn did in fact win the award for The National Collegiate Football Video Coordinator of the Year Award. Oh my gosh!!! I was so excited and happy when he called to tell me that. Next week when I'm in Youngstown, I will be presented with Shawn's awards! They are going to have a small press conference and everything, complete with pictures on the school's web page. Yikes!! When I get the link I will make sure to post it so you can all share in this with me. Once again I'm so proud of Shawn, proud to be his wife, and proud to accept the award on his behalf!

Wow that was a lot of random thoughts, sorry about that. Hope I didn't bore you to tears by reading all of that. Have a great weekend and I will be reading all of your blogs during the weekend as well.