Random Thoughts...

I am sitting in Brian's recliner and yawning. I love the teething stage...PSYCHE!!! I was up with McKadie about every hour and a half last night...I don't do very well on lack of sleep so forgive my random babblings right now. There were a few things I wanted to touch on that happened this weekend. First of all, Brian and I had a semi date night aka a PPV movie being watched lounging in bed. We haven't had a real date since the Rodeo in June...tear tear. Anyways, we watched "P.S. I love You". It has Hillary Swank and some other actors, one of which is a hottie, and overall we really liked it. It's rated PG-13 and was very mellow as far as language is concerned. There was a bum shot of a man, I didn't really see it, but from what Brian said it was no worse then Kevin Costner and his bootie in "Dancing with Wolves". It was a great story line and we thought it would be a mushy love story which it was to an extent but it was also very comical. We laughed hard a few times. And I cried a lot during it. But I do that a lot these days so I don't know if you will need a Kleenex box or not.
My first soap box conversation right now. I am a movie lover. I love all sorts of movies, my favorites being sci-fi and comical romances. I worked at a movie theatre for about 2 years and it was by far one of my favorite jobs. I will not watch R's, I have watched a few but Brian and I haven't watched one in over 7 years, I have to pat myself on the back for that because there have been a lot that we would have loved to see. I hope none of you take that as a slam on choosing to watch R's, just for Brian and I it is important that we don't. So anyways, Brian and I watched another PG-13 movie about 2 weeks ago. I think it was "Fools Gold" with a very handsome man and Goldie Hawn's daughter(I may be a huge movie buff and can pretty much pinpoint movies that actors/actresses have been in, but I really bite at remembering names) oh wait his name is Matthew McCaunahay(SP??)...anyways...It looked super funny and innocent. We have seen other movies with these two in them and they haven't had anything that made me cringe. But I have a big big problem with certain body parts being shown. I am not a huge fan of men's bums being in movies, but I am super sensitive to women's parts being shown. I have a huge problem with the pornography issues that we are faced with in this world and I hate how so many people just pass it off as ok and normal. It should not be normal. So we are watching and laughing and all of a sudden you get this total full on frontal boob shot of this girl. I was so irritated. It is rated PG-13...so my point is the ratings are becoming very loose on their ratings and it irritates me. End that soap box.
Next soap box, a little more sympathetic to more people than the previous soap box. There was a show on this weekend that was on all 3 major networks that was called "Stand Up 2 Cancer". If any of you are the same as I am you have at least a handful of people whom you know or are related to that have suffered the ultimate cost to this disease or you know a survivor that has been able to win the fight with this disease. In honor of those whom I have been blessed to know, I have lost my grandpa, Brian's grandma, a dear friend from high school, one of my best's friends dads and so many more. In honor of those whom are still living and fighting this disease or can say they have survived it: my grandma, my next door neighbor, a dear family friend Lori, and so many more. I also cried a lot during this program. But I did want to say that I really enjoyed it and was really proud to be a friend and/or family member that have to deal with this awful disease. I pray that they will find a cure for this horrible thing known as cancer, but until then, we hope....End this soap box.
Next...and yet another program that was on this weekend was a tribute to the armed forces that are fighting to protect our freedoms. I didn't watch a lot of TV this weekend, but these programs were very inspiring, for the most part. So anyways, I was really excited to watch this program. I am a huge supporter of the Armed Forces and to the men and women serving to save our great nation. I am also grateful to their husbands/wives, children, parents, etc...that stay behind and watch and wait as their loved ones are far away. I am a baby when Brian has to go out of town for a week for work, I don't think I could let him go for longer. I am sitting there watching and I have high expectations for what is about to be shown. It started out with Janet Jackson, ok so she is a pop icon, a Jackson so that was ok, I wasn't a huge fan of the song she sang, it was blah. And then dancing was alright, not my favorite. Then you have the infamous Pamela Anderson come out and every time they do a close up shot of her they have this dialog box right over the bottom of her to where you can't see any bust only her face, and it's only when you see her up close, my guess is she was revealing too much of her bust and it was inappropriate, go figure...not a huge Pamela fan, I think she is demoralizing for women. Then we get a song for Toby Keith, I am excited for this because I know he is a huge supporter of the troops and has always been. I even got a little teary even though I have heard his song a million times. The comedian they had was funny and I appreciated the gratitude he expressed to the military men and women. I totally skipped over the whole Snoop Dog part, don't like him at all. A quick dialog by Jordin Sparks, was quick and to the point. They had a couple of good stories from some soldiers and their families that was interesting. A performance by another comedian which was blah and then a performance by Jessica Simpson. If you are a fan of Jessica Simpson I am sorry I mean you no offense, but I felt like her dancing was totally too perverse and I think she is too dramatic and over the top when she sings. Also, she was on Grand Ole Opry Live the other night and I thought she was gonna bust out of her top or fall out which ever came first. So anyways I could go on and on but I was really overall disappointed. They had some pro cheerleaders and the 3 top Playboy bunnies. My thoughts are, ok, I get it that the ways of the world are gross and sick and giving some booty or bust whichever, is what men want...but for crying out loud can we do it with some class, without showing everything a woman may have and so on. EEEEWWWWWW GROSS and PA-LEASE. I am the daughter of a retired Air Force man, my great grandfather served in WWII in the navy and was in Pearl Harbor when it was struck. My grandfather served in the Army and I love the fact that I am an American, but how demoralizing. I was so bummed out by the overall point of the show, even the country music wasn't what it could have been. And I am a big fan of country music. Alright so I will get off that one but give me a break. When I was little that was a type of program that my mom would get us all together to sit down and watch and to teach us to be grateful for all that we have. There is no way I would have let my kids watch that program last night. Alright I am really done now.
So the other thing is that those living in Utah and Wasatch County had regional conference yesterday for the LDS church. It was awesome. I totally loved the talks and was so grateful to hear them. My great great grandpa is Lincoln Packer, cousin to Boyd K. Packer, so the story he had told about the little Danish Pioneer was a very personal story for me. I don't know a lot of stories about my ancestors but how cool was that. And Elder Uchdorf is such a stud. And the talk from President Monson's daughter was awesome. She told this story about how she made real homemade rolls for some YW and they were in shock that they could be so delicious. She told them that she did it on purpose because she wanted them to know what was real versus the store bought or something to that effect. It was a good analogy on life and I feel her point to the talk was to make sure that are lives are being lived Real and not fake or just on the surface. Be genuine. Loved it. So anyways, now that I have written another novel I will go:)