So I missed the first 30 min of the AI premiere due to our youth group’s AI competition. It was ok. The only people that I really remember being good are the Navy guy and the girl with the really long dark curly hair that Randy said she had good control over her voice. And the girl in the army with a husband in Baghdad was pretty good but she had a really cute personality. It seems kind of weird this year getting a whole new batch of people to compete. It always feels weird when you don’t know any of them and by the end you all feel like part of the AI family. I guess that’s why the show is so popular. We get to see the personal side of them to and go on this little journey with them and in some small and big ways we help them make their dreams come true. OK, I must be feeling all philosophical today. My posts keep ending up knee deep.
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24 Premiere
Oh. my gosh. 24 was so good this weekend. I have watched episodes here and there of previous seasons but never straight through. I don’t know if all the seasons have been this good, but I do not want to miss a second of this season after the 4-hour premiere. It was really unbelievable…Jack killing someone like a lion to escape certain death, neighborhood boy turning on his best friend and almost killing him, Jack having doubts about continuing to do what he does, Curtis (need I say more) and a nuclear bomb!! What insanity was all that! Not to mention there are FOUR more of them. It was just so good.
We’re back
OK, sorry for the lack of posts. As I said, work was entirely crazy up until the minute we left last week. Then we left for Maryland on Thursday afternoon, right after my work Christmas party. We just got back last evening.
The visit was good, kinda boring, but good to get away. We basically shopped and slept the whole weekend when we weren’t with family. Saturday night we had dinner with Dad’s family. Sunday afternoon dinner was with my mom’s family and then Sunday evening we went to my grandfather’s house. The kids were GREAT in the car. I really don’t know what we would do without the DVD player. It was one movie after another. But whatever, we had 8 hours of almost complete silence on the way home and what else could you ask for?
Lexi did something really cute yesterday at the gas station on the way home. She picked out a sucker (which she loves them) for herself and she went to get another one and I thought she was getting two for herself and she took the other one to Emma and said here Emma! It was so sweet to see her think of her big sister.
This morning the girls had their Christmas program at school. This little boy played with Lexi’s hair for several minutes and we could NOT believe it. She HATES when people mess with her hair. But she didn’t even flinch until his little fingers got caught in it and you could see her mouth OUCH and she swatted him away. But then he started right back up and she didn’t stop him. It was the funniest thing ever and I got it on film. I couldn’t believe how still Lexi was for the thing. She stood and sat when told to, didn’t cry and was just great. Emma on the other hand did not sing and ended up crying at the end. She said she was upset because she didn’t know the song but we only missed one day of school for the practice. I don’t know, I feel bad because she was so looking forward to their singing.
So it took all weekend to download the latest Office episode that I’m on–The Merger. But today I’m watching The Convict and will then be able to get to the Christmas one for this year. Yay! Well, technically, I never got Season 2 Disc 2 so I still have a little catching up to do. I so do not like Jim dating this girl. It’s such a bummer. And she’s so gorgeous. Blah.
The Office -harrassment
OK, so I know I’m only a year behind, but I have to share this particular deleted scene from the Sexual Harrassment episode of The Office (I am so loving this show, if you can’t tell)
P: You know sometimes when we IM and I send you that winking face with the lipstick? I realized that might be harrassment
J: Yes. It is harrassment. And I’ll be suing you. I’ve hired the angry face as my lawyer and you should be hearing from him pretty soon.
You see her go back to her desk and you hear that he IM’d her and she laughs because I assume he sent her the winking face.
Poor Panthers
Neither Scott nor I are big football fans. It’s not that we don’t like it, but it’s just not something we watch on a regular basis. But we’ve been trying to catch the past few Panthers games and can I just say it HURTS to watch them play sometimes.
Bachelor
OK, it’s 10:28. About 30 minutes before Lorenzo shows the world who he picked. I told a coworker after the FIRST episode that Sadie was my pick and she would AT LEAST make top 5 if not win the whole thing. I fully expect Sadie to be picked tonight and will be SHOCKED if he doesn’t.
Supposedly Lorenzo was on a Charlotte radio station today and hinted at the fact that he picked Sadie.
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updated at 10:52
Seriously?? Like seriously?? I can not believe he didn’t pick Sadie.
I must be insane
As part of our bible study, the book gave us a challenge to get rid of all media for 30 days that has any sexual messages. I told the girls I would participate but I practically swore I wouldn’t give up Grey’s Anatomy. Now it seems since it is such a struggle, it is the only right thing to give up. So I am. One of the older girls (who is as addicted as I am) is not going to watch it for 30 days either. We may be insane, but I’m hoping it jumpstarts some of the girls into getting rid of some stuff that they don’t really need to begin with and then they won’t miss when it’s gone. I don’t see it so much of an issue with the sexual content, but that I sent the message that I wouldn’t let it go because I was holding so tight to it. Too much of anything is bad and I want to practically send that message to them. I don’t think I’d be much of a leader if I didn’t. So here we go, 4 episodes to go.
Grey’s Anatomy is back
Have I talked about this yet? I’m super excited about the season premiere tonight. Supposedly there are things in tonight’s episode that are a throwback to the very first episode. I’m going to have to break out my DVDs before tonight so I can make sure and catch it. The only thing I’m guessing for tonight is that she doesn’t pick Derek or McVet. And the panties reappear. That should be funny. Can’t wait!