Movie time

I had to share these random bit of conversations that E and I filmed while driving. Enjoy!


Lunch time!



Sweet Caroline!



It's a river!

It's not better than football season, but it's close

Well everyone it is only about 14 weeks until my favorite day of the year. No, not Christmas or even Thanksgiving, but election day. So to kick us off I give you the following video:

I left my heart in San Francisco

Oh my gosh, I have had the best trip ever. Well, it has been the best week ever but more than that I had a lovely road trip.

Elisha, one of my best friends, flew in from West Virginia and after a girls day which I saw Mama Mia! and got a pedicure, we drove to San Francisco. Stopping in Tahoe, Auburn, Davis, and the Jelly Belly Factory before we got there. Once there we met up with two of our friends and went all over the city, including baby shopping and finding a Yoda statue. Then it was home through Vegas where we got upgraded to a suite and won a whopping $2.87 before loosing it.

It was awesome.

So I present pictures

And a baby makes three

Auntie Timmy is proud to officially announce the birth of Hayden Sue!



Born: July 23 at 3:31 am
Weight: 6 lbs and 12 ozs
Length: 21 inches

She is a doll. So little and looks a bit like a peanut, no really she does. Hilary is doing well and Lu can't wait till they come home.

Yup, I have 25 hours in a day

So I have knitted three baby sweaters this year and my four-year-old niece got a little tired that other kids were getting sweaters and she wasn't. So I embarked on my new project- Lu's sweater. I now present it below for you:


She wanted it pink. I screwed up on the buttons, but I think it came out alright. '

I am excited to give it to her this weekend.

And because I never showed you pictures of Hayden's sweater


Those are lady bug buttons and I have to admit this is my favorite one to date

So yeah, I continue to knit my way through life. What can I say. E- the chickpea's is up next.

Was the ending supposed to be happy?

So last night was the Doctor Who Series 4 finale. Now, I haven't hid my love for this show here at all and I have to admit I was a basket case all day yesterday waiting for the conclusion of a great episode the week before. I also know that no one who reads this blog cares about Doctor Who, so feel free to skip over this entry. Now if anyone wants to know more about Doctor Who, and because I can't be any bigger of a nerd, I made a Who powerpoint that explains the show which I am happy to share. Now on to the rest.

The thing is, I am not sure how I feel about it now. It was a brilliant episode and I wish I had an ounce of the writers creativity. The way that he weaves stories and hints given two or three years ago is amazing. I also loved that even though there were so many favorites back I didn't feel that it was too much. It was clever and campy, angsty, light hearted, and just fun. In fact I was pleased with it over all. But there are some things that still don't sit right with me. Yes, I know it was just a TV show, but I am an English major and if we do anything well it is analyze things. So here we go-

Things I liked about the episode.

1- Jackie had a big freaking gun! I don't think words can express how much I loved that moment. I mean she had a gun and shot down a Dalek, you go Jackie Tyler.

2- The Jack/Mickey reunion. That had me laughing for ages. I had missed Mickey, I have a bit of love for the kid that is totally unexplainable.

3- Shirtless Ten followed by t-shirt clad ten. Yes, sometimes I am shameless.

4- Doctor!Donna. I have loved Donna all season long for reasons I really should see a therapist for, but she kicked some major behind in this episode.

5- The call out to 'The Unquiet Dead' I have been waiting for someone to say that Gwen was the same person, and I know that they couldn't get it until the Doctor met her, but it was still great to have.

6- The blue suit of Death is now in another universe and we won't have to see it again. Of course I hope the first thing Rose did when they got back to London was burn that thing.

7- The hand holding. I loved the hand holding. It was perfect and something I missed. They never had to say anything, just hold each other's hand.

Now for where I struggled and why I can't decide if I liked the ending or not.

1- Rose and that dang beach- ever since I saw the pictures that they were back on that beach I knew no good could come from it. I mean come on, I knew that Rose wouldnt be coming back with the Doctor. But I am not sure if I am supposed to be happy for her and what she got or if I am supposed to feel bad for her. Right now I am angry at the Doctor because he left her. Yes, I get the whole she choose bluesuit!Doctor (again, can we please burn that thing) but the Doctor should have said goodbye. He owed her that. He had taken away her choice once more and the least he could do was give her a goodbye. Instead he walks away, again.

2- Donna. You know, this is cruel of me, but I wish she had died. Donna had evolved so much as a character and as a person. I hated to see her go back to what she was in 'Runaway Bride' she knew what would happen if he didn't take the memories. She knew what was going on and she made a choice. He took that choice from her and I kinda hate him for that. I understand why he did, but it wasnt his choice. She didn't want to go back to the person she was before she met him, she knew the difference, she saw that. She chose to die the woman she was then go back to the incomplete life that she had before. Did he care what she wanted? Nope, it was all about him. Just like he strip the choice away from Rose he took it from Donna too. Sometimes I really hate him.

3- No Jack/Rose reunion. I mean come on. I have been waiting for this one forever and to be honest I anticipated it more than the Doctor/Rose reunion (again D/R could only end in heartbreak). And what do I get-nothing. Mickey, who met him once, got more of a reunion than Rose did.


So yeah, I am left trying to figure out if I like the episode or not. I wasn't expecting a happy ending, and the fact that Rose got her own Doctor was the happiest ending we were getting, and I'd prefer that than having Rose dead or having him lose her again in the future, but I am walking away with a bittersweet taste in my mouth, and just a tad bit heartbroken for everyone.


Well, it is only five months till the next episode- wonder if it is too early to make a count down?

I'm Proud to Report our Country's Stranger than it was a Year Ago

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Today is my favorite holiday. I know, strange. But there is something about the 4th that I have loved since I was a little girl. I love the parades, the flag waving, the cheesy flag shirts people buy, the ice cream, the BBQs, and the fireworks- love the fireworks. I know that the country isn't perfect- far from it; but it is still my country and I love her for it.

This love of country came from my parents. Years in politics will teach you a few things (most of them not good) but the love of country is one lesson that sticks.

So to celebrate the 4th I leave you a little YouTube video. Every year the Mormon Tabernacle Choir puts on a show for the 4th. I try to go each year, as it is one of their best. This year it just happened to be last week while Erin was here. And they sang my all time favorite number 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic.' Now, if you haven't heard the MoTab sing this before you are in for a treat. Ignore the picture quality but enjoy the music!


Oh and because I can't resist- Some good ole West Wing love:

GIRL 1
Yeah, but weren't we terrorists at the Boston Tea Party?

SAM
Nobody got hurt at the Boston Tea Party. The only people that got hurs was some fancy boys who didn't have anything to wash down their crumpets with. We jumped out from behind bushes, while the British came down the road in their bright red jackets, but never has a war been so courteously declared. It was on parchment with calligraphy and "Your highness, we beseech you on this day in Philadelphia to bite me, if you please."

or how about this one...
LEO
You know what I haven't forgotten?

MARBURY
What?

LEO
That we opened up a big can of whoopass on you at Yorktown!