First of all, I have to make mention of the fact that Katie Holmes is brainwashed – I mean engaged to Tom Cruise. Blech. Who cares? I am so sick of these two. SHUTTUP already. She sounds like a Stepford wife “I’m just so happy. He is amazing. I am the luckiest woman in the world.” I’m not kidding. She says that every time. Everything is amazing. Some people may say “You’re just jealous Emily because they’re happy.” No, my friend, I’m not. I’m very happy. I just think he is a jackass and is on a mission to take over the planet Scientology style. He needed someone to shoot full of his baby batter to breed more midget scientologists and he found his girl in Katie “Labotomy” Holmes. I told Peter very dramatically that I am boycotting both of their movies. (Don’t tell anyone that I have no freaking interest in either movie so that makes things much easier.)

This has been a lovely week. I’ve just been in a grand mood all week (despite TomKat being pushed at me everywhere I turn. I swear if a picture of them randomly shows up on my cell phone I’m building a bomb shelter and locking myself in there.) Today is Friday which automatically puts me in a good mood. Fridays always do. I watched StripSearch this morning with my coffee before the wee ones got up and it was entertaining as all hell. Delicious drivel.

Wednesday was the BEST though. Taylor was here and I had some errands to run to get ready for Miss VanDerhule’s wedding next weekend! I can’t believe it is finally here. We fly into Sioux Falls, SD on Thursday and will meet the Moynihans and then we’ll road trip to Yankton. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone. I’m NOT looking forward to the heat though as Emily assures me it’ll be “hot and sweaty” although I heard it might rain. So anyway I had to a get a strapless bra for this dress I’m wearing and decided to get fitted and get other new bras as well. After nursing two kids my boobs are like two tube socks with sand at the bottom. You are welcome for the visual. Cut to me after getting new bras and these suckers are back to saluting the sky.

While running errands I always pass by the noodle place, What the Pho?, in Bellevue. It makes me laugh every time and I want a t-shirt that says that on it. I found one! 

The rest of the day was just relaxing. No where to be and just a sweet sweet solitary afternoon.

I was laughing to myself at my yoga class Wednesday night because for the life of me I just couldn’t focus. My instructor kept adjusting me because I wasn’t thinking about what I was doing so I’m sure I was complete out of line. I just had so much running through my head trying to get ready to go out of town for the wedding.

“Put your hand to your heart in prayer position….”

 I wonder if should wear a necklace with that dress or no necklace. I have pearls but would that look stupid?

 “…and close your eyes. Let your thoughts drift by. Breathe….”

If we go out on Thursday night, should I shower before we go? I wonder where we’ll go? I have to find shoes for my dress…I’m hungry. Mmm…I think there is carrot cake left. MMmmmm…carrot cake.

“Slowly come down onto your mats. Lie on the stomach with the head turned to one side and the arms alongside the body with palms facing upward in preparations for Cobra position, Naga-asana.

He says this and I hear him say this but don’t move. I literally am still standing there with my hands in prayer position thinking about carrot cake. I was in a trance with my eyes open. He finally comes over and sort of smiles and whispers “Cobra…” I immediately felt my face redden. Whoops. It seriously happened 4 more times.

The fantastic Claire Moynihan asked me why I wasn’t blogging about SportsKids Moms and Dads.

 Am I watching it? Yes. Am I bored out of my freaking mind? Yes. I thought it would be juicier. So far all I see are a bunch of parents, albeit a little misguided, who care about their kids and want them to do well. But of course I will offer my extremely critical two cents:

Kim and Bryce- The dynamic between the whole family is interesting. It doesn’t even seem like Bryce likes skating that much. I think he likes the outfits and the drama/attention from his mom. I think he’ll eventually make some man very happy when he grows up and comes out. I laughed when he said “I have really expensive taste. I like shirts that are like $20.” Whoa! Don’t break the bank, Bryce! The mom seems like a lot to deal with though. Very intense.

Sharon and Sarah- They almost seem like a caricature of themselves. The mom obviously loves her daughter but needs a hobby. ANOTHER hobby besides her daughter. That can’t be healthy to be dragging that poor little thing around from competition to competition, loading her up with makeup and then having her prance around like a show pony. Have you seen how the little girls enter the show floor? They waggle their heads back and forth so their pigtails move and they have their mouths open doing that classic faux excited, cheerleader thing. It’s creepy. That little girl has a 6 pack. She’s 8.

Craig and Trenton – Craig seems like a genuinely nice person who loves his son. I think it’s weird that he is putting so much focus on football at such a young age and don’t think it’s healthy but to each their own. I laughed at the weekly chiropractor visits. Jesus. That can’t be cheap. The chiropractor said “As long as Trenton is playing football we should see him once a week.” That is what he said but I heard “As long as Trenton is playing football you should continue to drive to my office and rip up cash in the parking lot.” Total quack. Oh and the way Craig says “TrenTON” bugs me.

Karen and Karli – I don’t really care about these people. The girls are gorgeous, smart and ride well. The mom is a little frazzled but with 5 kids and going through a divorce I would be too. I think she could show a little more warmth to those girls though who obviously seem upset, beyond the teenage “my mom is embarrassing” upset.

TJ and Lindsay – Again…boring….TJ is a single mother who had a baby young. She is a tough mom who wants the best for her daughter, who is a star basketball player. Wait – wasn’t this the premise of a movie starring Judith Light on Lifetime??

I got the new W in the mail the other day and immediately flipped to the 60 page Brad and Angelina pictorial. It’s very cool. All of the Brangelina stuff aside, photographically it’s exquisite.

I have a new pet peeve. People who don’t put tops on things all the way. They just set tops on things barely securing them so when you go to get the milk out of the refrigerator is spills or when you go to get the Vitamin C out of the cabinet you almost drop it and because the top is just resting on top, they could have spilled out everywhere. It drives me Crazy! It drive Peter even crazier. You know what is funny about this particular pet peeve? It’s me. I’M the one doing it. I’m even bugging myself! I can’t help it though, it’s weird.

Things that I love lately:

• Turkey and Cranberry sandwich from specialtysdirect.com deli in Bellevue Square. Country White Roll, Mayonnaise, Whole Cranberry Sauce, Oven Roasted Turkey, Green Leaf Lettuce, Alfalfa Sprouts & Sunflower Seeds. It was other wordly. SOOO good.
• Mintz’s Blintz’s from Trader Joes – My mother in law picked some of these up when she and Gerry were in town one time and I am HOOKED. They are so good. Hadley and I LOVE them.
• The carrot cake at Trader Joes is also supreme. SUPREME. I love carrot cake. I love Trader Joes in general. I’ve never had anything bad from there.

Happy Friday People.