Exactly!

A friend of mine wrote a post not too long ago and I thought it was SO great that I wanted to post part of it on my blog as well. I hope she doesn't mind :). Her name is Abby...you should check out her blog if you want to see the rest...
http://abbycheatham.blogspot.com/2008/08/speaking-of-speaking-in-church.html. I just love this post because it describes everything that I feel about being single. And I think that most woman feel about single. Enjoy!

"...I am painfully aware that there are simply not enough righteous men to go around. I know that many of the wonderful sisters I associate with will not have the opportunity to marry. That I may not. This is a hard reality. But there's no use hiding from it, pretending I don't know. The challenge for me is finding the balance between developing my own strengths and talents as an independent woman, embracing and finding the joy I know God will provide in the single life, and striving for, hoping for, preparing for life in a family. Sometimes I feel like pursuing "worldly" goals like professional achievement and community involvement is a lack of faith- that I could perhaps be telling Heavenly Father that I'd rather have that path. Sometimes I feel like throwing everything I am into searching for and preparing to marry an eternal companion would break my heart- like it's just setting myself up for a disappointment I can't handle.What I am striving for is to somehow find the strength and grace to keep and nurture that most tender part of my heart- the part that desperately wants to be a wife and a mother- to keep it open and soft, protect it from getting hard or closed off by all the disappointments of dating, or not dating...while still pursuing worthy goals, developing myself as a person and as a productive, contributing member of society- finding joy in whatever role I'm in, making the most of it and loving it. It's a very difficult balance for me.It's easy to be the strong one- to pull the handcart alone so to speak- not to need anyone but me and the Lord. If that's all I had to do, I think I could face it without so much as flinching. The women around me are strong, capable and good. We know the Lord, we love Him and trust Him. We have learned to be strong- we've had to. And some of us, through years of hurt and disappointment have learned to be hard, that it's easier to close off that tender place inside and learn to get by on our own. The hard part for me is not being strong- it's being soft, staying open to love through all the hurt and frustration along the way. "

Hollywood Hotties!

Sometimes I feel like a teenager the way I swoon over hot famous guys. But it's always good to be young at heart, right?! So here are my favorite Hollywood Hotties! Do you agree? Who would you add to the list??

1. Wentworth Miller! Star of Prison Break...genius in the show, went to Princeton in real life! What more can I say...HOT! He's my current obsession so he gets two pictures!

2. Orlando Bloom! Not a fantastic actor, but pretty good, and always nice to look at!


3. Milo Ventimiglia! Main character on Heroes (great show!), also hot in Gilmore Girls. He was born with a nerve defect in his lip so he can't move the left side of his lower lip. It actually makes him hotter to me!


4. Michael Varton! Star of Never Been Kissed, and Alias...don't know why, just HOT!


5. Johnny Depp! What do you really say about Johnny? Brilliant actor...and Hot! Enough said!


6. Ian Somerhalder! Boone from Lost. Has great eyes! HOT, HOT, HOT!

7. Adam Brody! Star of The OC. Hilarious, cute, great dresser. All around cool guy! And hot!

8. David Duchovny! Ok so he's a little old, but still very attractive! I loved him ever since X-files!

9. Josh Holloway! Sawyer from Lost. Has a great sarcastic personality and of course he's hot!


10. Seann William Scott! I love his little broken heart tattoo and his character in the movie Evolution. Guess what he is?? That's right! HOT!

11. Tom Cruise! Even though he's weird, he's still HOT!

New glasses!!

Random...I know

Last night as I was walking out of Smith's with a cart full of groceries I looked over and saw a middle aged, plump, short haired mother with her teen aged daughter. I all of a sudden had an over whelming urge to be that mother. To have a husband who loves me, kids to take to practices, a house to decorate and clean (I actually really like cleaning house...weird I know), a dog to play around with, a family to cook for and no job to go to. It's not like I'm thinking all those things are wonderful and easy, I know they are hard, but sometimes it looks better then my single life. For the most part I like where I am in my life right now. I have great friends and a great job but sometimes you just want it all be different. I guess the grass is always greener.

Adele!

One of my favorite things to do is find new music artists and share them with people. Examples...Missy Higgins...Paulo Nutini...to name a few. Recently I've found Adele! You have to google her, or look her up on youtube and you will be amazed. I love her soulful sound and the fact that she is only 19 and probably has many more years of making music to come. I can't wait to see what this girl becomes. She sounds a lot like Amy Winehouse actually and I'm just lovin what is coming out of the UK lately. They seem to really be looking for GOOD talent and not just famous people who want to make records but can't really sing well. Anyway, look her up, you won't be disappointed. I listen to her CD constantly. And just to prove how popular she's getting, two of her songs were on last nights premier of 90210. Is that a good thing or a bad thing :) ?! Hope you like her!

P.S. I realized that this sounds like I'm a little stuck up thinking that none of you guys have heard of her or something....so if you haven't then enjoy! :)

The Dome of Adventure

Last weekend Myra, Cassidy, Brian and I had a fun filled night at the Adventure Dome inside the Circus Circus. I laughed, I got wet, I had all the blood rush to our head, I screamed myself hoarse (I literally have not had a normal voice all week), I rode a pig, and watched Sponge Bob in 3-D. It was a night to remember!