What is Love?

Love freaks me out.  You see such a broad range of it while reading other people's blogs.  They are so happy when they're in love and when it all blows up in their faces, you can actually hear the pain in their words.  I've never seen such an extreme change in emotion.  From love to hurt to anger and resentment.  I'm not even sure what love is and after reading about everyone else, I'm not sure I want to.

Whip It

I took the kids to see Whip It last week.  It was so awesome.  It was a great movie (made me cry in parts) and it reignited a passion in me that had been long gone.  I loved to skate when I was a kid.  Don't laugh but I used to put on the Xanadu soundtrack and skate around my backyard singing at the top of my voice.  I was 7 so its cute rather than embarrassing right?  Well thats what I tell myself anyway.  I was so proud of my skates.  They were exactly like Kira's and I had the best ones out of all my friends. And I was really good at it too. I could do all sorts of stuff on them.

My next goal was to add exercise into my life since cutting back on the Pepsi  hasn't done much for my waistline.  I was going to do the Couch to 5k program but I haven't been motivated to do it mainly because I hate to run!  Then I thought 'why don't I skate instead?' 

So I went straight out to get some skates.  I was surprised to find that nowhere sold skates.  I had to settle for a pair of rollerblades.  I drove down to the park, sat in the car while I put them on, then fell out of the car.  I was not prepared for the wheels to  move out from under me so fast.  I grazed my knee and my hand and broke my nail so far down that it bled.  But I still went off skating and had such a fun time!

I went out again today.  I hit a twig and a rock and slid through a puddle but still managed to stay upright.  But the best thing was I was sweating like a pig!  If this doesn't make me lose weight nothing will...

Finally!

I got the nicest surprise in the supermarket today.  I have heard about Dr Pepper and Cherry Coke from all you Americans for years and years (on tv before there were blogs).  We got Dr Pepper here about 15 years ago (or around about that) but it didn't last long.  I don't think many people liked it that much.  So today I was in the supermarket and I looked over at a fridge that I never look at and I saw Dr Pepper!  I was really surprised that you could still actually buy it here.  Then I looked next to it and there was Cherry Coke!  I've never seen one in real life before!  So of course I bought it.  At $2.70 per 350ml can it was a bit pricier than what I usually would pay. (I usually pay about $2 for a 2 litre bottle of Pepsi).  I took it home and poured out some for me and the kids.  And it was quite nice!  Of course the kids loved it.  But I don't give them soft drink very often so they would love anything with bubbles.  It was unusual tasting but I could definitely get used to it.  Of course I am supposed to be weaning myself off of Pepsi and onto water....not onto Cherry Coke.  But it will be nice for special occasions.....

My Addiction

I just had the weirdest feeling. I don't drink, smoke, do drugs or gamble and I'm not a shopaholic (yes I am that boring!)  I don't think I have an addictive personality since I am not addicted to any of the major ones.  I am addicted to Pepsi but as you may know, I have been cutting back to one glass per day (and doing a good job I might add).  However, I was just in the bathroom when I got a mad craving.  It was really intense like the feeling that you have to have chocolate when you're PMS-ing or the feeling of having to have some weird food RIGHT NOW! when you're pregnant.  But it wasn't for Pepsi, it wasn't for weird food (no I'm not pregnant) and it wasn't for any illegal substances....it was to watch something with Kiefer Sutherland in it!  Now that has to be the strangest craving in the world right?  From one addiction to another...   :)

Happy Birthday B!

Miss 9 is now Miss 10!  Double digits!  She is growing up so fast.  I was watching some home video of her last night when she was 7 and she looks and sounds so much younger.  She is so very bright and has such an incredible future ahead of her. I think she'll be a lawyer because she argues incessantly and won't give up until she wins.  She wants to be a vet though.  She never lets anyone tell her what to do.  She's as stubborn as a mule and I admire her so very much for not letting people run all over her.  She's so beautiful, smart and talented and the things that come out of her mouth sometimes are hilarious!  You're an awesome little girl B and I am so lucky to have been given the job as your mother.  Happy Birthday Beautiful!  And I hope you enjoy your shopping trip!

My Modem Hates Me

Hi everyone!  Just letting you know that I wasn't sucked up by a huge black hole.  I was nearly caught up on all my blog reading (I was only 4 days behind) then my Internet decided it hated me.  I've been having trouble with it for days so now I have no idea how behind I am.  I promise I will catch up and comment to you all but its 1am and I have to get up at 5am so I will have to do it tomorrow as long as my internet is still working (fingers crossed).  I have lots to tell...rollerblading accidents, arrogant cops, great movies, tote bags, delicious cakes...its all good and interesting stuff so please come back tomorrow!!!

Horror-scopes

This was my horoscope for today.

Your lovescope for September 30, 2009 If you have been entertaining fantasies about meeting a certain dark, mysterious person, then your dreams may well come true today. You could find them in the most unlikely place - but once your eyes meet, you will know that this is it. This is the one you have been waiting for, and here they are, at last, right in front of you!

Can you say excited???  I actually let myself get carried away with this.  Imagine a dark mysterious stranger who would turn out to be the one!  It set off a whole myriad of fantasies. I imagined having someone in my life who I could talk to, depend on, have fun with.  Someone who I could share secrets knowing they wouldn't laugh at me, someone who would think about me during the day, someone who would love me as much as I loved them. I looked out the whole day and the only men I saw were a teenager loading an unbelievable amount of alcohol into his boot and the guy who makes me feel worthless on a daily basis.  I'm pretty sure someone who makes me cry all the time or a burgeoning alcoholic are not my 'the one'.

Alas it was not meant to be today.  It was a crushing disappointment but I'm hoping he's out there somewhere and he won't wait until I'm too old to care.

In the meantime I'm thinking about bringing a lawsuit against the horoscope writers.  How dare they get my hopes up like that!!!!!