I love movies, I love all types, ones that make me laugh, ones that make me cry, ones that provoke thoughts.
Maybe I love them because they remind me to slow down. Watching a story unfold of someone's life, realizing that in some odd way that life mimics yours. Maybe it's realizing that you are not living your life to the fullest, maybe it is realizing the humor in a dark situation.
Music and Movies -- hmmm maybe I should start a blog to review music and movies.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
Friday Night Lights
Another football game gone and in the books. Although we lost the game, the memory of it being a warm beautiful fall night is burned into my memories. Watching Laine cheer, Evan running around playing football in the grass with his little friends and watching Bright interact with his friends and girlfriend.
This..........is what it is all about.
This..........is what it is all about.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Old Friends and Renewed Friendships
You would all be so proud of me tonight. I did the whole soccer Mom thing. Funny how I now say that like it is a chore when that phrase defined who I was with my older two children when they were Evan's age. However, now as a single Mom I don't always have the time (nor the patience) to do the whole "Mommy bonding" thing with other Mothers. For those of you who are new to my blog please read my previous blog on single parenting.
My "soccer Mom" routine now consists of looking at the calendar each morning to see who has what event each evening. Then planning my day to arrange how quickly I need to be home by to run what child where or to be able to be at one of their events. I arrive at these events still in my work clothes (professional and hip) while other Mothers sit comfortably on the bleachers in their jeans & t-shirts.
So this past weekend I received a call from an old friend (okay a friend). Old I mean by she was my neighbor when I was married to my ex. Her husband is still good "drinking buddies" with my ex and she is as well friends with my ex in-laws. Sheri is a wonderful woman whom to be honest I do miss her friendship. My divorce was complicated, messy, just plain icky. I left a man who was emotionally abusive my whole marriage, who physically abused me the last year, and has an alcohol problem. However, like most men who are like this they come off very sweet to others. My ex is often referred to as the sweetest man. I always get the "Oh my God how could you two divorce?". No one knew what went on behind the closed doors. Then when I finally left I was made out to be a woman who abandanded this "great man" and her kids. I was from a very small community and in my mind I was done. I moved to a larger town 20 miles away and I felt no need to justify myself. I wanted a fresh start. So I rarely went home and when I did I refused to bash my children's father as he had done to me.
Anyway Sheri calls me and invites Evan to "bring a friend night" at her son Dirk's Tae Kwan Do. Of course Dirk has already talked to Evan about this so I am pretty much stuck with going. She offers to pick me up and wants to take the boys out to dinner. See Sheri and I were pregnant together the summer of 2000 with our boys so we did have a bond. I agree although I have that pit in my stomach. I imagine all the horrible things she has heard about me and I stress about the whole thing most of my work day. In fact I think I came up with four or five reasons to cancel. However, I stepped up and went.
In the end - it was fine. We talked and although I struggled to find things to talk about (I mean can I talk about how happy I am with Rock Star to her?) it was nice to feel a part of the Mommy group. As we left she said "Lorelai I've missed this - I've missed you".
So I suppose in the end - maybe people realize that all things are not true. Or maybe they just are able to look past it. Will I ever be able to ask these two over for dinner and cards with Rock Star and I? I doubt it, but it will be nice to have a friendly face at school functions again.
My "soccer Mom" routine now consists of looking at the calendar each morning to see who has what event each evening. Then planning my day to arrange how quickly I need to be home by to run what child where or to be able to be at one of their events. I arrive at these events still in my work clothes (professional and hip) while other Mothers sit comfortably on the bleachers in their jeans & t-shirts.
So this past weekend I received a call from an old friend (okay a friend). Old I mean by she was my neighbor when I was married to my ex. Her husband is still good "drinking buddies" with my ex and she is as well friends with my ex in-laws. Sheri is a wonderful woman whom to be honest I do miss her friendship. My divorce was complicated, messy, just plain icky. I left a man who was emotionally abusive my whole marriage, who physically abused me the last year, and has an alcohol problem. However, like most men who are like this they come off very sweet to others. My ex is often referred to as the sweetest man. I always get the "Oh my God how could you two divorce?". No one knew what went on behind the closed doors. Then when I finally left I was made out to be a woman who abandanded this "great man" and her kids. I was from a very small community and in my mind I was done. I moved to a larger town 20 miles away and I felt no need to justify myself. I wanted a fresh start. So I rarely went home and when I did I refused to bash my children's father as he had done to me.
Anyway Sheri calls me and invites Evan to "bring a friend night" at her son Dirk's Tae Kwan Do. Of course Dirk has already talked to Evan about this so I am pretty much stuck with going. She offers to pick me up and wants to take the boys out to dinner. See Sheri and I were pregnant together the summer of 2000 with our boys so we did have a bond. I agree although I have that pit in my stomach. I imagine all the horrible things she has heard about me and I stress about the whole thing most of my work day. In fact I think I came up with four or five reasons to cancel. However, I stepped up and went.
In the end - it was fine. We talked and although I struggled to find things to talk about (I mean can I talk about how happy I am with Rock Star to her?) it was nice to feel a part of the Mommy group. As we left she said "Lorelai I've missed this - I've missed you".
So I suppose in the end - maybe people realize that all things are not true. Or maybe they just are able to look past it. Will I ever be able to ask these two over for dinner and cards with Rock Star and I? I doubt it, but it will be nice to have a friendly face at school functions again.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Football Movies
What is it about a feel good football movie that gets me everytime? I just finished watching Invincible and damn it I ended up with tears in my eyes! I've seen Remember The Titans it seems like a thousand times and yet.....yup I still get watery eyes. Oooy!
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