My funny Hubby

My husband has this hilarious and DRY sense of humour. He kills me. Generally, he is a pretty quiet guy - also sensitive and beyond generous, but I digress - so when he throws a witty line down, half of the effect is from the joke itself, and half is from the unexpected delivery.

An awesome example came tonight while watching American Idol. David Archuletta (sp?) sang America, by Neil Diamond, and was doing an alright job - nothing spectacular or memorable, but fine. Out of nowhere Luke says, "he needs to just go and join a boy band. A boy band of one boy." I almost fell off the couch! I'm still laughing now... every time I rerun it in my head I crack up. And he says stuff like this every now and then, totally dissing people in this deadpan style, and it's one of my favourite things about him. So many people are funny in an obvious joke joke, slap-stick kind of way, but Luke's zingers are just so spontaneous and priceless - I've never met anyone who does it better. What's even more special is that almost no one gets to see/hear this side of him, because he's so introverted most of the time, so when one of these moments comes along it just knocks me on my butt and makes me love him so much more.

Can I give another example I just remembered? The other day I blogged about walking with Luke and Owen, and we were enjoying the spring weather... anyway, on that same walk (through million-dollar and up homes I should add) Luke and I were commenting on how odd it is that all the rich hoity-toities put these elaborate flower urns on either side of their front doors. It's like they're competing to see who has the best, biggest, and most expensive urns. So we're walking and pointing out nice ones as we past them, when we saw someone who used shrubs - kind of like mini Christmas trees - instead of ornate floral arrangements like everyone else. I made a joke about how they're obviously not keeping up with the neighbourhood standard, and Luke, without missing a beat, says (as though to the homeowner) "What are you, poor?!"

So there you go! I just friggin' love my funny hubby, and I don't ever want to forget these moments. :)

Katherine Heigl

I just finished watching 27 Dresses, and I've decided that I officially don't  like Katherine Heigl anymore. I love(d) her in Grey's Anatomy, but I'd be hard-pressed to name another celebrity who plays the Hollywood game as hard as she does, and that rubs me the wrong way. Plus, why does she have to play the same character in everything? Oh, right, she's learned that it sells. 

Oh, and I can't stand her snaggle-tooth. It stared at me through the whole movie.

*sigh* Enough bi*ching... I just couldn't think of anything else to write today. I'm hoping The Golden Compass will be better! And be warned, if anyone tries to dissuade me from watching or enjoying it because it's Anti-Christian, I will have a conniption. 

Losing the baby weight

I was so nervous to get on the scale this morning for my weekly weigh-in. Since giving birth almost 4 months ago now, I've been trying pretty hard to get the baby weight off (and then some, hopefully), and have made some great strides in the past little while. However, after a bit of an off week (starting with a decadent spread at my sister-in-law's family home last weekend, and ending with McDonalds last night during a laundromat marathon - with a snack-filled movie night in between), I was convinced that I would gain. 

However, I bit the bullet and stepped on that scale, and to my astonishment and elation I still lost another 2 lbs! I guess all the walking I did with Owen helped to off-set the slip-ups. I also did a Tai-bo postnatal video on Friday which kicked my butt... *sigh* Anyway, I'm so relieved that I don't have to deal with the guilt that would have accompanied a gain. I am not a great self-motivator, and the slightest "failures" tend to through me right off track, so I'm just glad that whatever I've been doing is working, despite my off moments. Hopefully it continues to do so, because I'm 2 lbs away from the first goal I set and I'll reward myself with a facial when I reach it! 

High Def

Yay for tax returns! Luke and I took Owen out today for some shopping and we ordered a new bed (wicked antique-looking sleigh-style) and Luke purchased his highly anticipated Playstation 3. I was going to surprise him with it for Father's Day, but he just wouldn't take my hints to drop it, so I had to cave. He felt guilty for ruining my surprise so I got to milk that a little... heehee

So we watched our 1st High-Definition movie tonight! It's just a shame we wasted it on Resident Evil: Extinction... (the Blu-Ray selection at Blockbuster is lacking). Still we totally noticed the difference, and even laughed when we switched back over to regular tv afterwards and noticed how fuzzy things looked! My sister came to visit a few weeks ago and commented on how funny our tv looks, because it's widescreen but we don't have the high-def connection, so everything's stretched out. I told her that I didn't notice it (and shamefully that's the truth, I really thought it looked normal!), and she was so baffled that I couldn't see how short and wide everything was. I think her exact words were "see how that tire isn't round?!"  Well, Shan, the tires are now round. Are you proud?

Off to bed now - the child slept straight through until 5:30 last night, so here's hoping for a repeat!!

~K

Almost failed on day 2!

Okay, it's 8:30 right now, and I just remembered that I promised myself that I would post something every day for two weeks. I can't believe I almost messed it up that fast!

Owen, my baby, had a bit of a fussy day so it was a struggle staying ahead of his freakouts. They were so random, so all the more frustrating... We finished off the day well, though, by taking a walk up to Blockbuster and then the long way home. It was still light out, with just the perfect high teens temperature. Luke carried Owen in the snuggli, and he (Owen) stayed awake for the whole walk, which is rare. He was totally fixated on all the trees with their newly exploded leaves. It was special seeing him watch the world, seeing things as ordinary as leaves for the first time. They must be so interesting to a little guy like him. Luke mentioned that he was in my belly the last time the neighbourhood was green, and I thought that was such a crazy concept, but obviously true! I can't even imagine what seeing leaves, and petals, and grass for the first time would be like; it's beautiful enough each spring when everything bursts into life, but for the first time ever? Hard to comprehend. 

This is one of the greatest things about being a parent. As cliche as it is, seeing the world through your baby's eyes is an amazing thing. Try looking at something as though you've never seen it before and take notice of all the tiny miracles that exist on a simple walk to the park. I've never really had a reason to be that mindful before; it sure is special to get out of my head and focus on the lovely things in this world.  I want to do my very best to take everything in the way so many beautiful things in life deserve - just like a baby would. If we all slowed down and did this, imagine how much more peaceful, grateful and relaxed we could be. :)

Getting Started

So, I've decided that since I can't take the writing class I'd really like to take (I'm a new mom), but I'm itching to have an outlet for my writing, this would be a good place to come.  I figure I'll be able to organize my thoughts better, and keep track of the things I'm writing, rather than having scraps of paper with poem scribbles in random places around the apartment.

I'm not sure yet how this blog will unfold... I'll probably post random thoughts/daily activities mostly, in hopes that they might inspire something more eventually. In highschool I took a Writer's Craft class that emphasized the importance of just writing all the time - an "if you write it, it will come" sort of thinking. So I hope that in "just writing" I'll find myself coming up with things a little more meaningful: poetry, political musings... we'll have to see!

Sticking with things isn't a particular strength of mine (I tend to get lazy and distracted pretty easily), so I'd like to make a goal that for 2 weeks, I will post something - with words, picture galleries are for Facebook - everyday. I figure that's long enough to get used to this process of writing again, and also to get used to the daily commitment to something a little bigger than a trip outdoors with my son.

I warn you, my posts will undoubtedly be mommy/baby slanted. Hey, that's my life right now! But if I can manage to get some creative satisfaction from that, well then, I'll stick with it and try to get over any guilt about not being more interesting. :)

Wish me luck! 

Katelyn