I'm really hungry - It's too bad that I'm so lazy and am not making a meal

I just watched the E True Hollywood Story about Sex and the City and thought of all you girls and felt like updating.
Not too much going on in my life currently.
We went hiking on Sunday. It was awesome. I really am feeling inspired to do a lot more hiking now. It's really a lot of fun. We're going to go to Estes Park tomorrow. We're going to head into Rocky Mountain National Park and do some hiking in the morning, some driving around the park, and then back to Estes for dinner and maybe some shopping. It should be fun.
I went running the other day. It's been a while since I've really gone running. I felt good and it was cool out so I just kept going and it was over 3 and a half miles so I was surprised with myself. I wasn't going incredibly fast or anything (like over 9 minute miles which is really rather slow). But anyways at least I know I can still run if I actually go out and do it. So maybe now I'll feel better about going running now that I know that I won't just lay down if I try to go longer than 10 minutes.
I started babysitting for this family that lives not too far from where I work. Thay have 2 kids Peyton (a girl), who is like 3 and a half, and Ethan (a boy obviously), who's like 2. They're really cute and funny. Peyton has this almost white hair that often sticks out pretty crazily and is a chatterbox. Ethan on the other hand has really dark hair that is longer and curly and is shy but laughs a lot. I watched them the other night and they were really good and easy, except for a little bedtime incident. Their mom and dad usually put them to bed, turn out the light, and shut the door, but they said the kids have been getting up and turning the light back on and playing. Supposedly they just let them play and after about an hour at the latest they crawl back up into their beds and go to sleep and then the parents turn the lights out. However after about 45 minutes it started getting really loud in there so I stuck my head in. Clothes were scattered all over the floor, Peyton had changed into a skirt and sweater and was sitting on top of the changing table with a 2 by 4 in her hand, and Ethan was running around in just his diaper. I had to try really hard not to crack up. To make a long story short apparently the 2 by 4 goes through the handles of the dresser so the kids don't play with their clothes at night. So now I know for next time. They knew they were in trouble so they went right to sleep after I changed them back into their pj's and I put all the clothes back. They're super cute though.
Sunday we're going to hopefully go to Brewfest in old downtown and try some different beers. It's kind of useless though because Bud Light will always be my favorite! But it should be fun anyways.
I don't know if I ever wrote this before or just thought I would write it. I heard some of Paris Hilton's music on the radio a while back and I was surprised that it didn't suck as much as I thought it would. It actually was kind of catchy.
I can't wait to come to St. Louis in August. I'm so excited to see so many people!!!

Quote of the Entry:
"'Cause I remember how we drank time together
And how you used to say that the stars are forever.
And daydreamed about how to make your life better by
Leaving town, leaving town.

Nothing in life will ever come that easy.
Doesn't mean it has to be that hard.
I know you will find out who you are

But when you're broke and down and no one else is around.
You'll come running back to this town and
I'll be there, yeah I'll be there."
~ "Leaving Town" - Dexter Freebish

Very interesting mass (or I really should be saying Eucharist) this morning

SO I think for the first time in my 22 and a half years of life I saw someone "escorted" from church this morning. It was really really strange. This guy reminded me a lot of Injun Joe in all the different Tom Sawyer movies. He had longer hair and a very rugged face. He started talking to the people behind him at the beginning of church. I thought he just knew them and was just talking way too loud. Then I realized that he was kind of being mean to them and they were looking away and trying to not pay any attention to him. Then he starts doing all this cussing. I'm like what in the world. He was interrupting all of us sitting back there for most of the mass. Then he goes out and comes back in with a football which he's pretending to throw all around the church. He was like getting up in people's faces and talking to them and they were obviously all very scared of him. My guess would be that he has a mental illness, but I'm really not sure. He also could have just been really drunk. I don't know. Then during the petitions when anyone can say petitions out loud, he says something along the lines of "I'm going to hell and all of you are going with me. We pray to the Lord." Most of us did not respond with "Lord hear our prayer" but some of the front people did I think because they couldn't really hear what he was saying. But when it became close to time for communion the ushers kind of escorted him out. It's weird cause you know most religions don't kick people out of church but he just kept cussing and being really loud and was scaring so many people. It was all very strange.
The visiting priest was making some very interesting comments about the different types of religion. He wasn't being mean or judgmental of the other ones or anything though. He was pointing out how Catholocism was started by Jesus but other religions were started by man and also how Catholocism is the only religion that says it can forgive your sins here on Earth. That Jesus wanted people to be forgiven and not live with guilt. He gave the disciples the power to forgive sins and our priests forgive sins for us when we go to confession. It was a intriguing homily.
We went to the drive in on Friday night. It was a fun time as usual. You can't beat $5 for 2 movies plus a great atmosphere and a busy night. We saw Cars and X-Men 3. Cars was really funny. After seeing the trailers and stuff I didn't really have a desire to see it, but I really wanted to see X-Men 3 so that's why we were really going. However Cars was surprisingly good. It kept us laughing most of the movie. All of these people drove their vintage and old school cars there. So while everyone was parked and waiting for the movies (you get there around 7:30-8 and then the movie doesn't start till it's dark around 9) all these people were going around checking out people's cars. It was funny. X-Men 3 was ok. I can't really decide how I felt about it. Maybe I need to see it a few more times. I didn't really like the plot so much and Jean was annoying me immensely. I won't say much more in case you haven't seen it and don't want it ruined.
Yesterday was a sports day. I watched most of the US/Italy soccer game. It was a great game, except for the ref sucking it up and giving out crazy yellow and red cards. That ref needs to not ref any more games. We still have a chance of moving on which would be exciting, but we'll seeif it happens. I think it's kind of funny that we're ranked 4th I believe I heard in the world and everyone knows that we're not. Especially if we can't even make it to the fielf of 16. I love watching all these soccer games though. I'm currently enjoying the Brazil/Australia game.
I also got to watch the Cards game yesterday since they are playing the Rockies. We had some good hitting but it was kind of scary that we almost blew it at the end there.
We're supposed to be going on a hike today, probably Devil's Backbone, so I better finish this up so that I can find out our plans!

Quote of the Entry:
"Life's like a road that you travel on
When there's one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind
There's a world outside every darkened door
Where blues won't haunt you anymore
Where the brave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me to the distant shore
We won't hesitate, break down the garden gate
There's not much time left today

Life is a highway
I want to ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I want to drive it all night long"
~ Tom Cochrane - "Life is a Highway"

Oh Blah Dee, Oh Blah Dah, Life Goes On

I just had an awesome walk with Lou Lou. We walked up to City Park and around the lake for a little while. It was beautiful out. The perfect temperature, the perfect pink and orange sky and sunset, and we got back at the perfect time before it was too dark. I think Lou had a really good time as well. She usually does. She loves to walk. The only downside is I'm kind of sweaty now that I'm back in the house. Lucy must have wore herself out as well because after drinking 2 bowls full of water, she put herself in her kennel and laid down. What a goof ball. But I love her and we have quite the good time hanging out together. I really feel like she loves me and nothing beats the love of dogs and kids.
I love my kids at work too. No matter how much of pains they are (figuratively and literally) I know they still love me and I love them. Poor kids. Their lives are so screwed up. Whenever I think about my life and worry if it's heading in the right direction and if I'll turn out ok, I think about those guys and how amazing it will be if any of them turn out "normal."
Lucy has her "roll over" mastered almost perfectly. I'm so proud of her.
Well now I'm spent, so I think it's time to get ready for bed, do my push-ups and sit-ups, and then either some reading or a movie till bedtime. Maybe reading. I have a whole list of books that I want to get read so I better get focused and get to work.

Quote of the Entry:
"Sacrifice, you made one. I made one. We all make them. But you are angry over yours. You kept thinking about what you lost… You didn’t get it. Sacrifice is a part of life. It’s supposed to be. It’s not something you regret. It’s something to aspire to. Little sacrifices. Big sacrifices. A mother works so her son can go to school. A daughter moves home to care of her sick father."
- From "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom

Sometimes we get so caught up waiting for something that's coming that we miss everything that happens until then

Random thoughts and lessons and info from the last few days that I've been meaning to put in my journal.
- The biggest news of the last two weeks: I TAUGHT LUCY TO ROLL OVER! I was so proud of her and myself for all our hard work!
- Keira Knightly is the perfect actress for Elizabeth Bennet. She was exactly what I imagined reading the book. She was extremely likeable as well and made me really want to be friends with her.
- I really enjoy this part in Erin Brockovich:
Kurt Potter: Wha... how did you do this?
Erin Brockovich: Well, um, seeing as how I have no brains or legal expertise, and Ed here was losing all faith in the system, am I right?
Ed Masry: Oh, yeah, completely. No faith, no faith...
Erin Brockovich: I just went out there and performed sexual favors. Six hundred and thirty-four blow jobs in five days... I'm really quite tired.
- So I caught Lucy red handed . . errrr . . I mean red faced the other day. I was taking a quite enjoyable nap on the couch after work and I left Lou out cause I felt bad that she had been in her kennel all day. So I'm sleeping and I wake up and see that my cup is knocked over on the table. I don't see any trace of my drink though so I assume that it was just empty. Well I was wrong. A few minutes later Lucy comes up and sits by me on the couch. I'm petting her and then I see that one whole side of her face (ear included) is red from drinking my kool-aid. What a punk.
- When it storms outside and the thunder is really loud Lucy will bite your hair and try to wake you up because she doesn't like to be alone. She's a scaredy cat.
- The two weeks I have to plan for work are Water week and Mad Science week. Water week I think we will do the slip n slide, baloon tosses, musical sprinkler, and other water games, have a luau-ish thing on Thursday, swimming at the pool on Friday, make some leis, maybe watercolor, some food treats like fish cupcakes or an edible jello fishbowl, and I don't know what else. Then for mad science/magic (slop and glop) we're going to make goop, peanut paper playdoh, maybe paste paintings, fingerpaint, some science experiments, fingerprint lift, mud pie, maybe some card tricks or wands, and whatever else I think of. So if anyone has any fun ideas for those themes let me know!
- I'm addicted to the food network channel. Today I've been watching all of these wedding cake challenges. It's great. It makes me really want to go to like cooking classes or something. The desserts they make and decorate are amazing! I think it would be a really fun hobby.
- I love Lucy.
- Liz from work really wants me to go to some meeting on Wednesday for some seminar thingies that she goes to. I really don't want to. I don't know why really. I just don't have any desire but I don't really know how to get out of it.
- You people stink at communication. :) None of you let me know really whether staying with Kim was cool or you wanted a room or what. It would be nice to have beds in a room but we could also walk from the bars to Kim's so . . . what's more important? So I'm not booking a room unless people tell me they want one cause I don't want to eat the cost.
- I'm almost positive that I'm going to come home in August from the 4th till the 13th. I'm really really really excited. I haven't been to Missouri in 5 months and by August it'll be 7 months and I'll really be ready to see good old O'Fallon and St. Louis. Plus I'm going to hopefully go on the rugby float trip so I'll get to see a lot more people than I normally would at home! Yay! All of you that can better be going on the float trip so I can see you!
- I got my invitation to Brennan's wedding the other day. I'm kind of sad that I'll miss it. It was really sad to read Brennan Buck Delaney son of the late . . It's sad that he'll have no parents there.
- After watching all these people make pastries and cakes and pies and everything under the sun made out of sugar, I really want a sweet.
- I learned how to put playlists on my MP3 player. YAY!
- The house will no longer be only mine after tomorrow.
Ok that's all I can remember at the current moment. I know there are a lot more but I'll think of them later and then have to do an addition edition.