i've failed in my resolution #2009.01....haven't touched xanga since my new resolution. does anyone else feel like it's a chore to update xanga, facebook, email, etc? and i don't even have any kids to deal with!

i spent the weekend with sam, jenny, my sister julie and her bf brendan, and most importantly, my new niece, Madeleine! i swear she is the most adorable baby in the world. she has lashes to die for, and is cute whether she's sleeping, eating, or even crying. can't wait to see her again! here are some pics:





and below...saw this on bernard's and others' fb notes and figured it was a good thing to use as an additional update:


SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own xanga/facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun.

( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x ) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x ) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane
Total: 5

(x) The Princess Bride
() Anchorman
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x ) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 10

(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
(x) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
() American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 16

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
(x) The Village
( ) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 22

(x) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
(x) Robots
Total so far: 27

(x ) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(x) Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x ) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
( ) KING KONG (2003)
Total so far: 35

( ) A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
() Final Destination
() Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
(x) Halloween
() The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
( ) Flubber
Total so far: 38

(x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
(x) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
(x) I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
(x) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 44

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
(x) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x ) Remember the Titans
() Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 52

(x ) Bad Boys
(x ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
(x) Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremacy
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
(x) Predator I
(x) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
Total so far: 63

(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
(x) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
() War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x ) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 69

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
(x) Calendar Girls
(x) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
(x ) Big Trouble in Little China
(x ) Terminator
(x ) Terminator 2
(x ) Terminator 3
Total so far: 80

(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
() X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x ) Freaky Friday
(x ) Reign of Fire
() The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 91

( ) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
(x) Old School
(x) The Notebook
(x) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 97

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 103

( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
() Highlander
(x) Mothman Prophecies
(x) American History X
( ) Three
Total so Far: 106

( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 109

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
(x) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(x ) Hook
(x ) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(x) Waterworld
Total so far: 113

(x) Kill Bill vol 1
(x) Kill Bill vol 2
(x) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
(x) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) The Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness
Total so far: 117

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
(x) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 124

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
(x ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
() Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
() Hannibal
Total so far: 129

Now Add them up and put "I've seen 129 out of 239 films" in the subject line and repost

I already knew I was a Loser, but I was hoping to beat lester. No such luck. I wonder who came up with this list of movies?

now that i have finally joined the dark side (i.e. facebook) i definitely find it harder to update my xanga.  but i decided i'm going to try - and not just update pictures, but try and do more "blogging."  being married to bobby has made me realize how much of an internal thinker i am.  it would frustrate him to no end, because if i was upset or sad, my tendency is to retreat and process things in my head, and then resurface later once i was "okay."  and for real, that's how i deal with things - and i swear i'm not repressing my emotions (i think).  but poor bobby, he likes to talk things out and process things out loud.  i'm not the best partner for doing that, and while i can go off on my own for a little bit and return feeling like things are all better, in the meantime i've left bobby alone with no one to process with and probably feeling worse that before.  but surely God's using us to grow and encourage each other.  i've become much better at talking things out, and bobby's getting better at being patient with and understanding the way i process things (and vice versa).  man, if i married an internal processor, we'd never talk things out - how boring.  and if bobby married someone like him, there'd probably be too much talking and not enough resolving!  it's so neat to think about how God uses our differences to make both of us better.

true to the entry's title, moving on...i love how people express themselves down in the South.  my favorite one so far:  "to love on [someone]"  people in my church community use it a lot.  it's a way of expressing active encouragement, support, love, etc.  i think people in my church are pretty good at living this phrase out.  do you know someone who needs to be "loved on" today, and what would it look like to "love on" that particular person?

next random topic:  my nomination for cutest baby cheeks goes to....(drumroll)....caleb chung!


he may look like his daddy, but richard doesn't even come close to his little boy's awesome cheeks.


moving on....I LOVE RITA'S WATER ICE and i'm soooooo happy they have come to north carolina!!!  and since the winters here ain't so harsh, i think they'll be open year-round. yay!



look how much my kittens have grown!  (i know they're not still kittens, but that's how i will always see them.)  i was telling bobby the other day that i love each of them so much and they have such unique personalities, that if i was to ever lose them, i don't think i could get new ones.  tarzan, the one with stripes, is almost like a dog because he follows you around everywhere, likes to get attention, and sleeps on his back.  rocky, the one below, is so shy and skittish but really just wants you to love him and comes up to me meowing when he wants me to hold him and rub his belly.  not to mention that both of them come when i call their names and they sit by our bedroom door every morning waiting for us to come out.  plus, we've trained them to sit and wait for a signal before they are allowed to eat from their bowls.   i know i'm biased, but i think these are very special kitties.



finally...i've noticed that for the last few posts, i haven't included any pictures of bobby.  i swear, i love him, i do!  so here's my token shot of my husband, taken in the hotel room at the bellagio hotel in las vegas after our week-long camping trip out west.  the hotel room was soooo luxurious - our little treat to ourselves after roughing it all week.  this is bobby posing in the ginormous closet that was part of the TV console.  for some reason, i can't help but sing the tune, "secret...asian man!"  (or is it "secret....agent man?")