Spent an hour and a half on the website reliving the surreal gathering.



Jesus- somehow... we are still in love with you.



Sick.

I fear for my children

One of my favorite things to do before I go to bed is cozy up under my covers, turn out all the lights and for about 10-15 minutes, I watch infomercials. With all of the random concoctions that people come up with- mostly exercise related- it's no wonder that people become obsessed with their weight. Everyone's looking for the next way to shed the pounds, and these people know how to sell.

I often find myself thinking, "I need a Sauna Belt that allows me to sweat off the pounds while doing nothing./ I need an Ab Lounger (actually, those are pretty cool and if I could afford one, I'd buy it)!"

People's fascination with 'the next big thing' in weight loss scares me. Burn more calories than you take in= lost weight. It's always worked that way. Walking, a bit of cardio, lifting soup cans, do push backs off of your counter tops, stretch while watching T.V.- there are so many ways to stay fit, so why are we so lazy that we obsess and go into debt over a fitness program that claims the most amount of weight loss with the least amount of work???

I'm just scared for the way that body image will be percieved when I have children- if we can never be too skinny now, what is that stress going to do to them? Is laziness going to be so acceptable that fitness and health will be a thing of the past?

I hope not...

A new calling...

Ben and I have officially become humble servants to HIs Royal Highness, Sir Bad Ass Bauer, Lord Keifer of the Timeclock.
I think watching 8 episodes in one day and finishing an entire season in less that a week counts for SOMETHING.

I'm not sure what to do with myself now.

Wait....

Ben just bought Season 2.

See you in a week.

March 5th

I just realized when I wrote that date that it will take on a totally different meaning than I intended. Woah. You are reading my surprise as I am experiencing it right now.

I originally wanted to let the masses (all 12 of you who read this) know that March 5th is our big fundraiser half-time show for the Rush (www.chicagorush.com) and I would love for any and all of you to come. Tickets are center field and are $20. Please let me know ASAP if you can come as we have to order these discounted tix by next Wednesday.

That was my original post.

As I wrote it, however, I realized that many people view that as Laurie's date of death, even though we are now fairly certain it was March 2nd. I guess for many of us, that will be added to the list of "I'll never forget where I was when _____ happened". I was at the Super-Sectional Pom competition, trying to motivate the team of girls I coached while getting calls and updates about what exactly happened. I know a fairly powerful man in the media industry who's T.V. channel was one of the first to announce when her body was located. I heard it before it was on the news, but I'm sure not before the other family members. I was shocked. I was heartbroken. I was confused. I felt unworthy of those emotions, yet I could not get rid of them.

I wonder how I'll feel this year as I'm dancing center field...

Friday night is...

The Chicago Rush home opener! Yea!!! If anyone wants tickets in the future, I get main floor seating for only $18... what a deal! Come support me and see one of the coolest, fastest and most intense games around! Yipee!!!Go here to learn more about it!!!